The Weight of the Nation. : Confronting America's Obesity Epidemic Disc 1
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Originally broadcast in 2012.
Developed in partnership with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) at the National Academies of Science, in association with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and with support from Kaiser Permanente and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, The Weight of the Nation is one of the largest public health campaigns on obesity the nation has seen to date.
disc 1. pt. 1. Consequences / produced by John Hoffman; editor, Paula Heredia. pt. 2. Choices / produced by John Hoffman, Dan Chaykin; editor, Jennifer McGarrity.
"CONSEQUENCES examines the scope of the obesity epidemic and explores the serious health consequences of being overweight or obese. CHOICES offers viewers the skinny on fat, revealing what science has shown about how to lose weight, maintain weight loss and prevent weight gain." --Producers.
DVD, region 1, widescreen, 16:9 aspect ratio, Dolby Digital, 2.0.
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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Rated: NR
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0780695089 (set)
9780780695085 (set)
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Hoffman, John, 1959-
Chaykin, Dan.
Teale, Sarah,
HBO Documentary Films.
Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
Center for Disease Control.
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation.
Kaiser Permanente.
SUBJECTS
Obesity -- United States.
Food habits -- United States.
Public health -- United States.
Documentary television programs.
Educational television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.