Carb-Loaded: A Culture Dying to Eat

September. 25,2014 PG

Rating：

7.4

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Food Diet Obesity

Trailer Synopsis Cast

One in three Americans is pre-diabetic. A huge percentage of them do not know that they are sick. Adult onset diabetes is no longer an illness for the obese and elderly. Millions of Americans who regularly exercise and eat a diet recommended by the USDA are classified as "skinny-fat". The connection between the standard American diet and numerous metabolic disorders is now an unspoken fact in most medical circles

Gary Taubes as Himself

Lathe Poland as Self

David L. Katz as Self

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