The Thin Pill
3x60'
The Thin Pill
Synopsis
For the first time in human history, children are facing shorter lives than their parents. The reason? Obesity – it’s a killer epidemic that destroys millions of lives each year. There isn’t a single country that’s been able to reduce its obesity rates . . . and unfortunately Kiwis are heavier than most. If the trend continues, we’ll see nearly half the world’s population as clinically overweight or obese in just 12 years’ time.
But what if there was a silver bullet solution? Well, a team of New Zealand scientists may have found one. Amazingly, it’s all natural - but the solution is not for the faint hearted, or the weak-stomached.
They believe the cure for obesity could lie inside our faeces. Our ‘gut bugs’ team will take fit people’s poo and feed it to obese people to see if it makes them thin. And surprisingly there’s a lot to suggest this theory might not be so crazy.
Presented on behalf of Flame Media.
Keywords & Tags
Science, Obesity, Experiment, Food
Language
English
Duration
3x60'
Format
HD
Genre(s)
Science, Human Interest, Nutrition, Health & Medicine, Health & Medicine, Nutrition
Production Company
Razor Films
Worldwide Distribution
Flame Media
Country
New Zealand
Year
2018
Director(s)
Sofia Wenborn