Secret Eaters

tv show

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22 total episodes

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3 seasons

First Aired May 16, 2012

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Overview

Secret Eaters is a British documentary television series about overeating. It is shown on Channel 4 and presented by Anna Richardson. With their permission, people with eating habit problems are videoed in their home over a week. The subjects do not suspect that private investigators are also following and videoing them elsewhere. At the end of the week, the true amount of what the subjects have eaten is revealed. The subjects are given some days to change their habits, and are brought back, showing considerable weight loss. This drama is intercut with a separate short story where the presenter and food experts test some factor causing overeating.

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Lauren and Stephanie

Season 2 - Episode 4 - 1h 43m

Air Date

April 17, 2013

Overview

Sisters Lauren and Stephanie from Essex are 20something siblings mystified by their weight gain. They've each put on two stone over the last two years, tipping the scales over into the overweight category. Lauren is even training for the marathon but has yet to lose a pound. The girls think they eat healthily, but Stephanie's grab-and-go habits and Lauren's social suppers suggest otherwise. Once they learn the shocking truth of what they're really eating, will they be able to stick to a healthy eating plan, nip their weight gain in the bud and lead a healthier lifestyle in the future? Plus, when it comes to eating, once we pop most of us can't stop, so in this episode the secret cameras record mischievous and tasty traps set for the public, proving just how easy it is for anyone to succumb to secret eating.