The Thin Pill | Season 1 | Episode 1 - You Are What You Eat

The Thin Pill | Season 1 | Episode 1 - You Are What You Eat

44m 17s

Physical Condition

At an elite medical facility in Auckland, four teens agree to swallow capsules filled with other people’s faeces in hopes of losing weight; a team of researchers hopes to revolutionize treatment for obesity and diabetes; and a lack of suitable poo donors threatens to derail and disembowel the whole thing.

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