If you have HBO, it has a series on it called "Weight of the Nation" and is an ongoing documentary on the increasing obesity/overweight climb over the past couple of decades.
I haven't watched it yet (have it recorded) but I did catch a few minutes of it on the children's section and WOW some of these kids are headed a bad direction.
I'll watch all of it and give my opinion of it later.
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TOPIC: WEIGHT OF THE NATION on HBO |
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Joined 2011-07-08 Posts: 15,506 |
May 21, 2012 06:05
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Joined 2012-01-07 Posts: 237 |
May 21, 2012 06:27
I wasn't aware of it until a co-worker (who is a triathlete) told me about it. Sounds like eye-opening stuff.
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Joined 2012-04-12 Posts: 371 |
May 21, 2012 06:28
It's good. You can watch it here: http://theweightofthenation.hbo.com/films.
Edited by Arthemise1 On May 21, 2012 06:43
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Joined 2011-07-09 Posts: 185 |
May 21, 2012 06:32
I watched it all online. It was very eye opening. I highly recommend it. The online version is broken down in segments that are just over an hour. There are shorter clips, too, but I don't how they compare to the full thing.
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Joined 2011-03-26 Posts: 255 |
May 21, 2012 06:35
Bump. I definitely want to watch this later when I get home.
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Joined 2011-01-11 Posts: 201 |
May 21, 2012 06:39
Gotta bump this so I can remember the title for later. Thanks for the info : )
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Joined 2011-06-06 Posts: 3,594 |
May 21, 2012 06:43
bump to watch later as my HBO channel features a movie. he reminds me of my overweight cousin (actually already bordering obesity)
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Joined 2011-10-27 Posts: 96 |
May 21, 2012 06:50
I watched a piece of it this weekend. Its extremely informative but also depressing because so many people are affected by obesity and so many people seem defeated by it. I am just glad that I found hope and now I'm on the road to fighting mine.
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Joined 2011-06-14 Posts: 213 |
May 21, 2012 06:52
I watched the first part last week, it is really sad. Hoping to watch the second part soon online.
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Joined 2010-06-21 Posts: 1,660 |
May 21, 2012 07:09
QUOTE: I watched a piece of it this weekend. Its extremely informative but also depressing because so many people are affected by obesity and so many people seem defeated by it. I am just glad that I found hope and now I'm on the road to fighting mine. One thing that kind of disturbs me about weight-related documentaries is it lumps everybody into one category and it's not a truly accurate portrait of a society. On paper, I'm considered "obese" but I bicycle to work every day (btwn 40-80m per week) and take bicycle tours on the weekends. I am extremely active otherwise and I still carry a lot of weight on my bones. Maybe I am the exception, but I doubt it, especially during the times when people are in the process of losing weight, the outer-shell doesn't always coincide with the inner fitness. So we make all these assumptions on information we don't really have readily available. In some ways it's a very dangerous position to be in. I can outrun or outlift many, many people and most people would never think it was possible by looking at me. |
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Joined 2012-05-05 Posts: 522 |
May 21, 2012 07:22
QUOTE: It's good. You can watch it here: http://theweightofthenation.hbo.com/films. Much appreciated, will watch later |
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Joined 2011-12-31 Posts: 58 |
May 21, 2012 07:34
Bumping for later.
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Joined 2008-12-20 Posts: 1,709 |
May 21, 2012 08:51
I have it recorded but haven't watched all of it yet. I did see bits and pieces while it was recording, though, and am looking forward to hearing about the research I was seeing in it.
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Joined 2011-02-16 Posts: 1,992 |
May 21, 2012 08:52
Don't have HBO but saw the link here to watch it online so..............Bump
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Joined 2012-05-19 Posts: 6 |
May 21, 2012 08:52
I saw this and even posted on my site about it Very disturbing. But I have to say, it did make me go out and ride my bicycle immediately.
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Joined 2011-07-08 Posts: 15,506 |
May 21, 2012 15:54
So I watched part 1. Some amazing statistics:
Of the children born after 2000, 1 in 3 who are over weight will become diabetic. If they are of African American or Latino decent, that number increases to 1 in 2. Scary. The transplantation of livers is going up not due to hepatitus, but to cirrosis due to issues from obesity. Even a 5% change in weight in an overweight person (whether up or down) has a significant impact on hormones, cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure. Looking forward to watching part 2 and the childrens segment. A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer/Group Fitness Instructor IDEA Fitness member Kickboxing Certified Instructor Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
Edited by ninerbuff On May 21, 2012 15:54
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Joined 2011-01-11 Posts: 201 |
May 21, 2012 15:56
I just located all 4 parts on Youtube if you are interested.
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Joined 2009-06-03 Posts: 370 |
May 21, 2012 16:48
I just watched this over the weekend. It is indeed scary. Even scarier was that I watched this during a break from reading "Fast Food Nation." Another eye-opener.
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Joined 2011-04-06 Posts: 1,345 |
May 21, 2012 22:18
Bump! Thank you very much for the link.
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Joined 2010-12-19 Posts: 6,501 |
May 21, 2012 22:20
Very interesting. I will be watching it later.
Edited by Elizabeth_C34 On May 21, 2012 22:21
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Joined 2011-02-04 Posts: 71 |
May 21, 2012 22:21
bump
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Joined 2012-04-09 Posts: 5,730 |
May 21, 2012 22:23
I am planning on starting to watch this tomorrow- bumping to comment later.
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Joined 2011-10-02 Posts: 3,404 |
May 21, 2012 22:44
Bump for the link
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Joined 2012-01-06 Posts: 40 |
May 21, 2012 22:52
Bump to watch later thanks.
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Joined 2011-06-11 Posts: 144 |
May 21, 2012 22:52
started watching it. It is very sad. Even if it is a "general consensus" like someone posted earlier... it is still sad. My now 5 yr old daughter is considered obese. She never was before. She has grown to love food and also finds it emotionally comforting. I don't know what to do, as I've tried everything the doctors have told me. However, I work full time and can't control what her dad feeds her (we are divorced) or her grandmother while I"m gone. It's so frustrating. I'm hoping in a few years, she will grow out of it.
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