Why Are We Getting So Fat?September 15, 2016

Cambridge geneticist Dr Giles Yeo believes that for many obese people, simply eating less is a lot harder than you might think - and he is taking a road trip around the UK and America to uncover why. He meets the real people behind some of the more shocking newspaper headlines and, through their stories, reveals surprising truths which dispel commonly held myths about obesity. He gains access to scientists and doctors trialling cutting-edge techniques to tackle the crisis, and even learns a thing or two about his own size and relationship with food.

Why Are We Getting So Fat? was broadcast on SBS ONE at Wednesday 25 April 2018, 11:35. This episode was initially placed on Thursday 15 September 2016.