Supersize Vs Superskinny
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Fad foods, slimming products, diet surgery, and extreme weight loss regimes, the UK has gone diet mad! But alongside every new celeb diet launch, we're continually bombarded with confusing food scares and health warnings about the serious dangers of being super slim, so it's no wonder our relationship with food is becoming increasingly dysfunctional.
IMDb 6.6/1020135 seasons
16+
10 episodes
  • 1. LJ vs Katie

    1. LJ vs Katie

    Dr. Christian visits McAllen's mortuary, which is having to be supersized with wider doorways and autopsy tables. In the feeding clinic, LJ Marley, a takeaway addict who tips the scales at 24 stone, with a 59-inch waist, swaps diets with Katie Reeve, whose childlike portions see her weigh in at a paltry 6st 11lb.
    Dr. Christian visits McAllen's mortuary, which is having to be supersized with wider doorways and autopsy tables. In the feeding clinic, LJ Marley, a takeaway addict who tips the scales at 24 stone, with a 59-inch waist, swaps diets with Katie Reeve, whose childlike portions see her weigh in at a paltry 6st 11lb.
    13+
    44min
    Jan 7, 2013
  • 2. Joanne vs Ross

    2. Joanne vs Ross

    In the feeding clinic, Joanne Leadley goes head to head with Ross Clarke from Cardiff. Ross is a meal dodger who never finds time to eat, while Joanne is a giant-portion gorger. Their swap is packed with drama, tantrums and tears. Dr Christian shows Ross the damage his diet is doing to his body and sends Jo to Georgia, America, to meet a woman whose life has been destroyed by overeating.
    In the feeding clinic, Joanne Leadley goes head to head with Ross Clarke from Cardiff. Ross is a meal dodger who never finds time to eat, while Joanne is a giant-portion gorger. Their swap is packed with drama, tantrums and tears. Dr Christian shows Ross the damage his diet is doing to his body and sends Jo to Georgia, America, to meet a woman whose life has been destroyed by overeating.
    16+
    45min
    Jan 14, 2013
  • 3. Julie vs Zoe

    3. Julie vs Zoe

    Forty-two-year-old super snacker Julie Menzies swaps diets with 24-year-old fussy eater Zoe Hughes-Blinston in an emotional encounter. Dr Christian discovers how the funeral parlour in America's fattest town copes with bigger and bigger bodies. And journalist Emma Woolf investigates the little known world of male eating disorders.
    Forty-two-year-old super snacker Julie Menzies swaps diets with 24-year-old fussy eater Zoe Hughes-Blinston in an emotional encounter. Dr Christian discovers how the funeral parlour in America's fattest town copes with bigger and bigger bodies. And journalist Emma Woolf investigates the little known world of male eating disorders.
    ALL
    45min
    Jan 21, 2013
  • 4. Simon vs Craig

    4. Simon vs Craig

    Facing off in the Feeding Clinic is 24-stone takeaway addict Craig Nellies and superskinny cola addict Simon Tacaks, who's just too lazy to bother to eat. Dr Christian shows skeletal Simon how concentrated amounts of the chemicals found in cola can cause extreme damage to teeth. In America's fattest town, Dr Christian visits a patient suffering chronic wounds and organ damage.
    Facing off in the Feeding Clinic is 24-stone takeaway addict Craig Nellies and superskinny cola addict Simon Tacaks, who's just too lazy to bother to eat. Dr Christian shows skeletal Simon how concentrated amounts of the chemicals found in cola can cause extreme damage to teeth. In America's fattest town, Dr Christian visits a patient suffering chronic wounds and organ damage.
    16+
    44min
    Jan 28, 2013
  • 5. Hannah vs Victoria

    5. Hannah vs Victoria

    There's a tense and emotional swap in the feeding clinic as teenage comfort eater Victoria Madden goes head to head with fussy food avoider Hannah Pidgley, whose picky eating has already led to her being diagnosed with malnutrition. Hannah's terrified that her terrible diet is wrecking her fertility and her dreams of being a mum.
    There's a tense and emotional swap in the feeding clinic as teenage comfort eater Victoria Madden goes head to head with fussy food avoider Hannah Pidgley, whose picky eating has already led to her being diagnosed with malnutrition. Hannah's terrified that her terrible diet is wrecking her fertility and her dreams of being a mum.
    13+
    45min
    Feb 4, 2013
  • 6. Julie vs Dougie

    6. Julie vs Dougie

    Twenty-stone comfort eater Julie Henry swaps diets with coffee addict Dougie Reid. Emma Woolf explores the importance of the early diagnosis of eating disorders. And in America, Dr Christian takes a ride on a bus that's helping Texans battle the bulge.
    Twenty-stone comfort eater Julie Henry swaps diets with coffee addict Dougie Reid. Emma Woolf explores the importance of the early diagnosis of eating disorders. And in America, Dr Christian takes a ride on a bus that's helping Texans battle the bulge.
    13+
    45min
    Feb 11, 2013
  • 7. Emma vs Robert

    7. Emma vs Robert

    It's all-out war as round-the-clock snacker Emma Cain goes head to head with Robert Musgrove, who can't be bothered to eat. Dr Christian shows lager-guzzling Emma just what her favourite tipple is doing to her body. In America's fattest town he visits an after-school scheme that aims to help combat childhood obesity.
    It's all-out war as round-the-clock snacker Emma Cain goes head to head with Robert Musgrove, who can't be bothered to eat. Dr Christian shows lager-guzzling Emma just what her favourite tipple is doing to her body. In America's fattest town he visits an after-school scheme that aims to help combat childhood obesity.
    16+
    44min
    Feb 18, 2013
  • 8. Thomas vs Linda

    8. Thomas vs Linda

    Pizza delivery driver Thomas Barnes weighs 27 stone 10 lbs, largely due to his weakness for pizza. Glamourous granny Linda Chik loves fruit and veg but doesn't eat enough for her busy-bee lifestyle, so weighs in at only seven stone. Before they swap diets, Dr Christian prescribes a supersized wake up call for Thomas - sending him to visit 35 stone Robin Jones from Missouri.
    Pizza delivery driver Thomas Barnes weighs 27 stone 10 lbs, largely due to his weakness for pizza. Glamourous granny Linda Chik loves fruit and veg but doesn't eat enough for her busy-bee lifestyle, so weighs in at only seven stone. Before they swap diets, Dr Christian prescribes a supersized wake up call for Thomas - sending him to visit 35 stone Robin Jones from Missouri.
    16+
    46min
    Feb 25, 2013
  • 9. Nathan, Chris and Jo - Revisit

    9. Nathan, Chris and Jo - Revisit

    The show revisits three of last year's feeding clinic inmates - meal dodger Nathan Smith, takeaway king Chris Longley, and convenience queen Jo Palmer. One year on, have they managed to ditch their dreadful diets for good? Plus, it revisits Dr Christian's time in Evansville, Indiana - the US city that topped the polls in 2011 as America's Fattest.
    The show revisits three of last year's feeding clinic inmates - meal dodger Nathan Smith, takeaway king Chris Longley, and convenience queen Jo Palmer. One year on, have they managed to ditch their dreadful diets for good? Plus, it revisits Dr Christian's time in Evansville, Indiana - the US city that topped the polls in 2011 as America's Fattest.
    16+
    46min
    Mar 4, 2013
  • 10. Hayley vs Geoff - Revisit

    10. Hayley vs Geoff - Revisit

    The show catches up with sugar fan Hayley Payne and snackaholic Geoff Milton, one year after they met in the feeding clinic. Have they managed to change their terrible diets for good?
    The show catches up with sugar fan Hayley Payne and snackaholic Geoff Milton, one year after they met in the feeding clinic. Have they managed to change their terrible diets for good?
    16+
    46min
    Mar 11, 2013
  • Supersize Vs Superskinny
    IMDb 6.6/1020135 seasons
    Fad foods, slimming products, diet surgery, and extreme weight loss regimes, the UK has gone diet mad! But alongside every new celeb diet launch, we're continually bombarded with confusing food scares and health warnings about the serious dangers of being super slim, so it's no wonder our relationship with food is becoming increasingly dysfunctional.
    Creators and Cast
    Directors
    Victor BuhlerRoger OldhamNicola Silk
    Producers
    Oliver Wright
    Cast
    Christian JessenEmma Woolf
    Studio
    Remarkable Productions
    Reviews
    3.9 out of 5 stars

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    Content advisory
    16+
    violence
    Audio languages
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    Subtitles
    English [CC]
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