“How to Get Fat Without Really Trying” is an ABC News special that was hosted by the late Peter Jennings.
Obesity is fast on its way to becoming the nation’s largest and most costly public health problem. While much of the public debate about obesity has focused on personal responsibility, “How To Get Fat Without Really Trying” gives insight into the food industry and how it is fueling America’s obesity epidemic and ensuing health problems.
In this program, Jennings demonstrates for the first time how more federal agricultural subsidies are going to foods Americans should be eating less, while fewer subsidies go to foods we should be eating more. Jennings also takes a bold look at the marketing of unhealthy food to children, raising the question: should children be protected from junk food marketing?
The video clip presented here is the first 10 minutes of this hour-long news special Peter Jennings Reporting: How to Get Fat Without Really Trying.
