Overfed & Undernourished

Congratulations Liam!

I've read some of the reviews here and disagree. This is an important message for a lost society. The rate of obesity is climbing as more and more families don't have the time for family sit-down dinners.

First, there is no denying that what you bring into your house is what your children will eat. In Liam's case it's not necessarily his choice what his father brings into the house. This film is obviously directed at parents.

Second, a low-income single parent CAN find it extremely difficult to find time and money to manage healthy meals. In this case packaged foods loaded with preservatives are the solution (no market is neglected these days regardless of the health outcome for the consumer). It's up to us to choose wisely. Good or bad, it is what it is.

Third, changing poor habits can be extremely difficult and requires will power and potentially some discomfort. If this is what other's are balking at, well, we just have different world views. Good habits are built by repetition, practice and conviction. Believing in the long term benefits of your transformation is paramount

Fourth, medical doctor or not there is no doubt that a healthy diet is better than an unhealthy one. It's fairly easy to find information on what a healthy diet is, and this movie doesn't mislead in that regard.

The case is made for prioritizing healthy foods.

The case is made for prioritizing exercise over a sedentary lifestyle.

The case is made for physical and emotional well being at a healthy weight.

Liam should be proud of what he accomplished while recognizing that his family did their level best to help him get there. They showed him the path but he had to go down it.

Understanding that there can be challenges and discomfort in life at 11... no big deal. Learning that you can change your life by changing your own habits... priceless.

While there's a good intention of awareness behind this documentary, there's a tremendous lack of rigour and scientific facts. It's like to hear someone talking about the topic from someone who only has been informed by internet blogs, facebook facts, and a little of self-thinking nonsense.

In no more than 10 minutes a guy called "Don Tolman" credited as a "Wholefood Expert" (yeah...) says some invent nonsense like "The prefix 'nut-' in 'nutrition' comes from the Latin 'nux' (?) which means 'light' (??). 'Nutrition' means 'process of light' (??!!)" You don't need to study latin to know that light in latin is Lux. Ok. But also how the hell do you correlate light with nutrition? What kind of idiot is the target of this sentence?

Also many facts in this documentary are based on poor statements like "Would you feed your kids with Propylene glycol, which is used as antifreeze? No, of course not! However, well, big surprise! is used in most ice creams!! Yeah!! Ice cream is very bad!!" (while propylene glycol, which is used as an edible antifreeze for food not for engines, is considered safe to ingest.. Way more than the sugar in the same icecream.)

Don't waste your time watching this.

...under the guise of making Liam "healthy" were absolutely brutal to this kid.

The "Aunt & Uncle" in this documentary are absolutely horrible human beings. They told him if he ran fast he could be "awesome". What does that tell him? You aren't awesome.

I CANNOT BELIEVE these self-righteous people would treat ANYONE that way, let alone treating a family member that way. I'm absolutely speechless the mental/emotional damage that Liam's family did during this documentary. I'm sure that we didn't see the worst of it.

Why don't these people tell stories about people like Bob Harper. Bob is/was the "trainer" on the NBC show The Biggest Loser who recently had a heart attack. Stop telling these kids that without eating "perfectly" and without "working out/exercising" you are worthless. When asked if he wanted to adhere to the rules on what he called "Veggie Island" that he could go home. His Aunt and Uncle want him to be what he isn't or they don't want him.

Pieces of s* * t!!! You should be ashamed of yourself. You aren't "role models", you are self righteous tyrants.

Good luck Liam. I'm afraid these "adults" in your life, who are supposed to be doing good things for you have done irreversible damage to you. I hope you don't end up in prison or a mental institution, but I'm afraid the die has been cast for your life. When you are old enough to decide where you go or who you associate with, realize that the two adults that were in this documentary DO NOT have your best interest in mind. They have a ridiculous mental image of the perfect little robot and you don't want that and don't deserve that.

Again Liam, best of luck!

This delightful comedy... oh wait...

When the main person calls themselves a doctor, but has no formal medical training or qualifications (PhD) - you know you're not in for much quality in the content. (In Australia 'Doctor' is not a protected term, so anyone can call themselves a doctor). The actual documentary composition & execution was well done, lots of emotion, a well constructed story etc, however the content made it unbearable from start to finish. As others have noted, the child isnt the focus of the film, its about promoting quackery & outdated ideas from centuries ago that pre-date germ theory. There's no science or information in here at all that is helpful. The child is basically used (exploited?) as a way for people to get their heads on camera to push their ideals, and promote themselves & their way of life. Its sad to see vulnerable people sitting in some sort of class/lecture being preyed upon by these people taking their money & offering nothing in return.

I could sit here and tear apart all the non-sense that's stated, other reviews have some lovely snippets, but its not worth any time.

If you actually want information on health & obesity - Satchin Panda & Michael Mosely would be 2 of the best sources on the planet.

Well i agree that the world has way too much processed garbage food i dont agree with doing this to an 11yr old let the kid go through puberty an hit his growth spurt most kids grow out of their chubbiness then liam is only 80kg not 180kg let this kid be a kid a little longer before you traumatize him with body issues an lack of self esteem for all you know he coulda grow out of it.i know his family cares alot an is scared losing the mother so young but wait to do something like this when the child is 16 or older.at this age just try an expose them to as many healthy eating options as you can without the your fat an gonna die lecture an get out an do more family activities.