Name: The Weight of the Nation Season 1
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012

S01 Episode 1

Part 1: Consequences

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.

1 h 0 mins · Mon, 14 May 2012

S01 Episode 2

Part 2: Choices

1 h 0 mins · Mon, 14 May 2012

S01 Episode 3

Part 3: Children in Crisis

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

1 h 0 mins · Tue, 15 May 2012

S01 Episode 4

Part 4: Challenges

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.

1 h 0 mins · Tue, 15 May 2012

S01 Episode 5

Healthy Mom Healthy Baby

Intervention during pregnancy and early childhood may offer the best way to curtail the obesity epidemic for the next generation. In this film, we tell the story of Kerri, an overweight woman who was diagnosed with gestational diabetes during her first pregnancy. With the help of her doctors and the support of her husband, she successfully managed her condition and gave birth to a healthy son, whom she is now raising with a careful eye on the development of health-promoting habits that will last a lifetime.

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S01 Episode 6

Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

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S01 Episode 7

Latino Health Access

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S01 Episode 8

Nashville Takes Action

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S01 Episode 9

Heart Disease

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S01 Episode 10

Poverty and Obesity

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S01 Episode 11

Stigma

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S01 Episode 12

Overweight in the Workplace

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S01 Episode 13

Biology of Weight Loss

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S01 Episode 14

Is Weight Something We Inherit

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S01 Episode 15

Healthy Foods and Obesity Prevention

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S01 Episode 16

Obesity Research

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