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The Weight of the Nation

Season 1

2012 · 4 episodes

  1. 1. Part 1: Consequences

    2012-05-14 · 60m

    The first film in The Weight of the Nation series examines the scope of the obesity epidemic and explores the serious health consequences of being overweight or obese.

  2. 2. Part 2: Choices

    2012-05-14 · 60m

  3. 3. Part 3: Children in Crisis

    2012-05-15 · 60m

    Some experts fear this may be the first generation of American children who will have a shorter life expectancy than their parents.

  4. 4. Part 4: Challenges

    2012-05-15 · 60m

    The final film of the series examines the origins and severity of the obesity epidemic, examines its major driving forces and looks at opportunities for communities to fight back.

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