Episode 3 | What’s The Right Diet For You? A Horizon Special

Duration: 59'10''

Synopsis

Experts put overweight volunteers on diets tackling the specific reasons why they eat too much. In the final two months of the diet, the volunteers' bodies are fighting back.

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