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Peter Jennings Reporting: How to Get Fat Without Really Trying

Peter Jennings Reporting: How to Get Fat Without Really Trying

2003TV Movie
Documentary
⭐ 7.4
IMDB Rating
21 votes

This ABC News special investigates obesity in the United States. Nearly two-thirds of all Americans are overweight and almost one in three Americans is obese. Peter Jennings asks who is to blame for America's weight problem? Is it...

Director
N/A
Writers
Peter Jennings, Keith Summa
Stars
Peter Jennings, Blanche Lincoln, Jim Tillotson
Release Date
December 8, 2003
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Peter Jennings
Peter Jennings
as Self - Host
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Blanche Lincoln
as Self - Senator, Lincoln
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Jim Tillotson
as Self - Professor of Food Policy, Tufts
Marion Nestle
Marion Nestle
as Self - Professor of Food Policy, New York University
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
as Self - Health and Human Services Secretary
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Tom Stenzel
as Self - United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association
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Chip Kunde
as Self - Grocery Manufacturers of America
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Barry Popkin
as Self - Professor of Nutrition, UNC at Chapel Hill
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Rick Berman
as Self - Center for Consumer Freedom
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Michael Mudd
as Self - Executive, Kraft

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
PJ Productions, The Documentary Group

🏷️ Keywords

obesitynutritionfood industrycharacter name in title

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⭐ Featured Review

The film insults the intelligence of the American people
by pbuschette • 2006-12-11
1/10

"Generally I am the first person to defend the media when it comes to charges of sensationalism. I believe that this is a freedom of speech issue and while constant repetition of trite details and Hollywood gossip is frustrating and of little value, we have the right to choose the source of our information. Simply said, just turn it off. That statement is also true about the freedom of what we eat. Peter Jennings theory was strained at best. Two issues came close to the surface of the consciousness of the public. One is the farm bill (which most people don't understand) and the second is ..."

📖 Synopsis

This ABC News special investigates obesity in the United States. Nearly two-thirds of all Americans are overweight and almost one in three Americans is obese. Peter Jennings asks who is to blame for America's weight problem? Is it...