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Nina Myskow discovers how attitudes to food affect individual lives

Series of conversations in which journalist Nina Myskow discovers how attitudes to food affect individual lives

Food for Thought: Series 3

Food for Thought: Series 3: Episode 4: James Cracknell

James Cracknell

Episode 4

Episode 4: James Cracknell

Series 3

BBC Radio 4 - Food for Thought, Series 3, James Cracknell

Rower and adventurer James Cracknell on endurance food and losing senses.

Nina Myskow meets rower and endurance addict James Cracknell to discuss food as fuel, and life after losing taste and smell.

4/5 James Cracknell

Rower, adventurer and endurance athlete James Cracknell shares his secrets for fuelling a body capable of winning two Olympic Gold medals. He describes nutrient-dense carbs and how he has had to balance his calorie intake with the energy he burns in extreme conditions, from the Sahara to the South Pole.

James discusses how his food habits have changed since losing his sense of taste and smell following brain damage sustained in a serious bike accident. Does a restaurant supper still hold any attraction for him or is he focused on the nutritional value of food now more than ever?

He describes his increased sensitivity to texture and introduces Nina to the hot sauces that he uses to stimulate his taste buds. Over carrots in chilli sauce Nina offers James some sweet treats, as James describes the impact losing his sense of taste has had on his life.



Producer: Rebecca Maxted
A Wise Buddah production for BBC Radio 4.

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Journalist Nina Myskow discovers how attitudes to food affect individual lives

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