Objective Proficiency p 36. Horizon: Clean Eating - The Dirty Truth. Extra Listening


 
 
 
If you’ve ever longed to see a dollop of strong science ladled over food fads, this is for you. Cambridge biologist Dr Giles Yeo looks at the idea – spread via cookbooks and social media – that we can eat ourselves well; that if we give up gluten or dairy or processed foods (or all the above) we can purify ourselves, avoid disease and run a spiffing Instagram account.

He cooks with Ella Mills of Deliciously Ella fame who tells him the ‘clean’ idea has lost its way. ("Clean now implies dirty and that's negative.”) But Yeo also tests claims from US health gurus who at best stoke unnecessary fears and at worst claim they can cure cancer.

Summary

Dr Giles Yeo investigates the latest diet craze - `clean eating', the social media sensation that suggests certain foods we eat can actually cleanse our bodies and make us healthier. First, Giles meets with an Instagram entrepreneur behind one of the most popular brands associated with clean eating, before travelling to America to learn more about highly influential alternative health advocates. 

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