Powerful Films to Educate You About Food
A great way to become aware of the varying aspects of the food industry is through film. With the release of the ever popular Supersize Me in 2004, movies documenting different components of the food and health industry have been made, and are changing the way many people live. Especially now more than ever, people are becoming increasingly concerned with health. And, a main component of being healthy can be attributed to eating the correct foods. With that, there are several media sources where valuable information about the origin and source of your dinner table foods. The following documentaries provide an inside scoop on several topics, including misconceptions about the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and deficient school lunches which is leading to increasing childhood obesity. Read on to discover new details about the food you are eating, and ways in which to increase personal and global happiness.
Food, Inc. (2009)
“In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment.” –TakePart.com/FoodInc
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FED UP (2014)
“Everything we’ve been told about food and exercise for the past 30 years is dead wrong. FED UP is the film the food industry doesn’t want you to see.” –FedUpMovie.com
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Forks Over Knives (2011)
“Forks Over Knives examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods. The major storyline in the film traces the personal journeys of a pair of pioneering yet under-appreciated researchers, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn.” -ForksOverKnives.com
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Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead (2011)
“100 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe Cross is at the end of his rope and the end of his hope. In the mirror he saw a 310lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a path laid out before him that wouldn’t end well— with one foot already in the grave, the other wasn’t far behind. FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe’s personal mission to regain his health.” –FatSickandNearlyDead.com
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Supersize Me (2004)
In case you missed the memo back in 2004, Supersize Me is an iconic food movie documenting the life of filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, as he makes a vow to eat a McDonald’s restaurant only diet for a straight 30 days. Watch as he embarks on this gut wrenching journey, and discovers more out about nutritional education, secrets of food corporations, and “how we as a nation are eating ourselves to death.”
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxOgdNAYI_4
