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Season 46 Episode 1: Do I Drink Too Much?

59 SeasonsJan 26, 2009TV-PG1h6.5

The world is affected by an obesity epidemic, but why is it that not everyone is succumbing? Medical science has been obsessed with this subject and is coming up with some unexpected answers. As it turns out, it is not all about exercise and diet. At the centre of this programme is a controversial overeating experiment that aims to identify exactly what it is about some people that makes it hard for them to bulk up.

Season 46 Episodes:

Episode 1 Do I Drink Too Much?

1. Do I Drink Too Much?

Aired: Jan 26, 2009

The world is affected by an obesity epidemic, but why is it that not everyone...

Episode 2 The Secret You

2. The Secret You

Aired: Feb 3, 2009

This documentary tries to answer the question of what makes a person who they...

Episode 3 Fix Me

3. Fix Me

Aired: Feb 10, 2009

Horizon follows the emotional journey of three young people with currently un...

Episode 5 Why Do We Talk?

5. Why Do We Talk?

Aired: Feb 24, 2009

Why are you more likely to have a heart attack at eight o'clock in the mornin...

Episode 9 Why Do Viruses Kill?

9. Why Do Viruses Kill?

Aired: Mar 24, 2009

Last century, earthquakes killed over one million, and it is predicted that t...

Episode 10 Pill Poppers

10. Pill Poppers

Aired: Mar 31, 2009

Science series. How much is really known about the medicines we take, and can...

Episode 11 Don't Grow Old

11. Don't Grow Old

Aired: May 12, 2009

Horizon meets the scientists who are attempting to piece together why we age ...

Info about Horizon

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary