Extreme Bodies

Extreme Bodies reveals the extraordinary stories of the most unique people on the planet. Conjoined Twins explores the amazing structures of people who are literally one in a billion!

The human body is a resilient, versatile and adaptable machine, but it's evolved to operate at an optimum weight. How, with two thirds of the United States either over-weight or obese, are we are pushing our bodies to their natural limit?

Harnessing some of the most sophisticated medical imaging systems on the planet, Extreme Bodies takes us on a journey deep beneath the skin of the tallest giants in America: men and women who are often suffering from life-threatening conditions.

Shaped by genetic anomalies buried deep in their DNA, dwarfs' bodies are the products of incredible anatomical engineering. With the aid of cutting edge scanning techniques, Extreme Bodies uncovers the science hidden within the world's smallest people.