| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16x9 TVs; stereo. |
| Performer |
Narrator: Meredith Vieira. |
| Credits |
Camera, Joel Shapiro ... [et al.] ; editors, Andrew Fredericks, Linda Starr Spain ; music, Pat Mercuri, Michael Green. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
This documentary explains our psychological responses to food, shares new scientific knowledge about hunger, eating, and human metabolic operation. Shows how external pressures such as oversized restaurant portions and the unending barrage of food advertisements make fighting fat so difficult. Also features real Americans telling their stories about the biological barriers, cultural habits, and economic realities contributing to their struggle to get fit. |
| Note |
Special features: Take one step for your family's health hosted by Dr. Nancy Snyderman; Educational PDFs (DVD-ROM drive): 100 ways to eat healthier; 100 ways to add steps; 100 ways to surround your family with success; activity conversion charts for adults & kids, quick tips: using a step counter; interview with producer Tom Spain. |
| Language |
Soundtracks: English or Spanish with optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Obesity.
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Obesity -- Psychological aspects.
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Obesity -- Social aspects.
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Obesity -- Health aspects.
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Overweight persons.
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Weight loss -- Psychological aspects.
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Behavior modification.
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Body image.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary -- Television.
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| Added Author |
Spain, Tom.
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Spain, Linda.
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Fredericks, Andrew.
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Vieira, Meredith.
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Twin Cities Public Television (Saint Paul, Minn.)
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PBS Home Video.
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| ISBN |
0793693446 |
| Standard No. |
841887008457 |
| Music No. |
FATW601 PBS Home Video |
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