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Did anyone see Frontline the other night? The topic was obesity and
health. The documentary was about fitness, health and social influences.

Here's the promo:

The world loves fat. It's what food industry executives say adds
precious flavor and "mouth-feel" to our foods, and what doctors 
say
adds detrimental calories to our diets. 91 million Americans are
considered obese-defined as twenty percent above ideal body weight-and
the incidence of obesity is rising around the globe. Today, inundated
by tens of thousands of food ads each year, influenced by a standard
of beauty built on being thin, and fighting a primal craving, we are
losing the war on fat.

You can read more at the following link:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/fat/