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Damon Gameau demonstrates the health risks posed by a diet high in sugar as we follow the progress of his experiment to consume only foods commonly perceived as healthy that are, nonetheless, high in sugar.
Over the past three decades, obesity rates in the USA have more than doubled for children and tripled for adolescents and a startling 70% of adults are now obese or overweight. The result has been a widening...
This film encourages students to have an active lifestyle, and to find forms of recreation to suit their interests. Actors Melissa George and Dieter Brummer take MBF’s fitness test.
It is estimated that 32 million school children consume up to 50% of their calories at school, contributing to the obesity epidemic among young people. This film takes a look at Tony Geraci’s sweeping,...
Jan Gray argues that without considering the role that food plays in a person’s life such an approach is likely at best to fail and at worst to cause psychological harm. She offers a unique insight into an...
This three part series looks into the causes behind the rise of obesity levels around the world. Journalist Jacques Peretti travels to the USA, where he learns about a sweetener championed in the 1970s to...
The world is affected by an obesity epidemic, but why is it that not everyone is succumbing? A group of medical students agree to eat double their normal intake of calories for four weeks. Swedish scientist...
Robert H. Lustig, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, UCSF, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fibre(not enough) appear to be...
Blood pressure is one of the world’s growing killers , especially in countries like China where Western diets and a growing lack of exercise are beginning to take their toll. This film joins Professor Liu...
An irreverent look at why so many Americans are obese and what happens if you eat nothing but fast food for a month. Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock does just this whilst providing a look at the food culture in...
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