Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge Back to Basics (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Documentary

Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge

Back to Basics (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Documentary

Ever since sailors noticed that scurvy could be prevented with citrus fruits, it has been clear that illness could be caused by a lack of certain nutrients. While nutrient-enriched products have reduced diseases caused by vitamin ...See moreEver since sailors noticed that scurvy could be prevented with citrus fruits, it has been clear that illness could be caused by a lack of certain nutrients. While nutrient-enriched products have reduced diseases caused by vitamin deficiency in the developed countries, the problem continues to plague the developing world. And many in poorer countries suffer from the twin problems of poor nutrition and unsafe water, which create a disease burden that is almost unbearable. Back to the Basics explores the connection between health and the essential requirements that so many people take for granted. It also examines how an overabundance of nutrition - in the form of over-consumption - is causing an epidemic of obesity that is spreading across the globe. See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Brad Pitt Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Fight Club (1999)
Glenn Beck Prisoner 1 Prisoner 1 See fewer	Nefarious (2023)
Jacob Gaffney Prisoner 2 Prisoner 2 See fewer	Green Street Hooligans (2005)
Bryan Hiles Al Sommer Al Sommer See fewer	Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge (2005)
Tom Hunsinger Warden Warden See fewer	Lawless Heart (2001)
Robert Jezek Joseph Goldberger Joseph Goldberger See fewer	Event Horizon (1997)