Tipping the scales

Canada, 1981

TV show
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Episode of Series “The Nature of things”
A very topical film on why people and animals are fat or thin. It states that our weight is not determined by food consumption and level of activity but by the number of fat cells programmed into the body at childhood.

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producer/director

Richard Longley

production company

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:50:50:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1981

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The Nature of things

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The Nature of things

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