The World Health Organization defines Obesity and overweight as an abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat that can be harmful to health. And he also points out that they have reached epidemic proportions worldwide and every year more than two and a half million people die due to obesity or overweight. But why this obesity epidemic?
The documentary "Beyond the weight" approaches obesity clearly, leaving us with a more complete vision of why there are more and more obese children and adults in the world and making us reflect. And a lot.
More and more children with symptoms previously reserved for adults: heart and respiratory problems, diabetes, depression ... derived from obesity. In Brazil, where the documentary focuses, 33% of children are obese. But it is an epidemic that travels around the world.
The Working Group on Obesity in the World (IOTF) estimates that 200 million school-age children are overweight and 40-50 million of them are obese.
AdvertisingIn the documentary about childhood obesity "Beyond weight" We find answers to this epidemic that involve industry, government, parents, schools and advertising. And we realize this thanks to the real stories that run before our eyes, with real families, interviews with specialists in different countries ...
Directed by Estela Renner, produced by Marcos Nisti and sponsored by the Alana Institute, an NGO that defends child welfare, the report is an in-depth investigation into the impact of obesity on the lives of families, which shows us points of view to Sometimes forgotten and opens the debate about those responsible for obesity.
Definitely, the documentary "Beyond the weight" is a Brazilian production that does not leave indifferent. Its original title is "Muito Allém do peso", it lasts just over an hour and 20 minutes and can be viewed on YouTube with Spanish subtitles, or downloaded from its official website.
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