print email comment close Frontline: Diet Wars URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/diet/ Description: This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program from 2004 looks at some popular diets and weight-loss programs (such as Weight Watchers, Atkins, and South Beach) and provides additional background information about diet and health, eating habits, obesity, the USDA food pyramid, and the low-fat and low-carb trends. Includes interviews with nutritionists, video of the program, a teacher's guide, a quiz, and related links. Note: The Reading & Links section contains some dead links. Publisher: WGBH Educational Foundation Extra Keywords Pritikin Ornish low-carbohydrate Library of Congress Subject Headings: Reducing diets Weight loss LII Database Information: Record 20062 created by Jennifer English on 12/15/2005 Last modification on 01/04/2009 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 01/04/2009 Published: 12/22/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20062