Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The truth about fat / written, directed and produced by Sarah Holt ; a NOVA production by Holt Productions, LLC, for WGBH Boston in association with ARTE France.

Publisher, Date:

Arlington, VA : PBS, [2020]

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital

optical

NTSC

video file

DVD video

region 1 rdare

Summary:

Scientists are coming to understand fat as a fascinating and dynamic organ - one whose size has more to do with biological processes than personal choices. Through real life stories of hunter-gatherers, sumo wrestlers, and supermodels, Nova explores the complex functions of fat and role it plays in controlling hunger, hormones, and even reproduction.

Target Audience Note:

Not rated by the MPAA; TV rating: TVPG.

Subjects:

Fat -- Health aspects.

Metabolism -- Regulation.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Holt, Sarah, 1956- television director, television producer, editor of moving image work.

Savol, Jaro, 1983- editor of moving image work.

Davis, Hope, 1967- narrator.