Pollard Memorial Library (Lowell)

The weight of the nation., HBO Documentary Films and The Institute of Medicine ; in association with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... [and others] ; producer, Sarah Teale ; HBO, Widescreen

eng

videorecording

Rating: TVPG, CHV rating: PG

The weight of the nation.

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HBO Documentary Films and The Institute of Medicine ; in association with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... [and others] ; producer, Sarah Teale ; HBO

276

Part 1 examines the scope of the obesity epidemic and explores the serious health consequences of being overweight or obese. Part 2 offers viewers the skinny on fat, revealing what science has shown about how to lose weight, maintain weight loss and prevent weight gain. Part 3 documents the damage obesity is doing to our nation's children. Through individual stories, this film describes how the strong forces at work in our society are causing children to consume too many calories and expend too little energy; tackling subjects from school lunches to the decline of physical education, the demise of school recess and the marketing of unhealthy food to children. CHALLENGES examines the major driving forces causing the obesity epidemic, including agriculture, economics, evolutionary biology, food marketing, racial and socioeconomic disparities, physical inactivity, American food culture, and the strong influence of the food and beverage industry."--Producers

live action

Confronting America's obesity epidemic

Widescreen