Choices

Films Media Group, (film distributor.). Home Box Office (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: This program provides viewers with the "skinny" on fat, sharing scientific insights into how to lose weight, maintain weight loss, and prevent weight gain. Stories include: weight-loss tips from a supervised program at Washington University; the history and myths of dieting; the benefits and drawbacks of bariatric surgery (in which stomach size is reduced); the importance of losing weight (even just a little) to prevent or reverse diabetes; and the extreme vigilance it takes to achieve and maintain a significant weight loss.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 13 min., 0 sec.)) : sound, color.
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Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Home Box Office (Firm), [2012]
Distributor: New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Films Media Group, 2017.
Copyright: ©2012

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:october.17 Originally released by Home Box Office (Firm), 2012. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on May 04, 2017. Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	Learning to Make a Change (4:26) -- Is there a Right Way to Lose Weight? (2:07) -- Start with Small Steps (4:15) -- Dieting (3:46) -- The Set Point: Why Maintaining Weight Loss is So Hard (2:29) -- How Can I Save Myself from Diabetes? (6:43) -- Vivia's Story (2:36) -- Single Best Thing for Weight Loss? (3:31) -- Facts and Myths about Exercise (3:49) -- What Can I Do at Work to Improve My Health? (6:00) -- Stress Increases Weight Gain (5:24) -- Tom Perricone's Story (2:10) -- Who Should Have Bariatric Surgery? (4:23) -- Darrell Phillipson's Surgery (4:10) -- Phillipson's Surgery: Five Months Later (3:13) -- Maintaining Weight Loss On Your Own (2:52) -- National Weight Control Registry (6:19) -- Credits: The Weight of The Nation: Part 2- Choices (2:12)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Restrictions: NLC students and staff only. Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	9 & up.
System Details Note:	Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access may be limited to affiliated libraries. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description (Films Media Group, May 17, 2017)