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Each 90-minute film offers compelling stories of individuals and families facing these
medical crises, as well as insight into the latest research. The result is a comprehensive
picture of the complex physiological, psychological, and social factors that drive the
alarming prevalence of heart disease and obesity in America today. Following each film is
a 30-minute special with medical experts answering questions from a studio audience and
providing specific strategies for prevention and treatment.
THE HIDDEN EPIDEMIC: Heart Disease In America
How can a seemingly healthy 44-year-old suddenly drop dead from a massive heart attack? His case is not unusual, as the 90-minute documentary explains. More than half of all people who die of heart disease succumb suddenly without warning-and the other half have the disease lurking in their bodies for many years before it strikes. There is no cure, but doctors are making remarkable discoveries about the disease: where it starts, how it occurs, and what that means for us.
Airs on KNME: Sunday, April 15, 3:00-5:00pm
| FAT: What No One Is Telling You With 66 percent of U.S. adults either overweight or obese, our girth is a serious public health issue. Yet many of us still view being overweight as a character flaw, a lack of self-control, or even a moral crime. But does fat really equal failure? FAT: What No One is Telling You explores the myriad psychological, physiological and environmental factors that can make it so tough to shed pounds and keep them off. In this documentary, Executive producer Naomi Boak and producer/director Tom Spain, both Emmy Award honorees, share new scientific knowledge about hunger, eating, and human metabolic operation. This film also explains our psychological responses to food, and shows how external pressures (such as oversized restaurant portions and the unending barrage of food advertisement) make fighting fat so difficult, both on the personal and national levels. Airs on KNME: Sunday, April 15, 1:00-3:00pm |