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Consequences
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This program examines the scope of the obesity epidemic in America and explores the serious health consequences of being overweight and obese. Stories include: a unique long-term population study i...
This program examines the scope of the obesity epidemic in America and explores the serious health consequences of being overweight and obese. Stories include: a unique long-term population study in Bogalusa, a small town in Louisiana, which linked early childhood weight problems with adult heart disease; the negative impact of excess weight on liver function; the risks and dangers of weight gain and diabetes; and the devastating societal costs of the U.S. obesity epidemic.
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- Home Box Office (Firm)
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- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- [Place of publication not identified] : Home Box Office (Firm), [2012]
- New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Films Media Group, 2017
- ©2012
- Series
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- 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 9 min., 0 sec.)) : sound, color
- digital
- video file
- OCLC
- on1004241612
- Originally released by Home Box Office (Firm), 2012.
- Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on May 04, 2017.
- Closed-captioned.
- Struggling to Lose Weight (2:38) -- Evolution of the Bogalusa Heart Study Bogalusa Study Landmark Research (2:41) -- Relationship to Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease (2:51) -- Obesity on the Rise (3:20) -- Genetics and Obesity (2:31) -- Low Income Populations and Obesity Back In Bogalusa (4:05) -- Comparing Bogalusa's Data to the Nation Northwestern University Study (5:02) -- Ideal Cardiovascular Health (2:28) -- Abdominal Fat (3:46) -- Obesity and Liver Disease (2:25) -- Battling Her Weight (3:00) -- NIH Study (3:16) -- Losing Weight (2:33) -- Obesity Related Health Risks (3:38) -- Diabetes and Obesity (3:36) -- Visiting the Doctor (3:23) -- In Conclusion (4:18) -- Credits: The Weight of the Nation: Part 1- Consequences (2:16)