The Food Hospital doctors meet 24-year-old Lauren, who suffers from such an extreme case of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). With its symptoms such as weight gain, fertility problems and, most noticeably, excessive body and facial hair, Lauren fears living as a virtual recluse forever unless she can find help.
Crippling migraines are destroying seven-year-old Harvey's life, and his mother will try anything to help her son.
Twenty-five-year-old twin sisters Kristen and Maren are trying to use food as a weapon against breast cancer.
And can 44-year-old single dad Chris turn around the world's fifth biggest killer, type 2 diabetes, with food?
But it's not just about treating patients. Dr Pixie McKenna from Embarrassing Bodies investigates the truth about 'superfoods', and The Food Hospital launches a series of ambitious nationwide 'food as medicine' trials, kicking off in this first episode by investigating whether chocolate can help fight high blood pressure.
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Series 1 Episode 1
The Food Hospital doctors meet 24-year-old Lauren, who suffers from such an extreme case of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome…
- Graphic scenes of medical conditions and frontal nudity
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Series 1 Episode 2
The doctors meet Karen and her six-year-old son, Callum, whose lives are both blighted by psoriasis. Karen fears her…
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Series 1 Episode 3
The Food Hospital experts employ cutting-edge research as they treat a 19-year-old dancer with Crohn's Disease, an…
- Scenes of surgery
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Series 1 Episode 4
Thirty-six-year-old Garrett is in constant pain from gout. Despite age-old associations with old men and rich living…
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Series 1 Episode 5
Forty-two-year-old Ellie has a rare and traumatising condition called Fish Odour Syndrome. She gives off odours ranging…
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Series 1 Episode 6
The Food Hospital experts treat Taigh, a 19-year-old fitness instructor so food phobic that she's never even eaten a…
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Series 1 Episode 7
Forty-seven-year-old Alan, who suffers from painful and embarrassing bloating, gets more than he bargained for when…
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Series 1 Episode 8
Forty-seven-year-old Clementine is in denial about her health and becomes emotional when Shaw Somers gives her the…
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