Food: Truth or Scare

Chris Bavin dissects worrying reports that eating chicken and turkey could cause cancer, and Gloria Hunniford looks at the trend for feeding pets raw meat.

Gloria Hunniford and Chris Bavin are joined by former health secretary Edwina Currie to unscramble the conflicting claims about whether eggs are safe and healthy.

Gloria Hunniford asks whether her beloved cups of tea could be increasing her risk of cancer, and Danny Crates skips breakfast for a week to see if it holds the key to easy weight loss.

Gloria Hunniford finds out whether claims that a daily glass of wine is good for you are true, Chris Bavin asks if calorie counting is a sensible approach to weight loss, and Danny Crates gets his stopwatch out to sort fact from fiction when it comes to the ‘five-second rule’.

Chris Bavin takes a look at shocking claims that diet drinks could be making you gain weight, Gloria Hunniford finds out whether all carbs should be avoided or if some are the key to a healthy lifestyle, and Danny Crates looks at whether greasy and sugary foods affect your skin.