"This feature-length documentary follows a man as he sheds nearly half his body weight (63.5 kg) by complete starvation under hospital observation. The film explores what brought him to so desperate a course and catalogues what actions other overweight people are taking, singly or in groups, to reduce to healthier proportions. Medical authorities comment on some misconceptions and malpractices of the slimming industry."
I first watched this in 1970 and it struck me as an important film. I watched it again in 2023 and although it is dated, and found it fasscinating. Recommended to anyone interested in the topic of obesity. DJE
A Matter of Fat. 1 hr and 38 minutes. National Film Board of Canada, 1969
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