What’s Really In Our Food – Series 1

What’s Really In Our Food? Series 1Featuring international food experts, including medical professionals, scientists and nutritionists, “What’s Really in Our Food?” challenges the myths and misunderstandings that surround many food products and looks at what we eat and why we eat it. The series also offers a guide on the foods that help with mental and physical performance and what types of agents, like pesticides and plastic residues, that should be avoided.http://www.tv3.co.nz/Shows/WhatsReallyInOur.aspxEpisode 1 – ChickenThe way chickens are raised may affect the food people eat; hormones and antibiotics used by chicken farmers.Episode 2 – Whats in your FishThe benefits of omega-3, and the issue of pollution in the ocean.Episode 3 – Cereal and MilkHow the stomach and intestines work and if eating cereal for breakfast helps them to function better.Episode 4 – Processed MeatGood pork from bad pork, how much meat is safe to eat and what types to avoid.Episode 5 –  Fruit and Veges and cancer preventionThe needs of intensive horticulture and supermarket shelf-life and if organic is better.Episode 6 – Sugar, Fat and SaltPotential carcinogens in potato chips and the dangers of additives.Episode 7 – Plastic and Tin Cans leeching chemicalsWhen plastic taints food; plastics that can leak; tinned fish and canned coconut milk.Episode 8 – Bread and Spread – What’s in themExperts explain the roles of good and bad fats.Episode 9 – Coffee – Too much a good thingCoffee’s ability to improve mental performance is put to the test.Episode 10 – Overseas food – How safe are theyWithout country-of-origin labeling, food may have contaminants and less quality.