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  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: August 8, 2013
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 4
  • Networks: BBC Two
  • Genres: Documentary
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The Men Who Made Us Thin(2013)

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Jacques Peretti investigates the connections between obesity and weight loss, confronting some of the men making a fortune from our desire to become thin.

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Season 1

4 episodes • 2013

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Episode 1Aug 8, 20130.0
2Episode 2Aug 15, 20130.0
3Episode 3Aug 22, 20130.0
4Episode 4Aug 29, 20130.0

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