片中跟拍验尸官解剖一具女尸，用最直观的方式，向大家展示了肥胖躯体下最真实的样子。 当然，这里的肥胖指的是自身原因造成肥胖，不包含药物致胖的情况。 被解剖的60岁女尸身高1米67，但体重却有107公斤，典型严重超重。女子死于心脏衰竭，生前自愿捐献遗体作为医疗研究。 此写实纪录片意在研究肥胖到底会对身体造成怎样严重的影响。

Documentary revealing just how dangerous too much fat is to our most vital internal organs. The programme follows a specialist pathology team as they conduct a post-mortem on the body of a 17-stone woman whose body was donated to medical science. Their findings, as they dissect the body and its organs, are startling, exposing the devastating impact of obesity with stunning visuals and fascinating medical facts. Morbid obesity reduces life expectancy by an average of nine years and is blamed for over 30,000 deaths in the UK every year. With 65 per cent of people already overweight or obese, this extraordinary film is a powerful contribution to the debate about fat, food, lifestyle and how the health service will cope with the growing obesity crisis.