TV Horizon - Season 53 Episode 11 : Why Are We Getting So Fat? Horizon - Season 53 Episode 11 : Why Are We Getting So Fat? 7.516/10 by 32 users Over 62% of adults in the UK are currently overweight or obese and this figure is set to rise. A common attitude is that obese people should be ashamed - it is their fault, they have no will power and if they could just 'eat less and exercise more', the problem would soon be solved. Yet, despite millions of pounds being spent on this simple message, the UK is getting fatter every year. Cambridge geneticist Dr Giles Yeo believes that for many obese people, simply eating less is a lot harder than you might think - and he is taking a road trip around the UK and America to uncover why. He meets the real people behind some of the more shocking newspaper headlines and, through their stories, reveals surprising truths which dispel commonly held myths about obesity. He gains access to scientists and doctors trialling cutting-edge techniques to tackle the crisis - from a 'miracle' hormone injection to a transfusion of faecal matter, and even learns a thing or two about his own size and relationship with food. Details Casts Posters Images Title Horizon - Season 53 Episode 11 : Why Are We Getting So Fat? Alternative Titles BBC Horizon First Air Date 1964-02-04 Last Air Date 2024-07-22 Number of Episodes 1169 Number of Seasons 60 Genres Documentary, Networks BBC Two, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List Horizon Season 53 :Episode 1 The Immortalist The Immortalist 2016-03-16 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 2 Project Greenglow - The Quest for Gravity Control Project Greenglow - The Quest for Gravity Control 2016-03-23 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 3 The Mystery of Dark Energy The Mystery of Dark Energy 2016-03-30 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 4 Oceans of the Solar System Oceans of the Solar System 2016-04-06 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 5 The End of the Solar System The End of the Solar System 2016-04-13 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 6 Should We Close Our Zoos? Should We Close Our Zoos? 2016-04-17 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 7 How to Find Love Online How to Find Love Online 2016-04-25 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 8 Ice Station Antarctica Ice Station Antarctica 2016-05-04 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 9 Curing Alzheimer's Curing Alzheimer's 2016-05-11 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 10 E-Cigarettes: Miracle or Menace? E-Cigarettes: Miracle or Menace? 2016-05-22 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 11 Why Are We Getting So Fat? Why Are We Getting So Fat? 2016-06-07 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 12 Sports Doping - Winning At Any Cost? Sports Doping - Winning At Any Cost? 2016-07-19 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 13 Inside CERN Inside CERN 2016-08-10 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 14 My Amazing Twin My Amazing Twin 2016-08-25 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 15 The Lost Tribes of Humanity The Lost Tribes of Humanity 2016-10-12 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 16 The Wildest Weather in the Universe The Wildest Weather in the Universe 2016-10-23 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.