Health

Sugar Crash examines the health concerns surrounding excessive sugar consumption. It takes a close look at sugar intake in Ireland and explores its long-term health effects since the end of the Second World War. In the years...

That Sugar Film follows filmmaker Damon Gameau as he becomes a self-imposed test subject, examining the effects of a high-sugar diet on an otherwise healthy body. Prior to the film, Gameau followed a diet free from refined su...

Vegucated follows three meat-loving New Yorkers — Tesla, Brian, and Ellen — who commit to a six-week vegan experiment. Initially motivated by weight loss and health, they soon confront the broader ethical, environmental, and...

America’s Medicated Kids follows Louis Theroux as he visits one of America’s leading psychiatric centres in Pennsylvania. Faced with the challenging behaviour of their children, many parents are turning to medication, despite...

The Future of Food, directed by Deborah Koons Garcia, tells the story behind genetically engineered food that ends up on grocery store shelves in the United States. It investigates how these products can remain unlabelled and...

H.O.P.E: What You Eat Matters seeks to find solutions to issues faced by Western society, such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer, by exploring dietary habits. With meat consumption having risen signific...

Every pregnancy is a unique journey. 40 Weeks takes an intimate look at what happens during each stage of pregnancy, sharing the experiences of women from a wide range of backgrounds, lifestyles, relationships, and financial...

Ebola: Inside the Deadly Outbreak follows ABC News’ chief medical editor Richard Besser as he travels to West Africa during the worst Ebola outbreak in history—an epidemic that claimed thousands of lives. The documentary inve...

Alive Inside illustrates the power of music and its impact on people’s lives, with the ability to awaken memory and nostalgia. Focusing on healthcare facilities that house the elderly, especially those struggling with memory...

Eat, Fast and Live Longer sees presenter Michael Mosley examine the effects of meal frequency and diet on lifespan. He assesses the impact of calorie-restricted diets and fasting on the human body. Mosley’s interest in fastin...

Forks Over Knives is a nutrition documentary featuring Dr Caldwell Esselstyn and T. Colin Campbell, a primary researcher on the famed 1980s China–Cornell–Oxford nutrition project. It centres on the findings of that landmark s...