Beans

How will new American voters impact whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton is elected as US President? This 2016 election special travels across the states looking at how changing demographics are set to impact this election, and beyond.

Is the reputation of berries as a nutritional superfruit deserved or is it just marketing hype?

Is ice cream simply fat and sugar-laden junk food or is there some nutritional goodness?

Carolyn investigates whether the shellfish in our shops could contain bacteria, viruses or even potentially lethal biotoxins.

It's on our salads and in our frying pans but which oils are best for what and which are best for us?

Can yoghurt help with weight loss?

Is cruelty to pigs the price we pay for ham sandwiches? Carolyn updates us on NZ piggery conditions.

Should processed starchy staples be off the menu?

Can salad prevent cancer, diabetes, heart disease and even improve our eyesight?

Carolyn seeks the answer to an age old question - do beans really cause flatulence?

Carolyn discovers it's in an enormous amount of processed foods and we're probably eating more than we think.

When it comes to lamb, are we serving hormones and antibiotics in our Sunday roast?

Find out if bottled water is really any better than tap water. Do soft drinks contain cancer causing ingredients? Are tea and coffee messing with our sleep?

We eat millions of pies a year so what is it that has us hooked on the taste?

Is milk really a super food?

Are all fish and chips loaded with fat?

What goes into a curry and where do the ingredients come from?

We eat a huge variety of food from all over the world, but without country-of-origin labeling, we do not always know what conditions it has been grown or manufactured in, or how safe it is.

Coffee contains caffeine, the most widely consumed drug in the world.

We munch our way through millions of burgers each week. But are they made with meat containing hormonal growth promotions?

The packaging around our food protects the food and makes it look good, but sometimes it misleads us, and some plastic packaging contains potentially harmful chemicals that can pass into our food.

Carbohydrates have come under fire lately with diets like the Atkins diet suggesting that we should avoid them wherever possible.

Sugar, fat and salt are the three big nasties in our modern diet, and they're lurking in junk food - those delicious treats we can't resist.

We are supposed to eat five servings of fruit and vegetables a day, but what counts as a serving, and is fresh always best?