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Facing the Fat (2009)

Obesity has become one of the most overwhelming diseases in our modern society, even now considered to be of epidemic proportions. This documentary film dives into this sensitive, but socially powerful topic and exposes shocking statistics of the fattening of our culture. Kenny Saylors, overweight himself, faces his own fat in his life as he embarks upon a 55 day, Doctor supervised, water fast to see the effects of this ancient practice on our bodies today and to examine if healing properties truly do exist within our own bodies in this extreme method of food restriction.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Kenny SaylorsKenny SaylorsHimself
  • Photo of Sonia WoodfieldSonia WoodfieldHerself
  • Photo of L. SullivanL. SullivanHerself
  • Photo of Paul Allan BrunottoPaul Allan BrunottoHimself
  • Photo of Ata ServatiAta ServatiHimself
  • Photo of Jeremy GilbreathJeremy GilbreathHimself

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