Agnes Teek

Apr 27, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Agnes Teek |Bermet Talant

Watch Born Big on 30 April at 9:30pm on SBS and In Port Deposit, Maryland, a small town some 120km from Washington DC, a family sits down for dinner. Ham, broccoli and potatoes — a standard meal. But for Lexi, her portion of food is far less than what the rest of the family eats. She cuts up her smaller portion into even smaller pieces. "It's easier for me to digest so it's easier on my stomach," Lexi says. Lexi is 13. She has Class 3 obesity, a chronic condition known as morbid obesity.

Feb 28, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Agnes Teek |Colin Cosier

In an undisclosed military location in a Kurdish-controlled part of northeast Syria, Yusuf Zahab enters a spartan meeting room. Armed guards wait outside as he sits down to speak to SBS Dateline, the first Australians he says he has met seen since 2019. "I just want to go back home. I want to see my mother," he says. "I wish to go back to Australia. I wish to go back to my normal life I used to live 10 years ago.

Feb 27, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Agnes Teek |Colin Cosier

In an undisclosed military location in a Kurdish-controlled part of northeast Syria, Yusuf Zahab enters a spartan meeting room. Armed guards wait outside as he sits down to speak to SBS Dateline, the first Australians he says he has met seen since 2019. "I just want to go back home. I want to see my mother," he says. "I wish to go back to Australia. I wish to go back to my normal life I used to live 10 years ago.