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The Men Who Made Us Thin

Episode 3

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Asia Pacific

In the final instalment of this three-part series, Jacques Peretti asks why the world's population continues to get fatter, despite the fact that billions are spent on weight loss every year. He travels to America to investigate the parallels between food companies and the tobacco industry and meets the activists battling to introduce laws to tax fatty and sugary foods - and facing fierce resistance from industry. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Jacques Peretti
Series Producer:
Mike Radford
Executive Producer:
David Wise
Producer:
Mike Radford
Director:
Mike Radford

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