
Episode 1
The definitive answers to health questions. Dr Saleyha Ahsan oversees a world-first experiment to see how we can burn more fat without doing more exercise.
It's a new year and another series of Trust Me, I'm a Doctor, ready to help you shake off the festive excesses. In this special New Year programme, Dr Saleyha Ahsan oversees a world-first experiment to see how we can burn more fat - without doing any more exercise.
Michael Mosley gives a cheat's guide to a better body, with results that astonish the scientists. Dr Chris van Tulleken puts protein shakes to the test, and surgeon Gabriel Weston meets a woman who has sight restored for the first time in 16 years, thanks to a bionic eye.
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Gabriel Weston follows the story of a woman being given the gift of sight.
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If you have a high BMI is it always good to lose weight? Or could a big bum be healthy?
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Is it safe to reheat leftovers?
Michael Mosley shares the crucial tips for avoiding food poisoning.
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What’s actually in sports drinks?
Sports drinks are big business, but are they worth the money?
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A blind woman gets the gift of sight, thanks to a bionic eye
Duration: 07:09
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Rik Carter
Cousin Betty
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Caro Emerald
Dr. Wanna Do
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The Beach Boys
I Get Around
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David Marsden
Minimalist Electronica
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William Russell Parnell/Jahn Waddell
Peach Party
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Jens Buchert
Ice
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Daniel Burrows/Daniel Mallender/Thomas Hill
Primary Research
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Phillippe Guez
Mambo Club
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Tokow Boys
Swingingpool
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Space
Female Of The Species
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Jay Brown
Things Get Done
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Paul Nogues
Squeaky Wheel
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Junkie XL
Bells and Whistles
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Alicia Anderson/Mark Anderson/Nikolaj Bjerre
Butterscotch
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Glen Rueger
In the Elfin Forest
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Sammy Burdson/Mark Kilian
Beat Patrol
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Robert De Fresnes
Marys Retro Ballroom
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Deroit Jackson
Cookin Boox
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Blues Saraceno
Spittin Blind
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Tom Watt
Pixel Park
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Alex Attwood
Soft as Dew
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Lionel Cohen
Facing the Board
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Selwyn Froggit
Mellow Mothering Man
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Walter Grund-Gema
Getting Over
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Richard Charnock
French Letters
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Rhett Moir/James Donald Davies
Disco Biscuit
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Thomas Greenberg
Trouble in Paradise
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Kyle White/Daniel Carl Holter
Age of the Mullet
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Gijs van Amelsvoort
Do it sneaky
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Werner Tautz
Glitterati Party
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Chris Many
Global Directions
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Dust Devil
Pussycat Klub
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Huw Williams
Secret Love
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Tim Whitelaw
Hibernation
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Jonathan Wesley Eddy
Sky
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Edouard Stork
Advancing Science
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CHVRCHES
Broken Bones
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Chris Garrick/Sandor M. Jozsa
Stripes
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Robert De Fresnes
Seedz
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Parov Stelar
Kiss Kiss
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Charles Eston/Alex Valentine
Chapeau
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Terry Barbosa
The Million Dollar Brasscapade
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Lee Groves/Peter Marett
Azure
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Merrison
Building Tension
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Kurt Oldman
To the Tower
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Zac Jordan
Time Moves On
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Ty Unwin
City Life
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Lee Groves/Peter Marett
Freshly Squeezed
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Ashley Clark
Rolling with the Thunder
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Techno Dred
On One
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Terry Barbosa
Vegas Reprogrammed
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PI Tchaikovsky
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
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Simon Johns/Nicholas Paul Smith/ Phil Hartnoll
Space Hoppin
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Caro Emerald
Dr. Wanna Do
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Saleyha Ahsan |
| Presenter | Michael Mosley |
| Presenter | Chris van Tulleken |
| Presenter | Gabriel Weston |













