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 doesn't 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 doesn't 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.
英國男星丹·史蒂文（Dan Stevens）將在新片《發(fā)明圣誕節(jié)的人》（The Man Who Invented Christmas）中飾演英國大作家查爾?狄更斯（Charles Dickens）。該片根據(jù)Les Standiford同名圖書改編，編劇是視劇《叢林中的莫扎》（Mozart in the Jungle）的蘇珊·科因（Susan Coyne）?！栋l(fā)明圣誕節(jié)的人》以狄更斯1843年創(chuàng)作小說《圣誕頌》（A Christmas Carol）的六周經(jīng)歷為主要內(nèi)，克里斯托弗·普拉（Christopher Plummer）將飾演小說男主角Scrooge”的原型，而喬納森·普萊（Jonathan Pryce）將飾演狄更斯的父親?
在三十年的姻長跑后，（梅麗爾·特里普 Meryl Streep 飾）和阿諾德湯米·李·斯 Tommy Lee Jones 飾）之間早沒有了任何激情。對于性浪漫的凱說，一方面她明白感情消逝在所難，但另一方，面對冷漠言的丈夫，感到忍無可，就在此時菲爾德醫(yī)生史蒂夫·卡爾 Steve Carell 飾）的出現(xiàn)給了凱的希望。菲德醫(yī)生是一婚姻指導員專門醫(yī)治婚生活中的疑雜癥，在他建議下，凱服了頑固保的阿諾德，始了為期一的溫泉之旅目的只有一，那就是搶他們岌岌可的婚姻，更要的是，這旅程的成功否，將直接系到凱和阿德之間的感究竟是重新始還是徹底束。?豆?
