CBC TELEVISION, THE NATURE OF THINGS
2015 | 44 mins
Today, we can put almost anything we want on the table. But making the right choices isn’t easy. We’re inundated by so many new diets, food fads and food myths, it’s easy to be swayed.
Enter Dr. Jennifer Gardy. Once again this microbiologist embarks on a scientific journey to put everyday food and diet claims to the test and discover whether they’re myth or science.
“There’s so much pop-science info around that, really, only a certain kind of host can make it all seem interesting and plausible,” says the Globe and Mail’s TV critic John Doyle in praise of Dr. Gardy’s unique approach to myth busting.
And food is such a fundamental part of our lives there are a huge number of claims to be tested: Sugar makes children hyper, if you want to lose weight eat a diet designed especially for your blood type, you can safely eat food left on the floor for five seconds, and you should drink 8 glasses of water a day.
But, are any of these true?
Once again, Dr. Gardy, will find out. Her mission: Use unorthodox experiments, traditional scientific investigation, and her own body, to discover if we can fight disease, lose weight, even improve our memory by putting food claims to the test and finding out… once and for all… whether they’re myth or science.
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Written By
Dugald Maudsley
Director
Jeff Semple
Host & Narrator
Dr. Jennifer Gardy
Executive Producer
Dugald Maudsley
Editor
David Murray
Director of Photography
Jerry Vienneau
Music By
Alex Khaskin
Researcher
Monika Delmos
Production Manager
Diane Marcotte
Production Coordinator
Gillian Main
Sound Recordist
Michael Kennedy
Visual Effects Designer
Mark Alberts, Electric Square
Post Production Supervisor/Online Editor
Eric Wiegand
Additional Camera
Terry Zazulak
Additional Sound
John Martin
Music Clearance
Elizabeth Klinck
Sound Design
Grant Edmonds
The Dark Studio Sound Company
Colour Correction
Technicolor Creative Services Canada Inc.
Publicist
David Mccaughna
Stills Photography
Glenn Lowson
Intern
Dylan O’Reilly
Archival Material Courtesy Of
Infield Fly Productions Inc.
Dr. Lewis Halsey
Special Thanks
Pedro Aloise
Baker Street Station
Adam Brumberg
Cornell University
Dipietro’s
Susan W. Farmer
Delta Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre
Jiangyu Gao
Golden West College
Groove Garden Recordings
Michelle Kim and Helen Song
Le Marche St George
Rio Geatros, Finlay Porter, and Scott Walhovd
Lizbell Agency
Luke’s Funhouse Crew
Metro Edinburgh & Stone
Skin Care Centre
Steamworks
The Boathouse, English Bay and Kitsilano
The Guelph Parents & Their Children
Trout Lake Farmers Market
University of British Columbia
University of Guelph
Executives in Charge of Production for CBC the Nature of Things
Sue Dando, Executive Producer
Caroline Underwood, Senior Producer
For Infield Fly Productions
Producer
Dugald Maudsley
Business Affairs
Gillian Main
Production Accountant
Anne Sinclair
Legal Counsel
David Steinberg, Dentons
With the Participation Of
The Canada Media Fund
The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit
Ontario Media Development Corporation
Rogers Telefund
Produced with the Cooperation Of
Writers Guild of Canada
Canadian Federation of Musicians
Produced in Association With
The Nature of Things with David Suzuki
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
cbc.ca/natureofthings
Copyright 2015
@ 2015 IF: Myth 3 Productions Inc.
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