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Michael Mosley and Dr Chris van Tulleken investigate omega-3 supplements, and Dr Zoe Williams discovers why eating a lot of fat affects men and women differently.

Michael conducts an ambitious study on the health benefits of omega-3 fish oils, while Dr Chris van Tulleken puts omega-3 supplements to the test. Dr Zoe Williams goes on a high fat diet and discovers why eating a lot of fat affects men and women differently. Gabriel Weston seeks out an innovative new brain treatment for PTSD, and Dr Saleyha Ahsan reveals how to spot the symptoms of a little-known condition that can cause sudden and irreversible sight loss.

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Sat 21 Apr 2018 12:30
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  • Our volunteers see what happens when they eat oily聽fish or take fish oil聽supplements.

  • It turns out that eating lots of unhealthy fats could be worse for men than for women.

  • This little known condition聽can cause devastating sight loss unless it鈥檚 spotted in time.

  • We run through the home remedies and easy techniques you can try.

  • We find out about 鈥榥euromodulation鈥櫬犫�� a treatment聽being trialled in California.

  • Chemicals like BPA and phthalates can聽get from plastics into food 鈥� but is this a problem?

  • We reveal that when聽it comes to the immune system what's聽actually important is balance.

  • We sent cling films to the lab to see if we should worry about chemicals聽getting into food

  • Why do restless legs happen and what are the treatment options?

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Presenter Michael Mosley
Presenter Chris van Tulleken
Presenter Zoe Williams
Presenter Gabriel Weston
Presenter Saleyha Ahsan
Series Producer Catherine Abbott
Executive Producer Jacqueline Smith

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