Dr. David R. Flum (pictured right), Professor, Associate Chair of Research and the
Director of the Surgical Outcomes Research Center (SORCE), UW Department of Surgery provides insights to several areas regarding the growing obesity epidemic in the HBO documentary film 'The Weight of the Nation.' Below are links to the film's four parts:

The Weight of the Nation - Part 1: Consequences >>
Dr. Flum explains the rise in cryptogenic cirrhosis of the liver as it relates to the current increase in obesity
(starts at 40:15).

The Weight of the Nation - Part 2: Choices >>
Dr. Flum describes the benefits and cautions to bariatric surgery (starts at 51:06).

The Weight of the Nation - Part 3: Children in Crisis >>

The Weight of the Nation - Part 4: Challenges >>
Dr. Flum comments on the link between people eating too much of what is not good for them, the inevitable
path towards obesity and diabetes and how we are paying for it at the backend (starts at 43:44).


Modified May 2012 - MDH