Forum Question:  

1.  What barrier(s) did WON mention that people face that prevent them from achieving a healthy weight?  How is this similar or different to barrier(s) you face? What solutions can you come up with to overcome these barrier(s)?

2. Has the information this week changed your personal  views on obesity and the people who struggle with obesity? Why or why not?  Include specific example(s) from WON to support your answer.

3.  Of the 6 tips that Yolanda and Dr. Klein gave for weight loss (in the video Choices), which ones have you found worked for you in supporting a healthy lifestyle?  Do you have any tips of your own you could add to this list? 

 

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THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION DOCUMENTARY

A documentary called, "THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION" was released through HBO documentary.  The below information was taken from their website describing the project:

"Bringing together the nation’s leading research institutions, THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION is a presentation of HBO and the Institute of Medicine (IOM), in association with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and in partnership with the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Kaiser Permanente.

The centerpiece of THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION campaign is the four-part documentary series, each featuring case studies, interviews with our nation’s leading experts, and individuals and their families struggling with obesity. The first film, CONSEQUENCES, examines the scope of the obesity epidemic and explores the serious health consequences of being overweight or obese. The second, CHOICES, offers viewers the skinny on fat, revealing what science has shown about how to lose weight, maintain weight loss and prevent weight gain. The third, CHILDREN IN CRISIS, documents the damage obesity is doing to our nation’s children. Through individual stories, this film describes how the strong forces at work in our society are causing children to consume too many calories and expend too little energy; tackling subjects from school lunches to the decline of physical education, the demise of school recess and the marketing of unhealthy food to children. The fourth film, CHALLENGES, examines the major driving forces causing the obesity epidemic, including agriculture, economics, evolutionary biology, food marketing, racial and socioeconomic disparities, physical inactivity, American food culture, and the strong influence of the food and beverage industry."

We are going to watch 3 videos taken from the documentary, "THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION".  We will discuss the information from these videos in the forums, and you will also have study questions related to the below videos.  Although not required, I strongly encourage you to watch all 4 parts of this documentary.  You can find all four videos at: HBO's Weight of the Nation

 

The below video is on Poverty and Obesity taken from the documentary, "THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION". 

(It is about 22 minutes long.) 

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 The below video is Part 2:  Choices, of the 4 part documentary, "WEIGHT OF THE NATION".

(It is about 1 hour long.)

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The below video is on The Quest to Understand the Biology of Weight Loss taken from the documentary, "THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION".

(It is about 22 minutes long)

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