Facing the Fat

Jan 18, 2009

1h 41m

★ 4.7

55 Days.... 1 Man... 0 Food.

Overview

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.

Genres

Family

Documentary

Drama

Production Companies

Edde Brothers Entertainment

Saylors Brothers Entertainment

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Cast

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Kenny Saylors

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Sonia Woodfield

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L. Sullivan

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Paul Allan Brunotto

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Ata Servati

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Jeremy Gilbreath

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