Greens Powders

Sliced Bread

BBC

Health & Fitness

4.6 • 634 Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Greens powders are made up of dozens of ingredients, which are ground up and added to water. They claim to do all sorts of things for our bodies, like give us extra energy, clearer skin, boost our gut health and reduce bloating. But they're not cheap. So what's in them and do they work? That's what listener Sofie, whose social feeds have been bombarded with adverts for greens powders, wants to know. She's not alone - we've had lots of messages asking us to look into these products. To get some answers, Greg speaks to British Dietetic Association spokeswoman Sian Porter, and food scientist Dr Emily Leeming.

The prices of the products were correct at the time of the recording.

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1:00.1	Hello, I'm Greg Foote and welcome to the show that investigates the Wonder Products,
1:04.2	promising to make you happier, healthier or greener. Each episode, I run one of your
1:08.7	suggested wonder products through the evidence mill to find out if it is indeed the best thing since sliced bread or marketing BS.
1:15.5	And this week, I'm joined by Sophie Sam Atio from Liverpool.
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