Explore the world beyond headlines with amazing videos. Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:52:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 https://documentary.net/wp-content/themes/documentary/img/documentary-logo.png 337 17 Explore the world beyond headlines with amazing videos. https://documentary.net/video/the-weight-of-the-nation-part-4-challenges-hbo-series/ https://documentary.net/video/the-weight-of-the-nation-part-4-challenges-hbo-series/#respond Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:24:08 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=6956

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. Obesity is a very serious medical condition, no longer viewed as strictly an issue of cosmetics. It’s a contributing factor in the death and disability of too many of our neighbors, friends and family members, and its societal costs are astronomical. Although overall obesity prevalence rates appear to be leveling off, there are still far too many Americans who are overweight or obese - approximately one-third of adults are obese and another third are overweight.]]>

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. Obesity is a very serious medical condition, no longer viewed as strictly an issue of cosmetics. It’s a contributing factor in the death and disability of too many of our neighbors, friends and family members, and its societal costs are astronomical. Although overall obesity prevalence rates appear to be leveling off, there are still far too many Americans who are overweight or obese - approximately one-third of adults are obese and another third are overweight.]]> https://documentary.net/video/the-weight-of-the-nation-part-4-challenges-hbo-series/feed/ 0