The Weight of the Nation – Poverty and Obesity

Director: Dan Chaykin | Countries of production: United States | Year: 2012 | Length: 24 min
Language: English | Age: 8+ years

As part of their ‘The Weight of the Nation’ project, HBO released a short film online which looks at the link between poverty and obesity.

The Weight of the Nation – Poverty and Obesity looks at the evidence which suggests that in the US your zip code may matter more than your genetic code, and that socioeconomic disparities that can dramatically affect not just health, but life expectancy. When people have $3 a day to spend on food, and deals are readily available in Fast Food chains, what can be done to break the cycle?

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