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Feast
What does feasting say about human nature - and is it good for us?
Sugar: A Love-Hate Relationship
Does a little of what you fancy do you good - or should we avoid it at all costs?
Variety Pack
Turning straw into sugar, Lesotho's trout farms for Japanese sushi, healthy Dunkin Donuts
Man v Milk
How milk changed humans and humans changed milk
The Secret Life of Packaging
Is the stuff your food comes wrapped in working for or against you?
The Cold Chain
The business of keeping food cool, from farm to fork
Dinner for One
Do you take a hit to your wallet, your social life and even your health by dining alone?
Eat my words!
Why it can take nine months to name a new apple and has "foodie" jargon gone too far?
Tech at the Table
Is technology at mealtimes too disruptive?
Should the Government Pay for our Food?
The controversies behind hand outs to hungry citizens
Farm and Fortune?
Do you have what it takes to be a farmer? Is a job in agriculture a smart career choice?
Eating For Two?
Exploring the medical and cultural dimensions of the prenatal diet
Picky Eaters
Should you force feed a fussy child?
Fighting Food Crime
The risks of food fraud sourced via a complicated global supply chain
Coffee: Globalisation’s Drink of Choice
How the coffee industry is changing for growers, sellers, and consumers around the world.
Spice and Status
The global network of commerce that flavours our food
How Do We Know What’s Good For Us?
The mixed messages of the science of eating and why not all experts agree.
The End of Eating Wild Fish?
Most of our food is farmed. Should fish be, too?
Sexual Politics in the Kitchen
How does gender affect what we eat, cook and what food we buy and why does it matter?
How to (Not) Grow Your Food Business
Can a food company stay small and still survive?
Chicken: Too Much of a Good Thing?
The Food Chain returns to explore one of the world's most important foods: the chicken.
Food of Love
From a baby’s first cry to the funeral feast: food as the language of love.
Gut Feeling
The mechanics, the mysteries, and the medical potential of our gut.
India: Faith, Food, and Politics
Faith, food, and politics in the world's largest democracy.
India: How to Feed a Nation
Can the world’s largest democracy guarantee its citizens the right to their next meal?
Food of War
What does it take to eat on the front line?
Food Far From 91Èȱ¬
How to feed the biggest refugee crisis since World War Two
Food on Mars!
As the pressures on earth intensify, will growing food in space become our only option?
Back of House
Want to be a chef? Low entry level wages along with culinary college debt makes it hard
Chinatown
From Manila to Havana, we explore the story and legacy of Chinatowns around the world.
Breast Practice
The economics of breastfeeding and working mothers.