Hugh Fearnley

Britain is already the most obese country in Western Europe, and if current trends continue, more than 50 per cent of us will be obese by 2050. Two-thirds of us are already overweight or obese, and there’s no doubt that our poor diet and lack of exercise is slowly killing us, as well as crippling the NHS. After smoking, obesity is the next biggest cause of premature death in the UK. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is on a mission to try and do something about this health crisis. In this new BBC One series, he is going to challenge some of the biggest food companies and restaurant chains to be more honest about what they are selling.

Britain is already the most obese country in Western Europe, and if current trends continue, more than 50 per cent of us will be obese by 2050. Two-thirds of us are already overweight or obese, and there’s no doubt that our poor diet and lack of exercise is slowly killing us, as well as crippling the NHS. After smoking, obesity is the next biggest cause of premature death in the UK. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is on a mission to try and do something about this health crisis. In this new BBC One series, he is going to challenge some of the biggest food companies and restaurant chains to be more honest about what they are selling.

It is over a year since Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Anita Rani launched their war on plastic, revealing the enormity of the problem of single-use plastics. In this follow-up episode, Hugh and Anita ratchet up their efforts a gear as they take on the companies that make tea bags and sandwiches, continue the battle with fast-food companies and their plastic toy giveaways and challenge a British family to go plastic free on a budget.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Anita Rani explore where this gigantic problem is coming from, and what we can all do to try and solve it.

Every minute of every day the equivalent of a garbage truck full of plastic is emptied into the world’s oceans. Thanks to other BBC series like Blue Planet and Drowning in Plastic, we’ve all seen the devastating effect this is having on our world’s wildlife.