11 Oct 2005
Once Upon a Time in Polizzi
The film follows Vincent Schiavelli as he returns to Polizzi Generosa, the very town in Sicily his grandparents emigrated from in 1901.
Carb-Loaded: A Culture Dying to Eat
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
Top Billed Cast
David D. Perlmutter Himself
Tim Noakes Himself
Andreas Eenfeldt Himself
Jimmy Moore Himself
Gary Taubes Himself
Jonathan Bailor Self
Jonny Bowden Self
Kashia Cave Self
Ann Cooper Self
Andrea DiMauro Self
Yoni Freedhoff M.D. Self
Jeffery Gerber M.D. Self
Jacqueline Gjurgevich Self
Stephan Guyenet M.D. Self
Adele Hite MPH R.D. Self
Sami Inkinen Self
Meredith Loring Self
David L. Katz Self
Rick Lindquist Self
Marion Nestle Self
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