

The Truth About Fat
Genres
Overview
Scientists are coming to understand fat as a dynamic organ—one whose size may have more to do with biological processes than personal choices. Explore the mysteries of fat and its role in hormone production, hunger, and even pregnancy.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
53 min
Release Date
2020-04-08
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
8
6.7
Super Size Me
Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his weight along the way, resulting in a scary conclusion.
2004-01-17 | en
7.5
Untold: Breaking Point
Under pressure to continue a winning tradition in American tennis, Mardy Fish faced mental health challenges that changed his life on and off the court.
2021-09-07 | en
0.0
Crucifixion
On Easter Sunday 2012 the UK's Channel 4 showed a programme entitled Crucifixion in which Gunther von Hagens created his interpretation of the crucifixion of Jesus. The documentary examined the enduring iconic image of the Crucifix. A number of donors were used for the plastination of blood vessels to create the main structure of the body. At the end of the programme von Hagens announced that he did not expect to see the final work of art due to his ill health.
2012-04-08 | en
7.7
Revontulien armoilla
In this documentary, scientists reveal their findings on the influence of solar storms on animal behavior and human transport infrastructure. The documentary explains why solar storms pose a threat to humanity: In extreme cases, they can damage satellites, slow down air traffic and paralyze high-voltage and telecommunications networks.
2019-12-04 | fi
7.2
At Averroes & Rosa Parks
Averroès and Rosa Parks: two units of the Esquirol Hospital, which - like the Adamant - are part of the Paris Central Psychiatric Group. From individual interviews to «carer-patient» meetings, the filmmaker focuses on showing a form of psychiatry that continually strives to make room for and rehabilitate the patients’ words. Little by little, each one eases open the door to their world. Within an increasingly worn-out health system, how can the forsaken be given a place among others.
2024-03-20 | fr
0.0
Psychotherapy
An interesting talk with Dr. Eusebio Rubio-Aurioles, about the current state of psychotherapy.
2022-02-06 | es
8.0
Tukdam – Between Worlds
Most of us think of death as something clear-cut, and that medical science has it neatly figured out. This feature documentary explodes such assumptions through its exploration of a phenomenon that blurs life and death to an unprecedented degree. In what Tibetan Buddhists call tukdam, advanced meditators die in a consciously controlled manner. Though dead according to our biomedical standards, they often stay sitting upright in meditation; remarkably, their bodies remain fresh and lifelike, without signs of decay for days, sometimes weeks after clinical death. Following ground-breaking scientific research into tukdam and taking us into intimate death stories of Tibetan meditators, the film juxtaposes scientific and Tibetan perspectives as it tries to unravel the mystery of tukdam.
2022-09-30 | fi
0.0
The Cholesterol Code
In a world where 92 million Americans rely on statins as their lifeline, one man's unexpected health journey uncovers a medical mystery that could upend everything we think we know about heart health, cholesterol, and the ketogenic diet.
| en
8.3
Irresistible: Why We Can't Stop Eating
Chris van Tulleken takes a personal view at why ultra-processed foods are so irresistible and how they have come to dominate food culture.
2024-11-25 | en
0.0
The Gateway Bug
Over 2 billion people on earth eat insects for protein. The Gateway Bug explores how changing daily eating habits can feed humanity in an uncertain age, one meal at a time.
2017-05-20 | en
7.4
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine Earth's biodiversity collapse and how this crisis can still be averted.
2021-06-04 | en
8.1
Swimming with Legends
A biographical documentary about the Belgian free-diver Fred Buyle and his art of silent diving.
2014-08-28 | en
0.0
Mr. Wizard's Science Secrets
A video cassette that accompanied Play Tech's Mr. Wizard's Science Secrets kit (#1001), produced in 1994, which included 25 props and a booklet used to demonstrate a variety of physics principles.
1994-01-01 | en
6.8
L'affaire Jeanne d'Arc
2023-12-19 | fr
6.7
Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead
Forensic experts scan Pompeii’s victims to investigate why they didn’t escape the eruption.
2019-11-24 | en
8.0
The Eternal Memory
Augusto and Paulina have been together for 25 years. Eight years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Both fear the day he no longer recognizes her.
2023-08-11 | es
7.0
Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World
A teen with autism unlocks a joyous world of self-expression as she shares her voice for the first time using a letter board.
2024-01-21 | en
8.1
Cholesterol: The Great Bluff
The link between heart disease and blood cholesterol is a medical dogma that has existed for the past fifty years and has led to the development of a billion-dollar, low-fat, food industry, as well as to statins, a drug that lower “bad cholesterol” levels, so it has became one of the most prescribed medicines in the world. But more and more researchers are openly questioning the mainstream opinions on cholesterol…
2016-10-18 | fr
7.5
Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating
Crazy Legs Conti is an eccentric New York window washer, nude model and sperm donor, and huge fan of the annual July 4th hot dog eating competition. When he casually breaks the world oyster eating record in New Orleans, he decides to dedicate himself to fulfilling his lifelong dream of becoming a professional competitive eater.
2004-05-04 | en
6.4
Gray's Anatomy
The film documents, in an often dramatic and humorous fashion, Gray's investigations into alternative medicine for an eye condition (Macular pucker) he had developed.
1996-09-11 | en