Freaky Eaters is an American documentary television series based on the BBC series of the same name

Freaky Eaters

Freaky Eaters is an observational British documentary series produced by independent television production company betty for BBC Three. Series 1 was narrated by the actress Jill Halfpenny and series 2 by Sharon Horgan...

 that aired on TLC

TLC (TV channel)

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Synopsis

The show deals with people who have bizarre addictions to food and/or eating disorder

Eating disorder

Eating disorders refer to a group of conditions defined by abnormal eating habits that may involve either insufficient or excessive food intake to the detriment of an individual's physical and mental health. Bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, and binge eating disorder are the most common specific...

s. Each episode, like the BBC series, is titled with the words "Addicted to" and then whatever the food is. The show's first episode aired on September 5, 2010. psychotherapist Mike Dow and nutritionist

Nutritionist

A nutritionist is a person who advises on matters of food and nutrition impacts on health. Different professional terms are used in different countries, employment settings and contexts — some examples include: nutrition scientist, public health nutritionist, dietitian-nutritionist, clinical...

 J.J. Virgin host the show. Voiceover actor Josh Artis is the show's narrator.

Season 1: 2010

Ep#	Title	Airdate	Summary
1	Addicted to Cheeseburgers	September 5, 2010	A 33-year-old only eats cheeseburgers. He is later cured when he eats fish at a barbaque. According to the epilogue, he hasn't eaten a single cheeseburger since.
2	Addicted to Sugar Sugar Sugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet...	September 5, 2010	A woman only eats junkfood including soda and candy. They later cure her of the addiction.
3	Addicted to Pizza Pizza Pizza is an oven-baked, flat, disc-shaped bread typically topped with a tomato sauce, cheese and various toppings.Originating in Italy, from the Neapolitan cuisine, the dish has become popular in many parts of the world. An establishment that makes and sells pizzas is called a "pizzeria"...	September 12, 2010	An ex-volleyball player had only eaten pizza since 5th grade. He's cured when at a restaurant he eats shrimp while his brother eats pizza. According to the epilogue he hasn't eaten pizza as a staple food since.
4	Addicted to Fries French fries French fries , chips, fries, or French-fried potatoes are strips of deep-fried potato. North Americans tend to refer to any pieces of deep-fried potatoes as fries or French fries, while in the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, long, thinly cut slices of deep-fried potatoes are...	September 12, 2010	A woman only eats fries, and her daughter is following in her footsteps. They are both cured after eating cucumbers and she no longer eats fries as a staple food.
5	Addicted to Raw Meat Raw meat Raw meat generally refers to any type of uncooked muscle tissue of an animal used for food. In the meat production industry, the term ‘meat’ refers specifically to mammalian flesh, while the words ‘poultry’ and ‘seafood’ are used to differentiate between the tissue of birds and aquatic creatures...	September 19, 2010	A writer only eats raw meat and is on the road to getting a parasite. He is later cured of eating meat raw.
6	Addicted to Cola Cola Cola is a carbonated beverage that was typically flavored by the kola nut as well as vanilla and other flavorings, however, some colas are now flavored artificially. It became popular worldwide after druggist John Pemberton invented Coca-Cola in 1886...	September 19, 2010	A Russian woman needs to eat junkfood and drink 30 cans of Cola a day ever since she came to America. She refuses to say she has an addiction, however after treatment she only drinks 16 cans of soda a day.

Season 2: 2011

Ep#	Title	Airdate	Summary
1	Addicted to Corn starch	June 5, 2011	The hosts help a woman who's addicted to eating cornstarch in the Season 2 opener. In one week, they'll attempt to break her dangerous compulsion, which has her eating some 3300 calories of cornstarch a day.
2	Addicted to Cheesy Potatoes Potato The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...	June 5, 2011	A 34-year-old woman compulsively eats cheesy potatoes.
3	Addicted to Tartar Sauce Tartar sauce Tartare sauce is a creamy white sauce frequently used to season fried seafood dishes.-Composition:...	June 12, 2011	A woman who's hooked on tartar sauce, consuming up to 40 gallons a year, gets help.
4	Addicted to Meat Meat Meat is animal flesh that is used as food. Most often, this means the skeletal muscle and associated fat and other tissues, but it may also describe other edible tissues such as organs and offal...	June 12, 2011	An extreme carnivore tries to cut back on his meat consumption, which is about 1800 lbs. per year.
5	Addicted to Liquids	June 19, 2011	A woman who lives on a strict liquid diet tries to get over her fear of choking while swallowing solid food.
6	Addicted to Maple Syrup Maple syrup Maple syrup is a syrup usually made from the xylem sap of sugar maple, red maple, or black maple trees, although it can also be made from other maple species such as the bigleaf maple. In cold climates, these trees store starch in their trunks and roots before the winter; the starch is then...	June 19, 2011	A man addicted to maple syrup gets help.
7	Addicted to Ice Cream Bars Ice cream bar An ice cream bar is a frozen dessert on a stick or a candy bar that has ice cream in it. The coating is usually a thin layer of chocolate used to prevent the melting and dripping of ice cream.-History:...	June 26, 2011	A 50-year-old woman is addicted to ice-cream bars, eating up to 40 per day.
8	Addicted to French Fries French fries French fries , chips, fries, or French-fried potatoes are strips of deep-fried potato. North Americans tend to refer to any pieces of deep-fried potatoes as fries or French fries, while in the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, long, thinly cut slices of deep-fried potatoes are...	June 26, 2011	A 29-year-old man will only eat French fries.

External links

• Freaky Eaters schedule at TLC
  TLC (TV channel)
  TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...
  
  
• Freaky Eaters at Shed Media
  Shed Media
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• Freaky Eaters at The Futon Critic
• Dr. Mike Dow Official site
• JJ Virgin Official site