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New Documentary Combats Childhood Obesity
By Arashi Young
Of The Skanner News
I
t’s an overcast day in Cleveland, Miss.
Golden sun rays trickle through trees as
an obese teen runs through the woods.
Davion Bland comes to a rest and speaks of
his dream to become a football star.
Davion practices at a football camp, but
he quickly gets tired and has to sit on the
sidelines. Angry and dejected, his obesity
threatens his dream and his life.
“I can’t even participate through the whole
thing,” he said. “I’ve got diabetes already, I
might not probably live that long. I want to
live as long as everybody else.”
Davion’s story is told in the new docu-
mentary, Bite Size, which follows four teens
from around the country on their journey to
become healthier and lose weight.
The film will be screened July 29 at the
Clinton Street Theater. Proceeds from the
screening will benefit the Alliance for a
Healthier Generation, a non-profit organiza-
tion working to eliminate childhood obesity.
The event will also feature a short presen-
tation on BEYOND 7/2, a record-breaking
challenge by Colin O’Brady. The profes-
sional athlete will attempt to climb the tall-
est peak on every continent within 6 months.
Through this feat, O’Brady hopes to raise $1
million to combat childhood obesity.
According to the Alliance for a Healthi-
er Generation, about one out of every three
kids is overweight or obese. These children
her peers and mentors are either diabetic or
pre-diabetic.
Bite Size explores the networks and in-
fluences surrounding the youth, from af-
ter-school athletic programs, to non-profit
nutrition education classes, to weight loss
Overweight children are at risk of suffering from
type two diabetes and asthma, and are more
likely to develop heart issues as adults
are more likely to be overweight adults,
carrying this extra weight throughout their
entire lives.
Overweight children are at risk of suffer-
ing from type two diabetes and asthma, and
are more likely to develop heart issues as
adults.
In the documentary, Davion gives a
firsthand account of diabetes. He was the
youngest in his family to be diagnosed at
age 12. His bulky frame is well-suited to a
tackle position, but due to his diabetes, his
legs give out from under him and he is easi-
ly knocked over.
The other teens in the film don’t fare
much better than Davion. One is pre-diabet-
ic. Another lives in a world where most of
has one of the highest rates of obesity. The
youth are surrounded by dense, cheap, pro-
cessed foods and they aim to eat their mon-
ey’s worth.
A particularly heartbreaking scene from
the documentary was when Keanna’s school
counselor, Lisa Ross, learns that there will
be no budget for physical education equip-
ment.
Ross, who is living with diabetes and try-
ing to help kids lose weight, falls apart when
she hears the news.
Bite Size shows the efforts to reach kids
where they are and teach them skills that
they will use for the rest of their lives. It
emphasizes the importance of networks,
support groups, mentors, family and friends.
Ross also believes the best motivation for
healthy living comes from loving oneself.
Towards the end of the documentary, she
summed up her thoughts: “If you don’t see
no good about yourself, I don’t care how
much weight you lose, it’s coming back.”
camps. The parents struggle to find the right
motivation to keep their kids active and en-
gaged.
The parents and mentors themselves be-
come entwined in the narrative.
As the teens struggle with their weight,
their parents eat fried pork chops, McDon-
ald’s cheeseburgers and Cheetos cheese
puffs around them. One of the teens literally
grew up in a candy store, as her father man-
aged a fudge shop.
The documentary touched
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