The Weight of the Nation Consequences (2012– ) Online
- Original Title :
- Consequences
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Documentary
- Year :
- 2012–
- Cast :
- Cindy Roach,Gerald Berenson,Peter Katzmarzyk
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 1h 9min
- Rating :
- 7.2/10
The Weight of the Nation examines the long-term health consequences of obesity in America. It pays special attention to childhood weight problems and heart disease, the negative impact of high weight on heart and liver function, the link between weight gain and diabetes, and the social costs of the obesity epidemic.
| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Cindy Roach | - | Herself - School Bus Driver |
| Gerald Berenson | - | Himself - Founder, Bogalusa Heart Study, Tulane University School of Medicine |
| Peter Katzmarzyk | - | Himself - Epidemiologist, Pennington Biomedical Research Center |
| Stephanie Broyles | - | Herself - Epidemiologist, Pennington Biomedical Research Center |
| Kathy Pigott | - | Herself - Teacher, Bogalusa Middle School |
| Joe Culpepper | - | Himself - Bogalusa Police Department (as Capt. Joe Culpepper) |
| Jack P. Shonkoff | - | Himself - Director, Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University |
| Thomas Frieden | - | Himself - Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Shiriki Kumanyika | - | Herself - Professor of Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania |
| Marlene Schwartz | - | Herself - Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University |
 | Francis Collins | - | Himself - Director, National Institutes of Health |
| Rudy Leibel | - | Himself - Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center |
| Thomas Farley | - | Himself - Commissioner, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene |
| Deborah Lomax | - | Herself - Deputy Director, Bronx District Public Health Office |
| Michael Nutter | - | Himself - Mayor of Philadelphia |