Philipp Scherer demonstrates a tenth of the body fat we would find in a lean person
Broadcaster: BBC4 (originally BBC2)
Year: 2015 (originally January 2009)
Genre: Documentary
URL: http://bobnational.net/record/284706 *
Review by Lorna McCall
This episode of the documentary series Horizon follows an experiment conducted by Swedish scientist Fredrik Nystrom. In contrast to most studies on obesity, which focus on the laready-overweight, Nystrom takes a novel approach by studying individuals who struggle to put on weight. This programme delves into many different factors the body employs to control our body weight. The following times indicate the start of relevant sections (which are also provided as clips): Continue reading
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