Horizon · SEASON 46
Why Are Thin People Not Fat?
Episode 1 · 2009-01-26
- Documentary
Episode overview
The world is affected by an obesity epidemic, but why is it that not everyone is succumbing? Medical science has been obsessed with this subject and is coming up with some unexpected answers. As it turns out, it is not all about exercise and diet. At the centre of this programme is a controversial overeating experiment that aims to identify exactly what it is about some people that makes it hard for them to bulk up.
60 minutes
Season 46 episodes
1. Why Are Thin People Not Fat?2009-01-26
2. Cannabis: The Evil Weed?2009-02-03
3. Why Do We Dream?2009-02-10
4. Can We Make a Star on Earth?2009-02-17
5. The Secret Life of Your Bodyclock2009-02-24
6. What's the Problem with Nudity?2009-03-03
7. How to Survive a Disaster2009-03-10
8. Who Do You Want Your Child to Be?2009-03-17
9. Why Can't We Predict Earthquakes?2009-03-24
10. Alan and Marcus Go Forth and Multiply2009-03-31
11. How Violent Are You?2009-05-12
12. Do I Drink Too Much?2009-12-22
13. The Secret You2009-12-22
14. Fix Me2009-12-22
15. Who's Afraid of a Big Black Hole?2009-12-22
16. Why Do We Talk?2009-12-22
17. How Long is a Piece of String?2009-12-22
18. How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth?2009-12-09
