WHAT ARE WE FEEDING OUR KIDS?
BBC1, 9pm
THIS shocking documentary sees Dr Chris van Tulleken, investigate the effect ultra-processed food is having on kids – 21% of whom are obese when they leave primary school.
“It’s time we took a fresh look at the food we’re giving our children,” says the dad of two, pictured below.
Our shopping trolleys are full ‘ultra-processed’ food, rammed with addictive chemicals that make us hungry for more and, alarmingly, scientists know little about it.
Chris goes on an 80% ultraprocessed food diet for four weeks. He piles on weight, develops health problems and feels ten years older.
If this doesn’t make you reassess your supermarket shop, nothing will...