New ‘Bite Size’ Documentary Sheds Light on the Challenges Kids Face In Conquering Obesity

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A new documentary, Bite Size is sure to shed light on some of the issues that so many children and families in the U.S. today face as a result of childhood obesity.

The film takes us into the lives of four children including 11-year old Moises “Moy” Gutierrez, 13 year old Keanna, 13 year old Emily, and 12 year old Davion and the day to day challenges they face such as dealing with bullies, social stigma, and diabetes as a result of their weight status.

According to an article about the movie, the film’s producer Eric Gallegos grew up with a type 2 diabetic father himself, that’s why he joined forces with director Corbin Billings to raise awareness of the challenges that kids, parents, teachers, schools and communities face from living in an environment laden with junk food like chips, soda and other highly processed foods.

With 39% of Latino kids being overweight or obese, the challenge of beating obesity and all its related illnesses is very real. However, together we can work to resolve these issues by taking a community-wide approach to beating obesity.

Parents, teachers, students, and all members of the community hold the solutions to beating obesity and addressing several of the nation’s health disparities.

Read more about the documentary here. Check out ‘BiteSize’ the movie here and see the movie’s trailer below.

Learn more about how junk food marketers target Latino kids with unhealthy ads and what you can do about it, by accessing Salud America!‘s Growing Healthy Change Healthier Marketing resources here.