This program analyzes how advertising, fast food restaurants, labor saving technology, cheaper food production and a car dominated culture have combined to produce the world’s first man-made epidemic - obesity. Facing obesity, social influences, ene rgy intake, our overweight world, and community programs in Sandy Lake and Philadelphia to combat the problem are also noted. Letterboxed; includes additional interviews. Filmmaker Glynis Whiting; hosted by Stephan Rosner. Narrator David Suzuki. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and National Film Board of Canada. Closed captioned.