Fault Lines - Fast food, Fat profits: Obesity in America

Obesity in America has reached a crisis point. Two out of every three Americans are overweight, one out of every three is obese. One in three are expected to have diabetes by 2050.

Minorities have been even more profoundly affected. African-Americans have a 50 per cent higher prevalence of obesity and Hispanics 25 per cent higher when compared with whites.

How did the situation get so out of hand?

On this week's episode of Fault Lines, Josh Rushing explores the world of cheap food for Americans living at the margins.

What opportunities do people have to eat healthy? Who is responsible for food deserts and processed food in American schools?

Fault Lines finds food revolutions taking place and speaks with the people that are fighting back.

People featured in this film: Marion Nestle, Marlene Schwartz, John Bode, Nelson Eusebio, J. Justin Wilson, Dr. Olajide Williams, Lauren Von Der Pool, Julie Paradis, Cathal Armstrong, Ed Bruske,

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• Category

  • Documentary
  • News

• Starring:

  • Sebastian Walker
  • Zeina Awad
  • Josh Rushing
  • Anjali Kamat

• Produced by:

  • Mat Skene
  • Jeremy Young
  • Andréa Schmidt
  • Elizabeth Gorman
  • Laila Alarian
  • Sweta Vohra
  • Anjali Kamat

[LionEntity]

It's good what they're doing in that school, giving the children fresh vegetables, but they should replace the glasses of milk with fruit juice and water. No dairy should be consumed by a child, except for their mother's breast milk as a baby.

[jungleman68]

punch a fat guy

[startrek1992]

Wrong. You nazi scums are. Dreaming of fourth reich. But you now what? It's not gonna happen :DD

[sentaiaddict]

It's the peoples fault too. No one is making them Fat but themselves. I mean it's their choice. You can eat Fast Food but not too much.

[Tiffany Ward]

omg why are those children handling knives!!

[bcmalreadythere]

Money Money Money. The innocence of the world has been lost in the lust for power and wealth. The big multinationals don't give a hoot about the health of western populations as long as they are in poor health!