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Eat: The Story of Food

Season 1 Episode 5: Guilty Pleasures

Ancestors of old would likely be perplexed by the heavily processed foods that now dominate modern diets, a far cry from the whole, nutrient-rich foods they once knew.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Food Revolutionaries

1. Food Revolutionaries

Aired: Nov 21, 2014

Pioneers who transformed the food industry will share their compelling storie...

Episode 2 Carnivores

2. Carnivores

Aired: Nov 28, 2014

The next episode uncovers the remarkable journey of sugar, from its roots in ...

Episode 3 Sugar Rushes

3. Sugar Rushes

Aired: Dec 5, 2014

The cooked meat discovery may have been a game-changer in human evolution, al...

Episode 4 Hooked on Seafood

4. Hooked on Seafood

Aired: Dec 12, 2014

The next episode delves into the significant impact of seafood on human histo...

Episode 5 Guilty Pleasures

5. Guilty Pleasures

Aired: Dec 19, 2014

Ancestors of old would likely be perplexed by the heavily processed foods tha...

Episode 6 Baked & Buzzed

6. Baked & Buzzed

Aired: Dec 26, 2014

The development of grain cultivation and cooking revolutionized human history...

Info about Eat: The Story of Food

Network: National Geographic

Production Country: United States

Genres:History