Obesity The Post Mortem

Documentary revealing just how dangerous too much fat is to our most vital internal organs The programme follows a specialist pathology team as they conduct a postmortem on the body of a 17stone woman whose body was donated to medical science Their findings as they dissect the body and its organs are startling exposing the devastating impact of obesity with stunning visuals and fascinating medical facts Morbid obesity reduces life expectancy by an average of nine years and is blamed for over 30000 deaths in the UK every year With 65 per cent of people already overweight or obese this extraordinary film is a powerful contribution to the debate about fat food lifestyle and how the health service will cope with the growing obesity crisis