THE WORLD’S BEST DIET
OUR dietary habits in this country are not good.
Indeed, latest statistics indicate that one British person in every four is what scientists would technically classify as a “lardybum”.
This two-part special sends an assortment of weight-challenged celebrities on a global journey of discovery, visiting countries whose populations are significantly slimmer and healthier than many of us Brits – and trying their diets for themselves.
Darren Gough heads to Italy, Cheryl Baker to India, Carole Malone to California and Linda Robson to Japan – while Jonathan Maitland, warned that he has 50 per cent more body fat than he should, gets the short straw by staying at home and sampling the snack-free, three-square-meals-a-day regime of Britain’s immediate post-war years.