Dr. Oz Reveals the Secrets of Food and the Human Body in the Truth About Food From Discovery Health and the BBC

Dr. Oz Reveals the Secrets of Food and the Human Body in the Truth About Food From Discovery Health and the BBC

- The television event answers age-old questions with novel research and provides the keys for using food to unlock the body's potential -

SILVER SPRING, Md., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Forget the different headlines you read about the food you eat. Discovery Health and the BBC present a series of landmark scientific investigations that deliver astounding insights on how your diet directly affects your body and mind -- and how you can use food to increase the quality of your daily life. A six-hour miniseries event spread over three consecutive days, and hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD, is the definitive guide to what you eat -- answering lingering questions and busting everyday myths about nutrition. THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD premieres in the United States on Monday, September 17, at 8 PM (ET/PT) on Discovery Health.

While its playful tone and stylish production offer pure entertainment, THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD is based on hard science -- original studies and tests designed specifically for the series. World-renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, best-selling author and Discovery Health's Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr. Oz, leads audiences on a journey through more than 30 original, groundbreaking experiments that were captured on film from inception to implementation. Dr. Oz will also be featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show on Monday, September 17, to discuss the background behind some of the key experiments in THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD.

Discovery Health and the BBC worked with leading food scientists from around the world, including more than 50 nutritionists, doctors and experts from more than 20 universities, research centers and hospitals in the United Kingdom, the United States and Denmark. Researchers and scientists recruited more than 500 volunteers, many of whom participated in rigorous testing. To gain a better understanding of how food can impact the human body, these volunteers endured everything from exotic diets and changes in environmental conditions to the latest biomedical sensors and internal body scans.

Through it all, THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD delivers some of the most compelling and groundbreaking nutritional and behavioral science available anywhere. Viewers will see convincing proof of the incredible and sometimes shocking effect of food on the inner workings of the body, from the immune system and appetite to the memory and libido.

A companion book, The Truth About Food: What You Eat Can Change Your Life, by Jill Fullerton-Smith, with a foreword by Dr. Oz, is set to be released by Bloomsbury, U.S.A. on September 4, 2007.

THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD premieres on Discovery Health on Monday, September 17, at 8 PM (ET/PT) with the episode, How to Be Healthy. Discovery Health will air two back-to-back one-hour premieres each night for three consecutive nights, starting on Monday at 8 PM and 9 PM (ET/PT), and continuing through Wednesday, September 19. Additional studies and extensive background information on the research is available at www.discoveryhealth.com.

   THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD   Episode Descriptions (All times are ET/PT)    THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD: How to Be Healthy   Premiere: Monday, September 17, at 8 PM  

What we eat can change our lives. How to Be Healthy follows nine fast- food junkies to an enclosure at a British zoo as they crunch their way through half a ton of raw fruits and vegetables in just 12 days. Join two truckers who have to swallow an unusual pill to get their internal traffic jams moving. Learn how the bacteria in the gut also enjoy our food, and how it can lead to windy side effects.

   THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD: How to Be Sexy   Premiere: Monday, September 17, at 9 PM  

This episode puts our volunteers' bodies on the line to discover just what effect food can have on our sex lives. Is the way to a person's heart really through the stomach? Can fruit and vegetables boost sperm quality and quantity? How might cheese help relieve the symptoms of PMS? And can you tell if a woman is attracted to you by the contents of her dinner plate?

   THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD: How to Feed Your Kids   Premiere: Tuesday, September 18, at 8 PM  

In a warm-hearted look at children's stubborn palates, this episode provides a guide on how to open kids' minds and mouths to new foods. How did young Isaac break his broccoli boycott? Also, viewers will discover whether or not watching TV can trigger your child to put on pounds, and if sugar really makes kids hyperactive.

   THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD: How to Be Slim   Premiere: Tuesday, September 18, at 9 PM  

After trying every diet in the book, a family of dieters are about to give up until the latest nutritional science comes to their aid. Sit back as THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD reveals the foods that keep you feeling fuller for longer, how dairy products may hold the secret to reducing calorie absorption, and whether or not the speed of our metabolism really determines how fat we are.

   THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD: How to Stay Young and Beautiful   Premiere: Wednesday, September 19, at 8 PM  

In tonight's fact-filled feast, discover how the mere color of some foods can fight the aging process. How to Stay Young and Beautiful reveals how eating tomatoes can help stop the progression of wrinkles, and looks at whether or not a stringent detox diet really does work. Our scientists also try to figure out if drinking two liters of water a day can give you younger, healthier-looking skin.

   THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD: How to Be the Best   Premiere: Wednesday, September 19, at 9 PM  

In this episode, a group of female vegetarian martial arts experts go back to eating meat to see if it makes them fitter and stronger. Also, get set to test whether the omega-3 in oily fish can give stressed-out cabbies a less taxing day, and whether or not firefighters in Montana are better placed to lick the flames after licking their lips over snacks rather than the traditional three meals a day.

THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD was initiated by the BBC production team led by executive producer Jill Fullerton-Smith (The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs, Seven Industrial Wonders of the World) and series producer Alice Harper (The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs). For Discovery Health in the United States, Alon Orstein is executive producer. The Truth About Food companion book is published in the United States by Bloomsbury, U.S.A.

About Discovery Health Media Enterprises

Discovery Health Media Enterprises includes the Discovery Health and FitTV television networks and online assets including www.discoveryhealth.com, as well as its Continuing Medical Education (CME) business and Discovery's first stand-alone VOD service, Discovery Health On-Call. Discovery Health Media Enterprises is part of Discovery Communications, the number-one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 170 countries. Through TV and digital media, Discovery's 100-plus worldwide networks include Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, The Science Channel, Discovery Health and Discovery HD Theater. Discovery Communications is owned by Discovery Holding Co. (NASDAQ:DISCA) (NASDAQ:DISCB) , Advance/Newhouse Communications and John S. Hendricks, Discovery's founder and chairman. For more information please visit www.discovery.com.

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Source: Discovery Health

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