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[Fat doctor]. Guy Poingdestre /

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In this episode we meet Guy Poingdestre, a 52 year-old bus driver whose weight has reached 32 stone. At the moment he can't stop eating Kentucky fried chicken. He says he has a 'psychological compulsion to overeat'. As a result of Guy's weight, he also suffers from sleep apnoea,...

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Corporate Author: Electric Sky (Firm) (Producer)
Other Authors: Tyson, Cathy (Narrator), Gilhooly, Rebecca (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: London, England : Electric Sky, 2013.
Series:Health and society in video
Fat Doctor ; Series 2, Episode 5
Subjects:
Morbid obesity.
Gastric bypass.
Obesity, Morbid
Obésité morbide.
Dérivation bilio-pancréatique.
Gastric bypass
Morbid obesity
Documentaries and Factual Films
Streaming videos.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In this episode we meet Guy Poingdestre, a 52 year-old bus driver whose weight has reached 32 stone. At the moment he can't stop eating Kentucky fried chicken. He says he has a 'psychological compulsion to overeat'. As a result of Guy's weight, he also suffers from sleep apnoea, a condition that stops his breathing when he's asleep. Guy has spent years trying to diet, and has sometimes been successful. He achieved a Weight Watchers plaque when he was 37, for losing 8st - and managing to get down to 13st. But success with diets has always been short-lived. Will the operation save him?
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Apr. 15, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (51 min.).
Playing Time:00:50:36