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Inaninstant,29millionAmericansbecamefat,outofshapeanddangerouslyobese…andtheydiditwithouttakingasinglebiteoffood.Itwasalltheresultofadecisiontochangethenationalstandardforobesity.Thequestionis“Whatwasbehindarulingtodeclaresomanypeopletobefat?Wasitpolitical,financialorforthegoodofhumankind?”You’llfindoutthatdietcompanieshaverakedinhugeprofitsbecauseofthenewstandards—guidelinestheweightlossindustryhelpedstructure.<br/> Theanswerliesinanewfilmbyaward-winningdirectorDarrylRobertswho,inafollow-upto“AmericaTheBeautiful”,examinesthecauseofourcountry’sobsessionwithdieting.“AmericaTheBeautiful2:TheThinCommandments”alsoweighsinontheragingdebatebetweendoctorswhosayfatishealthyversusthosewhodisagree.<br/> Themovie,whichpremieresinOctober,offersapassionateandsometimeshumorousdocumentationofthebattletobe…well…thin.Youseeeverythingfromgastricbypasssurgery,anobsessedfitnessfanaticandavictimofanorexia.<br/> There’salsotherevelationthat—basedonnew“fat”guidelines—LeBronJames,oneoftheworld’sgreatestathletes,isobese.SoareDwayne“TheRock”Johnson,TomCruise,WillSmithandChristianBale.<br/> Inwhatoncewaspurelyawoman’sissue,moreandmoremenarebeingtargetedbyadvertiserstodietorbulkuptoresembletheAdonisimagesonthecoverofmen’smagazines.CoveringissuessuchasAmerica’sunhealthydietingcraze,theuseoftheoutdatedandmisleadingBMIscaleandthecurrentlytouted“obesityepidemic,”Robertsdebatesthewidelybelievedconceptsthatyouhavetobethintobehealthy.Duringhisjourney,hediscoverstheplethoraoffactorscontributingtoAmerica’sbodydissatisfaction,manyofwhicharebeingpromotedbydoctors,schools,thegovernment,andeventheFirstLadyoftheUnitedStates.<br/> Roberts’newfilmhumanizeswhathasbecomeanintellectualdebateoverwhetherweightlossprogramsshouldeverbepromoted,bringinghumorwithhisowneffortstoloseweight.<br/> SpiritualguruDeepakChopra,SecretaryofHealthKathleenSebelius,theArchBishopofNYTimothyDolan,PaulCampos,authorChristianLander,CarolynCostinandformerSurgeonGeneralDr.DavidSatcherarefeaturedinthefilm.<br/> Robertsquestionstheseexpertsaboutthepromotionofweightlosssurgeries,faddiets,disorderlyeating,andanationwidefearoffatthatcausespanicwheneverourBodyMassIndexpassesthenumber25.Withoneofthethemostadvancedmedicalsystemsintheworldandalternativehealthmodalitiesatourdisposal,isitpossibletobehealthyatavarietyofsizesandweights?<br/> ThemovieopensinNewYork,October12andplatformsacrossthecountryfromthere.
