Continuing the tradition of 2007’sAddictionand 2009’sThe Alzheimer’s Projectin spotlighting the nation’s most pressing health issues, HBO addresses the issue of obesity inThe Weight of the Nation, an initiative that will help launch one of the most far-reaching public health campaigns on this epidemic to date.  Developed in partnership with theInstitute of Medicine(IOM) and in association with some of the world’s foremost health-research organizations. Three years in the making,The Weight of the Nationspotlights the facts and myths of this public-health crisis, showing how obesity affects the health of the nation and cripples the health care system.