Food: Truth or Scare

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Gloria Hunniford and Chris Bavin explore which foods we should and shouldn't be eating.

Gloria Hunniford and Chris Bavin present a series that cuts through confusion and conflicting headlines about Britain's favourite foods.

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Food: Truth or Scare: Series 5: Episode 2

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Gloria and Chris investigate conflicting claims about whether eggs are healthy and safe.

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 is joined by former health secretary Edwina Currie as the two of them navigate conflicting media stories about the safety of eating eggs, 30 years on from the salmonella scandal. Could headlines claiming the bug is back be true? Chris Bavin unscrambles the claims that the cholesterol in eggs could be increasing your risk of heart disease. And are our fears about processed food largely unfounded?

Food: Truth or Scare: Series 5

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A look at which foods we should and shouldn't be eating.

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