肥胖症的真相

Nearly one in four people in the UK qualify as being obese, meaning their weight is significantly affecting the state of their health. Furthermore, nine out of ten obese people don’t even admit to being obese, or realise it. 　　With a background in fresh produce, presenter Chris Bavin will seek out the latest scientific research to find out the truth about obesity. Within his lifetime obesity rates have tripled, and as a dad of two he’s particularly concerned about the high rates of childhood obesity, and the problems we’re passing on to future generations. He’ll be finding out exactly what obese is, and what happens to our bodies when we are, as well as the most effective and up-to-date solutions available. 　　The science of obesity is changing faster than ever before, helping us come to a new understanding of what obesity is. With new research in areas as diverse as genetics, gut bacteria, chronobiology and hormone treatment, we’re beginning to realise that 'eat less and do more' is too simplistic a health message. Furthermore, big data techniques are enabling scientists to study many people over a number of decades, allowing us to find the real links between lifestyle and getting fat. 　　The programme will allow the audience to be able to test themselves with a simple piece of string to find out if they’ve got the most damaging type of fat; as well as learning how and when we eat could be as important as what we eat; and that genes could account for between 40-70 per cent of obesity; and it'll feature an experiment which shows a simple food app which trains us to select healthy food options can have a remarkable effect in changing people’s eating habits.