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The Men Who Made Us Thin

2013
1 season
4 episodes
Documentary

Jacques Peretti investigates the connections between obesity and weight loss, confronting some of the men making a fortune from our desire to become thin.

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  • Episode 1

    1.Episode 1

    08-08-2013

    As obesity escalates, the diet business is booming. In this four-part series, Jacques Peretti investigates the connections between obesity and weight loss, and confronts some of th...

  • Episode 2

    2.Episode 2

    15-08-2013

    In the second of this four-part series, Jacques charts the story of the fitness industry and examines the links between exercise and weight loss. He speaks to the former Global Hea...

  • Episode 3

    3.Episode 3

    22-08-2013

    Jacques Peretti continues his examination of the weight-loss industry and discovers how the World Health Organisation's recognition of obesity as an epidemic provided millions of n...

  • Episode 4

    4.Episode 4

    29-08-2013

    In the final instalment of this four-part series, Jacques Peretti asks why the world's population continues to get fatter, despite the fact that billions are spent on weight loss e...

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