Consequences /
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 di...
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Streaming video (MCPHS users only) |
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Home Box Office (Firm),
2012
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| Series: | Weight of the nation.
Weight Of The Nation. |
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| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | 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. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 9 min., 0 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Format: | Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: | 9 & up. |
| Language: | Closed-captioned. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Title from distributor's description (Films Media Group, May 17, 2017) |
