1 DOCUMENTARY REVIEW: TIPPING THE SCALES Introduction The purpose of this report is to focus on the issue of global obesity with the help of a documentary named ‘Tipping the scales’ where a detail idea of degrading lifestyle in has been highlighted (Abc.net.au, 2019). In this due course, the speakers have mentioned Australia as the unhealthiest country as the rate of obesity and type 2 diabetes is higher over there than any other European countries. It has been observed that along with adults, even children have been diagnosed with diabetes at very early age. Food processing companies, restaurant chains and retailers are not realising their responsibility towards the health of society. All they care about their profit and people are being more comfortable eating processed food as they are running behind money, career and becoming self-absorbed with the progression of time. The documentary consists of some important yet shocking data like 60% of the Australians have found to be overweight and soon the percentage is going to increase. Apparently, the culture food industries are following has been accused for not maintaining social sustainability guidelines yet the tendency of consuming processed food cannot be ignored totally. Governing bodies has taken serious steps by launching sugar tax on produced food and drinks to put restrictions on consumption of unhealthy amount of sweetened and high calorie food products. According to (Abc.net.au, 2019),this documentary works as an alarm and asks what kind of lifestyle the generation wants and how they want to see themselves 30 year from now. This degrading rate of health statistics is frightening in terms of imagining the future where multiple issues of public health exist. This report will evaluate the measures taken by government in terms of effectiveness and suggest some of the ways following which people can think, change, and make a transformation in their lifestyle for achieving better future.