The Weight of the Nation Episode Rating Graph

Name: The Weight of the Nation
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012-05-14
Rating: 2

May 2012 - present

4.9

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The Weight of the Nation Episode Guide

Part 1: Consequences
S1 Ep1
5.5
14th May 2012
The first film in The Weight of the Nation series examines the scope of the obesity epidemic and explores the serious health consequences of being overweight or obese.
Part 3: Children in Crisis
S1 Ep3
15th May 2012
Some experts fear this may be the first generation of American children who will have a shorter life expectancy than their parents.
Part 4: Challenges
S1 Ep4
15th May 2012
The final film of the series examines the origins and severity of the obesity epidemic, examines its major driving forces and looks at opportunities for communities to fight back.
Healthy Mom Healthy Baby
S1 Ep5
Intervention during pregnancy and early childhood may offer the best way to curtail the obesity epidemic for the next generation. In this film, we tell the story of Kerri, an overweight woman who was diagnosed with gestational diabetes during her first pregnancy. With the help of her doctors and the support of her husband, she successfully managed her condition and gave birth to a healthy son, whom she is now raising with a careful eye on the development of health-promoting habits that will last a lifetime.

A documentary series examining the obesity crisis in the U.S. looks at the health risks of being overweight, weight-loss ideas, childhood obesity and efforts to improve the public health.