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The Men Who Made Us Fat Promo

Explore the profitable ways eating habits have been revolutionized over the last 40 years.

08/20/2015 | Rating NR

Vegas PBS

The Men Who Made Us Fat Promo

Preview | 30s

Explore the profitable ways eating habits have been revolutionized over the last 40 years.

The world obesity levels are rising, more people are now overweight than undernourished. Journalist Jacques Peretti explores the profitable ways eating habits have been revolutionized over the last 40 years. Traveling to the USA, he learns about a sweetener championed in the 1970s to make use of the excess corn grown by farmers but now known to interfere with the hormone that controls appetite.

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The Men Who Made Us Fat Promo

Preview | 30s

The world obesity levels are rising, more people are now overweight than undernourished. Journalist Jacques Peretti explores the profitable ways eating habits have been revolutionized over the last 40 years. Traveling to the USA, he learns about a sweetener championed in the 1970s to make use of the excess corn grown by farmers but now known to interfere with the hormone that controls appetite.

08/20/2015 | Rating NR

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