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China's Generation XL

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Ciaran Jenkins travels to Chengdu to explore China's often contradictory food and body culture, where technology makes indulgent eating easier than ever, while social media celebrates extreme thinness. Ciaran meets food influencers celebrating sumptuous eating, and so-called 'thinfluencers' promoting the ultra-slim ideal that many young women feel pressured to emulate

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Fri 20 Nov 7:30pm - 8pm

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Fri 20 Nov 7:30pm - 8pm

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Fri 20 Nov 8:30pm - 9pm

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rolenamePresenterCiaran JenkinsDirectorVanessa BowlesSeries producerAndy LeeExecutive producerFede Escher

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• China's Generation XL
  
  Fri 20 Nov 7:30pm - 8pm, Channel 4

  Summary

  Ciaran Jenkins travels to Chengdu to explore China's often contradictory food and body culture, where technology makes indulgent eating easier than ever, while social media celebrates extreme thinness. Ciaran meets food influencers celebrating sumptuous eating, and so-called 'thinfluencers' promoting the ultra-slim ideal that many young women feel pressured to emulate

  How to watch

  Next showing

  channeltimestatus

  Channel 4

  

  Fri 20 Nov 7:30pm - 8pm

  Channel 4 HD

  

  Fri 20 Nov 7:30pm - 8pm

  Channel 4 +1

  

  Fri 20 Nov 8:30pm - 9pm

  Show repeats

  Details

  Languages

  Formats

  Colour | HD | SUB | AD

  Credits

  Crew

  rolenamePresenterCiaran JenkinsDirectorVanessa BowlesSeries producerAndy LeeExecutive producerFede Escher

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  • Share on pinterest
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