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Back to Basic (Are We Ready?)
Sunday 7.30pm
7 Sep 2008

Nutrient-enriched products have dramatically reduced instances of vitamin-deficiency in the United States, but such illnesses continue to plague the developing world. In addition to nutritional deficits, many people in poorer countries suffer from easily preventable diseases because they lack other basic necessities, such as clean water and sanitation. "Back to the Basics" explores the vital connection between health and these essential requirements. It also examines how America’s overabundance of nutrition - in the form of overconsumption - is causing problems such as obesity and adult-onset diabetes, which are beginning to spread to the rest of the world.