| Description |
1 online resource (50 min.) |
| Series |
Health and society in video |
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Fat Doctor ; Series 1, Episode 3 |
| Summary |
Amanda Beere weighs an astonishing 40 stone. After successfully losing weight 2 years ago, Amanda has since then gained a shocking 26st. She's been told that unless she loses weight soon, she'll be dead within the next 5 years. At just 41 years old, she has no life ... and no future. She can't walk and she can't even fit in a car. Her children are her caretakers and even have to help her wash and go to the toilet. We follow Amanda's journey to have life saving surgery. Will her body be strong enough to withstand an operation that will transform not only her life but the lives of her family? |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed Apr. 15, 2014) |
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This edition in English |
| Subject |
Morbid obesity.
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Gastric bypass.
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Obesity, Morbid
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Gastric bypass
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Morbid obesity
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| Genre/Form |
documentary film.
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Documentary films
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Tyson, Cathy.
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Gilhooly, Rebecca.
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Electric Sky (Firm)
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