WEIGHT OF THE NATION on HBO

ninerbuff
ninerbuff Posts: 48,984 Member
in Food and Nutrition
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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  • spartacus69
    spartacus69 Posts: 235
    I wasn't aware of it until a co-worker (who is a triathlete) told me about it. Sounds like eye-opening stuff.
  • Arthemise1
    Arthemise1 Posts: 365 Member
    It's good. You can watch it here: http://theweightofthenation.hbo.com/films.
  • loricolwill
    loricolwill Posts: 189 Member
    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.
  • Dethea
    Dethea Posts: 247 Member
    Bump. I definitely want to watch this later when I get home.
  • wendyannvantiem
    wendyannvantiem Posts: 188 Member
    Gotta bump this so I can remember the title for later. Thanks for the info : )
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    bump to watch later as my HBO channel features a movie. he reminds me of my overweight cousin (actually already bordering obesity)
  • slsmoot123
    slsmoot123 Posts: 98 Member
    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.
  • waldenfam2
    waldenfam2 Posts: 203 Member
    I watched the first part last week, it is really sad. Hoping to watch the second part soon online.
  • kayemme
    kayemme Posts: 1,782 Member
    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.
  • VMarkV
    VMarkV Posts: 522 Member
    It's good. You can watch it here: http://theweightofthenation.hbo.com/films.
    Much appreciated, will watch later
  • renstwin
    renstwin Posts: 66 Member
    Bumping for later.
  • TrainingWithTonya
    TrainingWithTonya Posts: 1,741 Member
    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.
  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
    Don't have HBO but saw the link here to watch it online so..............Bump
  • Gianna1010
    Gianna1010 Posts: 6
    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.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,984 Member
    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.


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  • wendyannvantiem
    wendyannvantiem Posts: 188 Member
    I just located all 4 parts on Youtube if you are interested.
  • Phoenix59
    Phoenix59 Posts: 364 Member
    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.
  • MissMaggie3
    MissMaggie3 Posts: 2,464 Member
    Bump! Thank you very much for the link.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    Very interesting. I will be watching it later.
  • lolo406
    lolo406 Posts: 71
    bump
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    I am planning on starting to watch this tomorrow- bumping to comment later.
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    Bump for the link
  • milzu
    milzu Posts: 40 Member
    Bump to watch later thanks.
  • queenbcronen
    queenbcronen Posts: 158 Member
    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.
  • genuinely
    genuinely Posts: 10 Member
    One of the doctors interviewed said Biggest Loser makes him cringe because the punishing workouts aren't as effective as reducing your calories. Reducing calories works, he said, and it's an easier change.
  • bluex232
    bluex232 Posts: 135 Member
    bump
  • deninevi
    deninevi Posts: 934 Member
    bump
  • maryrr88
    maryrr88 Posts: 76 Member
    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.

    Funny that you mention that, as I, too, was reading Fast Food Nation when I first saw this documentary. I am about halfway through part 4, but Weight of the Nation motivated me to walk up the 8 flights of stairs to my cubicle in the mornings instead of taking the elevator. Scary stuff.
  • DeadEyedSuburbanite
    DeadEyedSuburbanite Posts: 34 Member
    It's good. You can watch it here: http://theweightofthenation.hbo.com/films.

    Oh brilliant. Seems to be available even outside the US. Sweet, thanks.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,984 Member
    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.
    Fitness can be prevalent in obese and overweight people (look at NFL lineman), but the documentary is looking at the mortality and disease rates of obesity. Regardless if you're fit or not, the risks of disease increase if you're in that category.


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