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类型：纪录片
语言：英语
年代：未知
简介：As a nation, we love eating carbs, and they are right at the heart of our diet. The problem is that with 63 per cent of UK adults now considered overweight or obese, many experts think that we are eating far too many wrong sorts of carbohydrate. Xand van Tulleken is a medical doctor and self-professed lover of carbs, to the point where he used to weigh 19 stone. He is keen to discover whether they really are a killer as claimed by many, responsible for record levels of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The film investigates cutting-edge research into the possible link between carb consumption and infertility in both women and men, and looks into whether genetic changes are taking place as we pass our eating habits on to our children. Xand and a team of volunteers play blood sugar bingo as they attempt to guess how much sugar a selection of common foods each releases into the bloodstream. Xand discovers that looks can be deceiving - a baked potato is the equivalent of a staggering 19 sugar lumps, whereas a large bowl of strawberries is only four. There is also a simple test that anyone can do at home to determine how well they tolerate starchy carbs like rice, pasta and bread. Simply chew a small, unsalted cracker and time how long it takes to change taste in the mouth. The film then sets out to examine whether it is still possible to eat carbs, but in a way that is much healthier for us. There is a little-known type of carbohydrate called resistant starch; like fibre, it helps keep bowel cancer at bay. But a medical exam reveals that, like most people in the UK, Xand doesnt eat enough of this carb. So how should he go about eating more carbs like fibre and resistant starch? The programme turns the myth about bread on its head, discovering bakes that are good for us. There is even a way of making white bread healthier by sticking it in the freezer before toasting it - this process turns some of the sugary starch into resistant starch. Scientists have discovered that other starchy carbs like pasta, rice and potatoes can be changed in a very simple way to make them better for us, by cooking and cooling - they become less calorific and vital food for our gut bacteria. There is a surprise in store for Xand when he heads to the gym with his favourite carb-filled sports drink. He discovers that for exercise lasting less than an hour, there is a very neat trick that fools the brain into thinking that it is going to get carbs, which improves performance. All he has to do is swill the drink and spit it out. But perhaps most importantly, the programme teams up with a Merseyside GP to trial a healthy-eating plan. Originally devised to help diabetic and obese patients, this plan doesnt count calories but asks participants to be smart with their carbs - swapping sugary carbs for more fibre. The results after just two weeks come as a surprise to Xand and the trial doctors.
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主演：乔安娜·斯坎伦 约翰·亨肖 莉莉·纽马克 Loris Scarpa S
导演：德博拉·海伍德
语言：英语
年代：未知
简介：个性温驯的母亲琳，带着天真烂漫的女儿艾欧娜，迁居至小镇展开新生活感情亲密的她们彼此打气想像美好未来，现实却不尽人意。一心想融入社区活动的琳频频碰壁，惨遭邻居妈妈排拒还视她如怪物；艾欧娜企图成为高校女王蜂的闺蜜，未料女孩们的挖苦作弄毫不留情。母女俩无法向对方倾吐真相，反而开始罗织甜蜜谎言，掩饰失败。但难堪的雪球却越滚越大，直奔悬崖即将坠下。 力求生存的母女宛如柔软针毡，眼见尖锐的针一根根刺上身，却束手无策，和善的脸色，只能换来更多无情的霸凌，唯有想像力，能教青春从残酷中展翅飞翔。黛博拉海伍德自然流畅的首部作品，获选威尼斯影展影评人周开幕片，融入奇幻缤纷的色彩，调合想像与现实的落差，并以惊奇的结尾，成就一部成人（长）的黑色童话。
