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Facing the Fat

Facing the Fat

# 55 Days.... 1 Man... 0 Food.
Family   Documentary   Drama
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2009-01-18
⌚ Running Time: 101 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.2

Beloved Cast

Kenny Saylors original image
Himself
Kenny Saylors
Sonia Woodfield original image
Herself
Sonia Woodfield
L. Sullivan original image
Herself
L. Sullivan
Paul Allan Brunotto original image
Himself
Paul Allan Brunotto
Ata Servati original image
Himself
Ata Servati
Jeremy Gilbreath original image
Himself
Jeremy Gilbreath

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