Frontline Season 1998 Episode 19 - Fat

Airdate: 1998-Nov-03

Episode summary:

Despite the appeals of the multi-billion dollar diet and exercise industries, the United States is getting fatter. The media bombards us with images of thin models exuding the message that to be thin is to be beautiful. But for many of us, being thin is a difficult, if not impossible, achievement. FRONTLINE examines how the diet industry is contributing to our frustration over unwanted pounds and asks if one can be healthy, fit, beautiful and fat.

About Frontline series:

Since January 1983, Frontline has served as American public television’s – PBS – flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its ...Show more >