Horizon · SEASON 49
The Truth about Fat
Episode 12 · 2012-03-20
- Documentary
Episode overview
Surgeon Gabriel Weston discovers the surprising truth about why so many people are piling on the pounds, and how to fight the fat epidemic. She discovers the hidden battles of hormones that control people's appetites, and sees the latest surgery that fundamentally changes what a patient wants to eat by altering how their brains work. Gabriel is shocked to find out that when it comes to being overweight, it is not always your fault you are fat.
60 minutes
Season 49 episodes
1. Do You See What I See?2011-08-08
2. Seeing Stars2011-08-15
3. The Nine Months That Made You2011-08-22
4. The Core2011-08-31
5. Are You Good or Evil?2011-09-07
6. Fukushima: Is Nuclear Power Safe?2011-09-14
7. Playing God2012-01-17
8. The Truth About Exercise2012-02-28
9. Solar Storms: The Threat to Planet Earth2012-03-06
10. Out of Control?2012-03-13
11. Global Weirding2012-03-27
12. The Truth about Fat2012-03-20
13. Defeating Cancer2012-04-10
