The Student Body Page #7

Synopsis: In an effort to address the obesity epidemic, notification letters are being sent to students whose body mass do not fall within a narrow range deemed "acceptable" by the government; essentially telling children, even as young as kindergarteners, that they are fat. When a determined sixth-grader in Ohio voices her protest against the 'Fat Letters', student journalist Bailey Webber is inspired to take her fight to the highest levels of government. THE STUDENT BODY is a true underdog story of two brave girls who take a stand against bullying, government intrusion and hypocrisy while exploring the complex and controversial truths behind the childhood obesity debate.
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2016
85 min
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I think it's weasel of me...

We... very weaselly of me

- to not get on your scale.

- No, I understand.

No, I will weigh myself only...

Yeah.

Because I think

it's wrong not to.

Yeah.

But I've given you every reason

why I hate it

as much as anybody else

and I don't wanna go

on the record

that I've ever been this heavy.

I'm so mad

because I shouldn't be,

but let's do it.

You... oh, are you sure?

Yeah, no, it's fair.

Okay.

Oh, you put it right here.

Okay, one second.

So, what is my...

What is my allowance on...

Yeah. Well...

All these pretend pounds

of clothes that I'm wearing?

We'll take off five pounds.

Okay.

Okay.

So here's the thing...

So, tap it once

and then you step on it.

Tap it and then get it on?

Yeah.

So this is why really sucks

because... okay, there.

Oh, oh, sorry.

So, um...

What were you saying?

Don't step on it yet.

'Cause I know that I'm...

Okay, you tell me...

Do I do it now?

Now you can.

Okay.

So this is gonna really suck

for me...

Uh-hmm.

Because... oh.

So I'm about five

overruns this week,

but I can live with that.

With everyone's support, yeah.

But that is what it is.

As I travel

the country with my scale

making friends

and making my case

I still couldn't reach

the one person

closest to my home.

And then out of the blue

it happened.

I'm sitting here at the computer

doing my homework

and I look over to the TV

and senator Kearney

is on the news.

This is the man

I've been chasing for so long

and he's on the news.

Okay. Hold on.

Let me rewind this.

I just literally got an email

from the campaign

- two minutes ago.

- Senator Kearney,

that's him.

So, Wednesday, it looks

like the president is going

to be here.

The man who doesn't give

interviews is on the news.

And he says where he's gonna be.

President Obama

is expected to arrive

in Cincinnati tomorrow night.

It's gonna be his free

two minutes ago, so, Wednesday,

it looks like the president

is going to be here.

And he's gonna be there, too.

I guess him

and the president are tight.

I got to find out

where there is.

I'm sorry but we won't be able

to get you any more tickets

because the event is sold-out.

I'm trying to think

is there any other,

like, way I could get it in?

There'd be any extra seating,

I can stand.

Well, you're welcome

to come down

and show your support,

but without a ticket,

I'm afraid you won't be able

to get in.

I'm a student

and I'm studying journalism

and, um,

and I would like to get in

because I'm trying

to get this interview

with the senator.

Well, if you have a press pass,

you might be able

to get in that way,

but that's not handled by us.

Do you have press credentials

from your school?

What are press credentials?

Well, press credentials

are like an ID

that identify you

as a journalist

or at work.

Okay.

But again, press passes

aren't issued by us.

That's handled

by the president's staff.

So, I'm not really sure

what to tell you there.

I may not have

press credentials,

but I have Photoshop

and a printer.

My heart was racing.

After all this time,

I've almost made it,

and behind this door

was my destiny.

Actually I was wrong.

Behind that door

was the secret service.

Thank you.

After a few

uncomfortable minutes

of explaining myself,

turns out the president's

people were kind of cool.

They even issued me

a white house press pass

for the event.

Hi. This is Bailey Webber.

I'm here from university

of Cincinnati

and I saw on the news

that senator Kearney

was gonna be here.

So I was hoping maybe

to get an interview with him.

I'm in the press area,

so it'd be great

if you give me a call back maybe

if you can come over here

and just talk to me.

That'd be great.

Thank you so much. Bye.

Maybe he's here.

Hello, Ohio.

Wow.

It's the president.

The fight just yet.

I am not ready to give up

on that fight.

Wait, Kearney's

right over there.

For those of you who

and still trying to open

their minds.

This is not just a choice

between two candidates

and two parties,

it's a choice between two

- different visions of America.

- Where is he?

He just left.

He was standing

right over there.

A choice between a return.

Hi, this is Bailey again

calling for the senator

and I see him right here.

I was wondering if he could

just come to the press area

so I can interview him

real quick

if that's all right.

Thank you so much. Bye.

In the past,

we feel the same way.

We want you first.

You don't...

Let's see if he comes.

I got it.

That's him.

Yeah, that's him.

And so this can't make

you have to want

the change, right?

And it starts

with the choices that you make,

and this is what I tell my kids,

make healthy choices, right?

It's comforting to think

it's diet and exercise,

because it's something

that feels controllable.

Just think about putting

a little more fruits

and vegetables on that tray

and then trying to eat them.

Can you do that?

Come on now.

There are a lot

of researchers out there that,

that will insist

it's a simple physics equation,

energy in, energy out,

and it should be fine,

but that's not the case.

You have to be active

and move, right?

Can you help me with that?

Yes.

Yeah.

We need to stop

putting this on the kids

and saying it's your fault

or there's something

you're doing wrong.

We don't want whining.

Can you help us by not whining

about a change?

You know,

to single out kids and say,

"you need to change

your behavior,

this number is a problem,"

you know, it's not the number

that's the problem,

it's all of the other issues.

It's not one single thing,

it's gonna be 50,

60 different things

that we'll have to look at.

The truth of the matter is,

there's a big problem

facing our country

and the solution

isn't that easy.

We have been offering eat less,

move more

lifestyle modification,

which is all important,

but we have been offering

that treatment

for the last 50 years.

If it is that simple,

why are we talking

about obesity today?

Why is it not fixed 50 years ago

if it was a simple cure?

Meet Dr. Nikhil Dhurandhar,

a physician with a masters

in nutrition sciences

and a PHD in biochemistry.

Many, many people,

when they hear the word obesity,

the first they think...

Probably think of

is that these people

who are suffering from obesity,

they have no willpower

or no self-discipline,

and that is what has caused

their obesity.

But remember that obesity

is a disease.

Yeah.

It chooses you,

you don't choose obesity.

Dr. Dhurandhar's lifework

has revolved

around researching obesity.

His dad is known as the father

of obesity practice in India,

and he's not only the chair

and professor

of nutritional sciences

here at Texas tech university,

but he's also president

of the obesity society.

Maybe we should listen

to what he has to say.

But some people seem to think

they have inherent knowledge

about how to prevent

or treat obesity

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