Did anyone see this documentary last night on PBS? I missed most of it, but if you check the schedule it is on a number of times in the next couple of weeks.

Finally - Doctors who say, this is a disease and is very complex. It's not just about eating less and excersising! Here is a synopsis from the website:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/takeonestep/fat/index.html

About the Program

Face it: We're fat.

With 66 percent of U.S. adults either overweight or obese, our girth is a serious public health issue. Yet many of us still view being overweight as a character flaw, a lack of self-control, or even a moral crime.

But does fat really equal failure? FAT: What No One Is Telling You explores the myriad psychological, physiological and environmental factors that can make it so tough to shed pounds and keep them off. In this documentary, Executive producer Naomi Boak and producer/director Tom Spain, both Emmy Award honorees, share new scientific knowledge about hunger, eating, and human metabolic operation. This film also explains our psychological responses to food, and shows how external pressures (such as oversized restaurant portions and the unending barrage of food advertisement) make fighting fat so difficult, both on the personal and national levels.

FAT's engaging personal narratives create snapshots of our national struggle with obesity:

• Meet Rosie Dehli, a Minnesota grandmother, battling to get fit so she can enjoy an active, playful relationship with her grandchild.
  
• Meet Mary Dimino, an actress and comedian, in New York, NY, who exemplifies the hard work people must do to lose pounds and stay healthy once they've been obese.
  
• Meet America Bracho, a public-health professional in Santa Ana, California, who is educating families about nutrition while encouraging her Latino community's children to move, both in school and at home.
  
• Meet Rocky Tayeh, a Brooklyn, New York teenager grappling with the very personal (and highly criticized) solution of undergoing Lap-Band surgery.
  
• Meet Dr. Lee Kaplan of Harvard University Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, who is a clinician, researcher and above all an empathetic warrior in the battle against obesity

The voices of these and other real Americans tell the story of the biological barriers, cultural habits, and economic realities that contribute to our nation's expanding

I saw part of this. EXCELELNT SHOW. I have it recorded.

I look forward to watching the rest of it.

I'll have to look that one up. Better not be on during the hockey game.

Andrew

Andrew you will love it - it is full of very interesting medical studies etc.

What hockey game?

What hockey game?

Any of them, but more specifically Calgary Detroit series.

Andrew

I did see most of it as well, I loved the part where the grandmother was reading from her computer... I not sure if it was her own personal journal or something else, but she describes exactly how I feel everyday. It was a very good documentary.

Hi I saw it but what I would like to know how many doctors saw it. It seems the title alone would not entice anyone thin to watch it. I can't see a doctor/thin person turning on the programme although they are the ones that would learn from it. We all know the truth. Everything said by individuals on the emotions, etc are exactly what I have and am feeling and thinking. Doddie

I think we should all tape a copy and send it to our doctors/friends/family who need a little more understanding and compassion.

Susan

I think we should all tape a copy and send it to our doctors/friends/family who need a little more understanding and compassion.

Susan

Does anyone know when it will be on again?

Andrew

Check the website address that I gave out in my original post - they have a schedule on there.

Susan

I have it on the PVR to watch I am excited to see it I have heard great things about it

Love PBS. They have the best documentaries.