NOTE: I only watched episode 2 (the calories episode).
The show starts off with big talk about science, but as it goes on it's more about "life hacks" than science. Like how to get less calories out off eating chips - the show proudly announces - EAT SMALLER PORTION (eyeroll).
There are some interesting bits of information, but those are facts and they don't show the science behind it. Like I really wanted to know how the calories are counted in food products, they do this big setup, going into a lab and mixing one food product into a mash... then they show random lab equipment showreel with liquid droplets dropping and the explanation goes like this "this food goes into a lab to be analyzed, separated into it's different chemical groups, which are measured precisely!" And then they shows the results. How about showing and explaining HOW this process works.
They also did one exercise test - they measured how many calories different activities take and how you can burn the most. Activities were - gym workout, cleaning home, doing nothing. And the winner - cleaning home - YEAH, BECAUSE IT TOOK LONGER TIME! Also they don't take into account the increased calorie burn that you get POST WORKOUT when going to the gym.
Overall I gave this title 3, was entertaining enough as I had nothing better to do, but googling the same time as the show lasts about calories will probably make you smarter.
The show starts off with big talk about science, but as it goes on it's more about "life hacks" than science. Like how to get less calories out off eating chips - the show proudly announces - EAT SMALLER PORTION (eyeroll).
There are some interesting bits of information, but those are facts and they don't show the science behind it. Like I really wanted to know how the calories are counted in food products, they do this big setup, going into a lab and mixing one food product into a mash... then they show random lab equipment showreel with liquid droplets dropping and the explanation goes like this "this food goes into a lab to be analyzed, separated into it's different chemical groups, which are measured precisely!" And then they shows the results. How about showing and explaining HOW this process works.
They also did one exercise test - they measured how many calories different activities take and how you can burn the most. Activities were - gym workout, cleaning home, doing nothing. And the winner - cleaning home - YEAH, BECAUSE IT TOOK LONGER TIME! Also they don't take into account the increased calorie burn that you get POST WORKOUT when going to the gym.
Overall I gave this title 3, was entertaining enough as I had nothing better to do, but googling the same time as the show lasts about calories will probably make you smarter.
