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Obesity: The Post Mortem (2016)
Directed by Melanie Archer, Satiyesh Manoharajah
Documentary · 55m
Documentary revealing just how dangerous too much fat is to our most vital internal organs. The programme follows a specialist pathology team as they conduct a post-mortem on the body of a 17-stone woman whose body was donated to medical science. Their findings, as they dissect the body and its organs, are startling, exposing the devastating impact of obesity with stunning visuals and fascinating medical facts. Morbid obesity reduces life expectancy by an average of nine years and is blamed for over 30,000 deaths in the UK every year. With 65 per cent of people already overweight or obese, this extraordinary film is a powerful contribution to the debate about fat, food, lifestyle and how the health service will cope with the growing obesity crisis.
Cast
Vinette Robinson
Crew
- Director
- Melanie Archer, Satiyesh Manoharajah
- Director of Photography
- Tim Cragg
- Editor
- Chris Weyman-Jones
- Producer
- Melanie Archer
Details
- Release date
- 2016-09-13
- Runtime
- 55m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- World of Wonder