videohttp://www.nfb.ca/film/matter_of_fatWilliam Weintraub<iframe src="http://www.nfb.ca/film/matter_of_fat/embed/player" width="530" height="345" ></iframe><p style="width:(( width ))px"><a href="http://www.nfb.ca/film/matter_of_fat" target="_blank"><em>A Matter of Fat</em></a> by <a href="http://www.nfb.ca/explore-all-directors/william-weintraub/" title="more films by William Weintraub" target="_blank">William Weintraub</a>, <a href="http://www.nfb.ca" target="_blank">National Film Board of Canada</a></p> http://media5.nfb.ca/medias/nfb_tube/thumbs_small/2010/A-matter-of-fat_small.jpgThis feature-length documentary follows a man as he sheds nearly half his body weight (63.5 kg) by complete starvation under hospital observation. The film explores what brought him to so desperate a course and catalogues what actions other overweight people are taking, singly or in groups, to reduce to healthier proportions. Medical authorities comment on some misconceptions and malpractices of the slimming industry. 1.0National Film Board of Canadahttp://www.nfb.ca530345204115