Name: The Weight of the Nation for Kids
Released: 2012-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Victoria Carter, Barbara MacPhee, Lucy Tucker

TV Show · Documentary

America's obesity epidemic is seen from the perspective of children in this three-film portion of HBO's multimedia project.

2012 · 30m

EPISODE 1

The Great Cafeteria Takeover

Meet the Rethinkers--a group of elementary, middle-school and high-school students in New Orleans who are determined to bring healthier (and tastier) options to their district's school cafeterias.
EPISODE 2

Kebreeya's Salad Days

A 17-year-old girl crusades to improve nutrition awareness on a personal, familial and community level in her North Carolina hometown in this warmhearted documentary.
EPISODE 3

Quiz Ed!

Students of varying ages and activity levels test their nutritional knowledge and learn how to live healthier lifestyles in this documentary.

Season 1

Cast & Crew