Documentaries about Obesity

Gordo, enfermo y casi muerto es un documental estadounidense que sigue la travesía de 60 días realizada por el australiano Joe Cross por todo Estados Unidos, mientras realiza un ayuno de solo jugo para recuperar su salud.

Examinando la influencia de la industria de la comida rápida, Morgan Spurlock explora personalmente las consecuencias en su salud de una dieta de alimentos exclusivamente de McDonald's durante un mes.

A BBC3 production on the health-related effects of obesity. The movie is part human anatomical dissection done by medical practitioners, part interview with clinically obese individuals from the UK.

Obesity has become one of the most overwhelming diseases in our modern society, even now considered to be of epidemic proportions. This documentary film dives into this sensitive, but socially powerful topic and exposes shocking statistics of the fattening of our culture. Kenny Saylors, overweight himself, faces his own fat in his life as he embarks upon a 55 day, Doctor supervised, water fast to see the effects of this ancient practice on our bodies today and to examine if healing properties truly do exist within our own bodies in this extreme method of food restriction.

Four families take part in an experiment to see if they can change the eating behavior of their obese children and influence their future health.

Shocking documentary focusing on young teenagers who are overweight but under age, and the life threatening health dangers they are exposing themselves to.

Billy Robbins is the world's heaviest teenager. At 19 years old and weighing over 800 pounds in Houston Texas, this TLC documentary special follows his attempt to lose the weight that is killing him.

Paul Mason is Britain's Fattest man, this film follows his attempt for weight loss surgery to save his life.

Dzhambulat Khatokhov, aged seven, weighs in at 16 stone. In this documentary a British doctor named Ian Campbell travels to the far south of Russia to uncover a disturbing story.

The show follows five extremely overweight young people at Wellspring Academy, a weight loss boarding school in North Carolina.

Personas cuyo peso les impide realizar una vida normal, se someten a una cirugía de bypass gástrico. La serie sigue los cambios en su peso y en sus vidas a lo largo de un año.

To win we have to lose. HBO shines a bright light on America's obesity epidemic in this multi-part, multi-platform project that looks at causes, symptoms and treatments for the problem...and offers some possible solutions to restore our individual and collective health. Launching one of the most far-reaching public health campaigns on obesity, 'The Weight of the Nation' will feature four HBO documentaries and 10 supplemental films.

Story of a man who suffers from morbid obesity. He weighs 800 pounds and is unable to move, shower, cook or do anything at all. His wife takes care of him but also supplies him with the junk food he loves so much. He finds a team online which is willing to help him. Only thing standing in the way is his inability to control his eating habits.

An examination of America's obesity epidemic and the food industry's role in aggravating it.

Bite Size tells the stories of 4 kids around the country as they embark on a journey to become healthier and lose weight. All it takes is someone to believe in you and the will to try.

A comedian replies to the "Super Size Me" crowd by losing weight on a fast-food diet while demonstrating that almost everything you think you know about the obesity "epidemic" and healthy eating is wrong.

The Andersons, who weigh in at over 3000-lbs for the 6 of them, all have debilitating food addictions and include two family members who weigh in at well over 600-lbs. Inspired by the gastric surgery and 150+ pound weight loss of Nikki this year, this hilarious, yet desperate family is ready to cut the fat and change their ways forever.