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1 videodisc (24 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Offers a balanced overview of vitamins and minerals--what they are, why they are so important, and who really needs to take supplements. Experts discuss what happens when there is a deficiency of one of these nutrients, as well as the dangers of mega-dosing.
3) Diet fiction
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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A groundbreaking feature length documentary from the award-winning filmmaker and producer of the popular documentary 'Food Choices.' It follows the audacious filmmaker in his exciting journey into the controversial world of weight loss and dieting, as he uncovers several shocking facts and confronts common misconceptions, and misleading information propagated by the industry over the last several decades.
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1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Executive produced by James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jackie Chan, The Game Changers follows James Wilks - elite Special Forces trainer and winner of The Ultimate Fighter - whose world is turned upside down when he discovers a group of world-renowned athletes and scientists who prove that everything he had been taught about protein was a lie. Directed by Oscar-winner Louie Psihoyos, The Game Changers mixes real-time, groundbreaking science...
5) Fat
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1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Weight loss expert Vinnie Tortorich and award-winning filmmaker Peter Pardini want people to join their team to make a hard-hitting documentary film that exposes the widespread myths and lies around healthy eating, fat, and weight loss and shows how, in spite of all good intentions, they go on getting fatter and fatter.
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1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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This film examines the claim that most if not all degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods. It traces the personal journeys of a pair of pioneering researchers, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn. Although they didn't know each other, their individual research led to startlingly similar conclusions: degenerative diseases could usually be prevented -- and...
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2 videodiscs (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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From the creators of the best-selling documentary Food Matters comes another hard-hitting film certain to change everything you thought you know about food and nutrition. It exposes shocking secrets the diet, weight loss and food industries don't want you to know about deceptive strategies designed to keep you coming back for more. Find out what's keeping you from having the body and health you deserve and how to escape the diet trap forever.
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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"'What fish should I eat that's good for me and good for the planet?' That's the question bestselling author and lifelong fisherman Paul Greenberg (Four Fish; American Catch) sets out to answer in The Fish On My Plate. As part of his quest to investigate the health of the ocean--and his own--Greenberg spends a year eating seafood at breakfast, lunch and dinner, eating over 700 fish meals in hopes of improving his health through a dramatic increase...
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1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A documentary that takes a look at the trillion dollar worldwide 'Sickness Industry', and exposes a growing body of scientific evidence indicating that nutritional therapy can be more effective, more economical, less harmful and less invasive than most conventional medical treatments.
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1 videodisc (35 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Join Robby for a journey of learning and laughs as kids aged 2-5 get to help Officer Oval search for the villainous 'Octagon,' do calisthenics with Mrs. Cat, and more. The jam-packed educational DVD prepares kids for academic success and supplements learning in a fun-filled way.
11) What the health
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1 videodisc (1 hr., 32 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"What the health is a surprising, and at times hilarious, investigative documentary that will be an eye-opener for everyone concerned about our nation's health and how big business influences it"--Container.
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1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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""Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of food journalist Pollan's thesis. Humans used to know how to eat well, he argues, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists. As a result, we face today a complex culinary landscape dense with bad advice and foods that are not "real."...
13) Fed up
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1 videodisc (approximately 99 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Narrated by Katie Couric, the film blows the lid off everything that was known about food and exercise, revealing a 30-year campaign by the food industry, aided by the U.S. government, to mislead and confuse the American public. Exposing the hidden truths contributing to one of the largest health epidemics in history, it follows a group of families battling to lead healthier lives and reveals why the conventional wisdom of 'exercise and eat right'...
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Baby's First Impressions® FOOD FUN introduces children to foods, such as, fruits and vegetables, fun foods and much more in a format designed to nurture your child's early learning skills. Children learn lessons on table manners and good nutrition as well in this high-quality featuring Live-Action and real children while using familiar objects to help make fast learning connections. "First Impressions® uses the same tried and true teach-repeat-reviiew...
15) Pet fooled
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1 videodisc (71 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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An in-depth exposé of the inner workings of the commercial pet food industry, raising questions into the nutritional quality and possible dangers of the products people use to feed their pets.
16) Age of Champions
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This award-winning documentary follows five competitors up to 100 years old who sprint, leap, and swim for gold at the National Senior Olympics.
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1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Dr. Lustig explains that the problem is the quality and not the quantity of food people eat. The real culprit is processed food, loaded with added sugar and stripped of its natural fiber and nutrients. He is leading the groundswell to expose the high sugar content in processed food, and the dangers and costs to our health.
18) Super Size Me
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1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock embarks on a journey to find out if fast food is making Americans fat. For 30 days he can't eat or drink anything that isn't on McDonald's menu; he must eat three square meals a day, he must eat everything on the menu at least once and supersize his meal if asked. He treks across the country interviewing a host of experts on fast food and a number of regular folk while downing McDonald's to try and find out why 37% of American...
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