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The Weight of the Nation

Consequences (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 69 min | Documentary

The Weight of the Nation examines the long-term health consequences of obesity in America. It pays special attention to childhood weight problems and heart disease, the negative impact of high weight on heart and liver function, the link ...See moreThe Weight of the Nation examines the long-term health consequences of obesity in America. It pays special attention to childhood weight problems and heart disease, the negative impact of high weight on heart and liver function, the link between weight gain and diabetes, and the social costs of the obesity epidemic. Written by Shatterdaymorn See less
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Composer
Daniel Freiberg (series original music by)
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Updated May 14, 2012

Release date
May 14, 2012 (United States)

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40 cast members
Name Known for
Cindy Roach
Self - School Bus Driver Self - School Bus Driver   See fewer
Gerald Berenson
Self - Founder, Bogalusa Heart Study, Tulane University School of Medicine Self - Founder, Bogalusa Heart Study, Tulane University School of Medicine   See fewer
Peter Katzmarzyk
Self - Epidemiologist, Pennington Biomedical Research Center Self - Epidemiologist, Pennington Biomedical Research Center   See fewer
Stephanie Broyles
Self - Epidemiologist, Pennington Biomedical Research Center Self - Epidemiologist, Pennington Biomedical Research Center   See fewer
Kathy Pigott
Self - Teacher, Bogalusa Middle School Self - Teacher, Bogalusa Middle School   See fewer
Joe Culpepper
Self - Bogalusa Police Department (as Capt. Joe Culpepper) Self - Bogalusa Police Department (as Capt. Joe Culpepper)   See fewer
Jack P. Shonkoff
Self - Director, Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University Self - Director, Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University   See fewer
Thomas Frieden
Self - Director, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (as Dr. Tom Frieden) Self - Director, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (as Dr. Tom Frieden)   See fewer
Shiriki Kumanyika
Self - Professor of Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Self - Professor of Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania   See fewer
Marlene Schwartz
Self - Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University Self - Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University   See fewer
Francis Collins
Self - Director, National Institutes of Health (as Dr. Francis Collins) Self - Director, National Institutes of Health (as Dr. Francis Collins)   See fewer
Rudy Leibel
Self - Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center Self - Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center   See fewer
Thomas Farley
Self - Commissioner, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Self - Commissioner, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene   See fewer
Deborah Lomax
Self - Deputy Director, Bronx District Public Health Office Self - Deputy Director, Bronx District Public Health Office   See fewer
Michael Nutter
Self - Mayor of Philadelphia Self - Mayor of Philadelphia   See fewer
America Bracho
Self - Executive Director, Latino Health Access Self - Executive Director, Latino Health Access   See fewer
Tony Iton
Self - Senior Vice President, Healthy Communities, Tha California Endowment (as Anthony Iton) Self - Senior Vice President, Healthy Communities, Tha California Endowment (as Anthony Iton)   See fewer
Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge
Self - Director, Bureau of Family, Youth, and Infant Health, City of Nashville Self - Director, Bureau of Family, Youth, and Infant Health, City of Nashville   See fewer
Karl Dean
Self - Mayor of Nashville Self - Mayor of Nashville   See fewer
Anna Busby
Self - School Health Nurse, Bogalusa Middle School Self - School Health Nurse, Bogalusa Middle School   See fewer
Marsha Culpepper
Self - School Health Nurse, Bogalusa Middle School Self - School Health Nurse, Bogalusa Middle School   See fewer
Raghubir Mangat
Self - Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center Self - Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center   See fewer
Donald Lloyd-Jones
Self - Chair, Preventative Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Self - Chair, Preventative Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine   See fewer
Jon Lomasney
Self - Director of Autopsy, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Self - Director of Autopsy, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine   See fewer
Roy Agee
Self - Musician Self - Musician   See fewer
Deborah Clegg
Self - Metabolism Investigator, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Self - Metabolism Investigator, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center   See fewer
Samuel Klein
Self - Director, Center for Human Nutrition Washington University School of Medicine Self - Director, Center for Human Nutrition Washington University School of Medicine   See fewer
Peter Gluckman
Self - Director, Centre for Human Evolution, Adaptation, and Disease (as Sir Peter Gluckman) Self - Director, Centre for Human Evolution, Adaptation, and Disease (as Sir Peter Gluckman)   See fewer
David Flum
Self - Surgeon, University of Washington Medical Center Self - Surgeon, University of Washington Medical Center   See fewer
Robert Lustig
Self - Pediatric Endocrinologist, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Self - Pediatric Endocrinologist, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital   See fewer
Jennifer Ericson
Self - Weight Gain Study Participant Self - Weight Gain Study Participant   See fewer
Elisa Fabbrini
Self - Washington University School of Medicine Self - Washington University School of Medicine   See fewer
William Dietz
Self - Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Self - Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   See fewer
Eduardo Sanchez
Self - Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Self - Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas   See fewer
Nora Volkow
Self - Neuroscientist, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse Self - Neuroscientist, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse   See fewer
Mary Hanley
Self - Dan's Wife Self - Dan's Wife   See fewer
Dan Hanley
Self - Diabetes Patient Self - Diabetes Patient   See fewer
David Nathan
Self - Director, Diabetes Center, Massachusetts General Hospital Self - Director, Diabetes Center, Massachusetts General Hospital   See fewer
Philip Marineau
Self - Former President, The Quaker Oats Company, Pepsi-Cola North America Self - Former President, The Quaker Oats Company, Pepsi-Cola North America   See fewer
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