This show is a massive wake-up call to everyone and offers some practical solutions on how we can all eat better and maybe even prolong our lives.

This man was a victim of his own terrible diet. He literally ate himself to death

Jamie and the team reveal how a diet high in fat, sugar, salt and empty calories, and low in nutrients and vitamins, is a major risk factor for life-threatening conditions such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

And Dr Gunther von Hagens conducts an autopsy to graphically reveal the terrible damage the volunteers’ poor diets are doing to them, from straining over-sized hearts and damaged livers, to clogged arteries and organs smothered in fat.

Meanwhile Jamie offers hope and shows the simple, effective steps we can all take to eat better and live longer.

One of the most amazing parts of the show is when the famous German doctor, Gunther von Hagens, performs an autopsy on a 25-stone man who literally ate himself to death. It really shocked me to see this man’s insides.

So much fat.

His lung were so small compared to a healthy person, Wow. They had shrunk due to lack of space taken over by excess body fat

Narelle says: “I used to be under weight most of my life, I got to a healthy weight in my late twenties and maintained it until I had kids. I know now that I’m obese a thing that I never thought I would be. Jamie is right it doesn’t really take that much time to cook a healthy meal these days, there is so much pre-prepared food available that is still healthy.”

Renee writes:
“Seeing those cadavers was a real eye opener!! Even though I was flicking between this and the tour de france coverage, some of the key messages I took away were: (i) the need to chew your food more that three times before swallowing; (ii) how just a little snack, a little extra something, each day adds up over time; (iii) avoid hidden salt and sugar by cutting right down (or even eliminating) highly processed food; the importance of fitness (regular exercise) over fatness… we all have different body shapes – slim isn’t always best BUT being active every day is!“

Chloe writes:”

That was really unbelievable seeing all that fat inside the body encasing the vital organs and squashing the lungs to less than half their normal size!!! I know what fat is but I have never seen it quite like that before. big reality check and now am motivated to get my body fat down.“

Yes, seeing how high his diaphragm was pushed up, leaving so little space for his lungs was shocking. I was surprised at the high body fat percentage of the people that looked quite slim, too.

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