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Hannah Roberts

Joe Wicks admits his ‘dangerous’ protein bar has ’caused a lot of controversy’

Joe Wicks features in Channel 4’s Joe Wicks: Licensed To Kill (James Manning/PA) - (PA Archive)

Fitness expert Joe Wicks has admitted that his “dangerous” Killer protein bar, aimed at shining a light on the “ultra-processed food system”, has “caused a lot of controversy”.

Wicks, 40, who made a name for himself with his online PE workouts during the Covid-19 lockdown, features in a new Channel 4 documentary where he creates the UK’s “most dangerous health bar” to “highlight the potentially harmful ingredients permitted by food regulators to be sold on our shelves”.

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