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One Nation, Overweight America's Obesity Epidemic
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- Summary
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Nearly two-thirds of American adults are overweight, and the rate of childhood obesity has tripled from a generation ago. It all amounts to a public health crisis - one that feeds a
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- Creator
- Information Television Network
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], c2010
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (44 min.) : sd., col., digital file
- digital
- video file
- OCLC
- ocn815689832
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- America's Obesity Epidemic (2:11) -- A Public Health Crisis (2:03) -- Bariatric Surgery Can Save Lives (1:41) -- Severe Obesity (1:43) -- A Successful Procedure (2:24) -- A Relentless and Unforgiving Disease (2:23) -- Introduction: Obesity in Children (0:18) -- Shorter Lifespan than Parents (2:12) -- Heart Attack a Pediatric Disease? (2:17) -- Advice from Health Advocates (1:53) -- Change in Advertisement (1:55) -- Schools Rejecting Processed Food (1:45) -- Introduction: Pharmaceutical Break Through (0:10) -- A Clinical Trial for Qnexa (2:04) -- Vivus Pharmaceuticals (2:22) -- Pressure to Approve Obesity Drugs (1:39) -- Medications: A Useful Tool (3:25) -- Obesity Costs More than Smoking (2:15) -- Choosing to be Obese? (1:54) -- A Mobile Workstation (1:59) -- The Biggest Loser (2:39) -- Obesity is a Medical Condition (1:26) -- America's Obesity Epidemic: Credits (0:40) -- America's Obesity Epidemic (2:11) -- A Public Health Crisis (2:03) -- Bariatric Surgery Can Save Lives (1:41) -- Severe Obesity (1:43) -- A Successful Procedure (2:24) -- A Relentless and Unforgiving Disease (2:23) -- Introduction: Obesity in Children (0:18) -- Shorter Lifespan than Parents (2:12) -- Heart Attack a Pediatric Disease? (2:17) -- Advice from Health Advocates (1:53) -- Change in Advertisement (1:55) -- Schools Rejecting Processed Food (1:45) -- Introduction: Pharmaceutical Break Through (0:10) -- A Clinical Trial for Qnexa (2:04) -- Vivus Pharmaceuticals (2:22) -- Pressure to Approve Obesity Drugs (1:39) -- Medications: A Useful Tool (3:25) -- Obesity Costs More than Smoking (2:15) -- Choosing to be Obese? (1:54) -- A Mobile Workstation (1:59) -- The Biggest Loser (2:39) -- Obesity is a Medical Condition (1:26) -- America's Obesity Epidemic: Credits (0:40)