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Super Obese
A place where losing weight is a matter of life and death

Synopsis:
The quiet farming town of Andover, Ohio is also home to a community unlike any you've ever seen before. Here, an extraordinary group of morbidly obese patients work together to lose thousands of pounds. This is their last resort...this is obesity's rock bottom. Read Full Synopsis...

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Super Obese (2005)
Executive Producer: Bill Hayes
Producer/Director/Writer: Jen Stocks
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"I refuse to go home until I can do this all by myself."

The quiet farming town of Andover, Ohio is also home to a community unlike any you've ever seen before. Here, an extraordinary group of morbidly obese patients work together to lose thousands of pounds. This is their last resort...this is obesity's rock bottom.

Super Obese introduces viewers to Andover Village Retirement Community, home to more than 50 morbidly obese patients who, because of their enormous size and weight, are no longer able to live on their own. At Andover, the patients are put on a reasonable diet, receive physical therapy that eventually leads to an exercise schedule, and take advantage of unique amenities such as extra large wheelchairs, oversized beds, enlarged hallways, and reinforced gurneys. With an average weight of 500 pounds, this obese community works together, setting and reaching weight loss goals.

The ultimate goal is for each patient to lose enough weight that they no longer require assistance and can return to living on their own. Super Obese focuses on three specific patients who share their personal and heartfelt stories of weight gain and weight loss.

 
 

To Contact Andover:
For details on the Andover Village Retirement Community weight-loss program, call 440- 293-5416. Additional information regarding obesity is available on Web sites for the American Obesity Association (www.obesity.org) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov).

 
 

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