Movies / Fat Head (2009)

6/10

Runtime: 104 min

Genres: Documentary

Languages: English

Countries: USA


Comedian and former health writer Tom Naughton dispenses with the false truths perpetuated in such documentaries as Morgan Spurlock's Super Size Me by demonstrating why nearly everything the public has been told about obesity and healthy eating is pure bologna. By losing weight on a high-fat, fast food diet comprised of such dreaded artery-hardeners as double Quarter Pounders and fried chicken, Naughton proves that it's entirely possible to maintain a healthy weight while not depriving ourselves of our favorite foods. Conversations with doctors, nutritionists, and political scientists back up Naughton's claim that government agencies, researchers, scientists, and alarmist documentaries have made Americans so frightened of food that we're losing our ability to enjoy what we eat. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi


Keywords (3)
obesity food fast food
Directors (1) Credit
Tom Naughton ...
Writers (1) Credit
Tom Naughton (written by)
Composers (1) Credit
Tom Monahan ...
Editors (1) Credit
Tom Naughton ...
Cinematographers (1) Credit
Tom Naughton (uncredited)
Actors (16) Credit
Al Sears Himself - Director, Wellness Research Foundation (as Al Sears M.D.)
Chareva Naughton Herself / Veggie Girl / Counter Clerk
Eric Feit Himself (as Eric Feit M.D.)
Eric Oliver Himself - University of Chicago (as Eric Oliver PhD)
George McGovern Himself (archive footage)
Jacob Sullum Himself - Senior Editor, Reason Magazine
Margo Wootan Herself (archive footage)
Mary Dan Eades Herself (as Mary Dan Eades M.D.)
Mary Enig Herself - Biochemist (as Mary Enig PhD)
Michael Jacobson Himself (archive footage)
Michael R. Eades Himself (as Michael R. Eades M.D.)
Peter Paddon Himself - Guy who sees himself on the news
Robert Olson Himself (archive footage)
Sally Fallon Morell Herself - President, Weston A. Price Foundation (as Sally Fallon)
Shirley Naughton Herself
Tom Naughton Himself / John Banzhaf / Deep Throat / The Guy From CSPI / Customer / Body Cells