Food
Station:
Channel 4 (GB)
Status:
Running
Start:
2026-01-06
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In What Not to Eat, award-winning scientist Professor Tim Spector will be helping the UK navigate the baffling world of ultra-processed foods (UPFs), thought to directly contribute to the UK's rising obesity rates.As well as the usual junk food and ready meal suspects, Professor Spector will highlight how seemingly healthy ‘low-fat', ‘low calorie' options are hiding some ultra processed health horrors. He'll then be offering nutritious alternatives and take us back to basics, showing us what to shop, cook and eat in a bid to transform the nation's health.
There is no Next Episode of What Not to Eat planned.
S1E2 - Episode 2
Tim Spector and Kandi Ejio reveal the science behind why biscuits are so moreish and find out how many chemicals are lurking in a simple slice of ultra-processed ham. They also help Nick and Sarah from Cambridgeshire to ditch their sausage rolls and boxed wine in favour of fermented foods, and they demonstrate how to use natural ingredients to make cookies.
Air Date: 13 Jan 2026 14:00 (CDT)
S1E3 - Episode 3
Air Date: 20 Jan 2026 14:00 (CDT)
S1E4 - Episode 4
Air Date: 27 Jan 2026 14:00 (CDT)