Trailer for The Weight of the Nation
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.
PART 2: Choices
For all the remarkable high-tech tools available to medicine, for all the billions of dollars in drug research, there’s still no highly effective medication to prevent or reverse obesity – why?
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.
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.
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Get StartedHost a Screening
Help your family and community become healthier by discussing the films at a screening event.
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See the StoryAbout the Project
Learn more about the films, guides and interactive components that make up The Weight of the Nation.
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Share the PledgePledge for Progress
The first step starts with you. Pledge your commitment to reversing the obesity epidemic in America today.
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View ItThe Age of Obesity
See where your life fits into the escalating obesity epidemic on Facebook.