Ketogenic Diet Meals

Doctors, farmers, chefs and others weigh in on the controversial ketogenic diet and its potential to eradicate common illnesses.

Joe wound up with kidney stones after extreme 'bulking'. Lexi was left so tired and ill that she burst into tears at everything. Paul lost 30 stone but was left with excess skin.

Crash diets have long had a bad reputation, but some experts say it's time to think again about the black sheep of the dieting world. Dr Javid Abdelmoneim teams up with some of Britain's top scientists in a bold new experiment that puts the latest research on crash dieting to the test. Four obese volunteers with serious weight-related health issues, including type 2 diabetes, go on an extreme weight-loss programme and give up real food, surviving on a very low calorie soups-and-shakes diet. Will they lose weight in the long run and turn around their health problems? If it works, this radical approach to weight loss could help millions, save the NHS billions of pounds and revolutionise the way we diet.

Eight years after a cataclysm and disease ravaged the human race - leaving just one in every ten surviving -, all social structures have crumbled like sand castles. Too few still live for anything to have been reconstructed. All remaining animals have been consumed and no sowing has yet been possible…

Documentary exploring the potential pitfalls of trying to lead a more healthy lifestyle, from the dangers of crash dieting to the unexpected side effects of doing too much exercise. The programme features contributions from nutritionists, dieticians, GPs, cardiologists, fitness trainers and psychologists, who explain the health benefits of fat and carbohydrates, the addictive quality of sugar, the hazards of diet pills, and what can happen to someone who eats too many bananas.

In this brand new series, viewers join Jamie Oliver at his home in Essex, where he is cooking up tasty, healthy recipes from his new book 7 Ways: Easy Ideas for Every Day of the Week. Inspired by his own home cooking, and based around simple, crowd-pleasing family meals that are simple and creative, Jamie mostly uses eight ingredients or less in the recipes, which all aim to be flexible and affordable. Jamie empowers viewers to get in the kitchen and make these fun and fantastic recipes their own, and enjoy really great food every day of the week.

The gruesome truth behind our ready meal addiction.

Paul and Jean are back to scrutinise the humble ready meal. A Birmingham family are exposed to the fattening contents of their daily pre-prepared meals while a visit to the lab reveals the lurking bacteria living in our convenience foods. One to make you reach for the fresh fruit and veg next time.

Could crash diets be the future of weight loss? This bold documentary tackles the obesity crisis head on, as scientists test a radical diet based on new research that could transform the way we lose weight forever.

A light-hearted, funny doc following a fast-food junkie on a culinary voyage of discovery to Japan. Award-winning comedian and fast-food junkie Craig Anderson doesn't have much time for healthy living. But at double his recommended weight and with a biological age of 64 at the age of 38, he may just not have much time full stop. Can a nation known for its longevity save Craig from death by pizza? This fresh and funny doc follows Craig on an action-packed culinary voyage of discovery to Japan, as he learns a whole new approach to food and fulfilment.