Britain's Fat Fight with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
2018 · 60m · Documentary
With Britain becoming the most obese country in western Europe, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is on a mission, asking food producers, restaurants and the government to confront the crisis.
Episodes
2. Episode 260m · Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall turns the spotlight on our most popular high street restaurant chains.
3. Episode 360m · Hugh learns of simple and obvious changes which could be made to GPs surgeries that could help prevent obesity-related diseases.More Like This
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