The Weight of the Nation

The Weight of the Nation

Documentary 2012

Available on Prime Video, Crave, Telus TV+

Focusing on the causes of America's obesity epidemic and shedding light on solutions to restore our individual and collective health.

Documentary 2012

PG

EPISODE 1

Part 1: Consequences

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.

1 hr 8 min · May 14, 2012 PG
EPISODE 2

Part 2: Choices

For all the remarkable high-tech tools available to medicine, for all the billions of dollars in drug research, there’s still no highly effective medication to prevent or reverse obesity – why?

1 hr 12 min · May 14, 2012 PG
EPISODE 3

Part 3: Children in Crisis

Some experts fear this may be the first generation of American children who will have a shorter life expectancy than their parents.

1 hr 7 min · May 15, 2012 PG
EPISODE 4

Part 4: Challenges

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.

1 hr 8 min · May 15, 2012 PG

About

The Weight of the Nation

DOCUMENTARY

Focusing on the causes of America's obesity epidemic and shedding light on solutions to restore our individual and collective health.

Information

Studio: HBO
Released: 2012
Rated: PG

Languages

Original Audio: English (Australia), English (United States)
Audio: * (AD), English (Canada) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)
Subtitles: English (Canada) (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
: Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.