Heavy Weight
A 1/3 of all adult males and ½ of all adult females are over weight in South Africa today. That's 40% of the population! This film explores the rise of new million pound companies who charge customers to teach them how to lose weight. The statistics are not good and with obesity rising 20% each year, South Africans are looking towards these new clinics, groups and health advises for help. But is it a waste of money? Simple healthy eating and living programmes and advice are now available free from the South African government.
Heavy Weight
26 Mins
02:10 - Shots of very greasy fried food.
05:13 - Footage showing a lady having a blood test in order to calculate her body mass index.
05:56 - A diet group being weighed.
09:44 - Shots taken inside a fast food shop where everything is fried in oil.
10:16 - Shots showing obese 31 year olds Martha and Brenda eating big plates of fried fast food.
13:30 - Footage showing a Weight Watchers group having a meeting.
16:22 - Shots showing a lady at the gym.
17:36 - A montage of edited shots show the before and after effect of weight loss on a selection of people.
20:23 - A large aerobics class with all types of people, young and old, fat and thin.
21:46 - A diet pills factory.
22:34 - Shots of healthy food produce, such as fruit and vegetables in a supermarket.
FULL SYNOPSIS
05:13 - Footage showing a lady having a blood test in order to calculate her body mass index.
05:56 - A diet group being weighed.
09:44 - Shots taken inside a fast food shop where everything is fried in oil.
10:16 - Shots showing obese 31 year olds Martha and Brenda eating big plates of fried fast food.
13:30 - Footage showing a Weight Watchers group having a meeting.
16:22 - Shots showing a lady at the gym.
17:36 - A montage of edited shots show the before and after effect of weight loss on a selection of people.
20:23 - A large aerobics class with all types of people, young and old, fat and thin.
21:46 - A diet pills factory.
22:34 - Shots of healthy food produce, such as fruit and vegetables in a supermarket.