Discover
America's obesity epidemic--its causes, symptoms, treatments, solutions, and more--is the focus of this multi-part,
multimedia HBO project.
Original Release
05/14/2012
US Release
05/14/2012
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Larry Dwyer | Self |
| Dan Hanley | Self - Diabetes Patient |
| Mary Hanley | Self - Dan's Wife |
| David Nathan | Self - Director, Diabetes Center, Massachusetts General Hospital |
| America Bracho | Self - Executive Director, Latino Health Access |
| Philip Marineau | Self - Former President, The Quaker Oats Company, Pepsi-Cola North America |
| William Dietz | Self - Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Elisa Fabbrini | Self - Washington University School of Medicine |
| Jennifer Ericson | Self - Weight Gain Study Participant |
| David Flum | Self - Surgeon, University of Washington Medical Center |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consequences | Monday, 14 May 2012 |
| 2 | Choices | Monday, 14 May 2012 |
| 3 | Children in Crisis | Tuesday, 15 May 2012 |
| 4 | Challenges | Tuesday, 15 May 2012 |
| 5 | Healthy Mom Healthy Baby | |
| 6 | Latino Health Access: A Model of Community Action | Tuesday, 01 May 2012 |
| 7 | Latino Health Access | |
| 8 | Nashville Takes Action | |
| 9 | Heart Disease | |
| 10 | Poverty and Obesity | |
| 11 | Stigma | |
| 12 | Overweight in the Workplace | |
| 13 | Biology of Weight Loss | |
| 14 | Increasing Markets for Fruit and Veg Farmers | Saturday, 24 November 2012 |
| 15 | Healthy Foods and Obesity Prevention | |
| 16 | Obesity Research |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Larry Dwyer | Self |
| Dan Hanley | Self - Diabetes Patient |
| Mary Hanley | Self - Dan's Wife |
| David Nathan | Self - Director, Diabetes Center, Massachusetts General Hospital |
| America Bracho | Self - Executive Director, Latino Health Access |
| Philip Marineau | Self - Former President, The Quaker Oats Company, Pepsi-Cola North America |
| William Dietz | Self - Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Elisa Fabbrini | Self - Washington University School of Medicine |
| Jennifer Ericson | Self - Weight Gain Study Participant |
| David Flum | Self - Surgeon, University of Washington Medical Center |
| Peter Gluckman | Self - Director, Centre for Human Evolution, Adaptation, and Disease |
| Deborah Clegg | Self - Metabolism Investigator, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
| Roy Agee | Self - Musician |
| Jon Lomasney | Self - Director of Autopsy, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Donald Lloyd-Jones | Self - Chair, Preventative Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Raghubir Mangat | Self - Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center |
| Marsha Culpepper | Self - School Health Nurse, Bogalusa Middle School |
| Anna Busby | Self - School Health Nurse, Bogalusa Middle School |
| Karl Dean | Self - Mayor of Nashville |
| Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge | Self - Director, Bureau of Family, Youth, and Infant Health, City of Nashville |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sheila Nevins | Executive Producer |
| John Hoffman | Executive Producer |
| Ellin Baumel | Producer |
| Tomek Gross | Producer |
| Alexandra Moss | Producer |
| Sonia Dulay | Producer |
| Sarah Teale | Producer |
| Dan Chaykin | Producer |
| Kate Barry | Producer |
Editors
