Summary
Fed Up is a documentary movie directed by Stephanie Soechtig in 2014. The main theme of this movie is obesity. The trend of obesity thorough out the world especially America, is spreading so fast that it is threatening people's health. The argument of this film is that the food industry and government should take responsibilities in controlling people's food intake in order to help people rid of obesity. The movie includes a lot facts, statistics and stories to show that how the food industry as well as the government affecting people's health. The film talks about how the big companies put more concerns on their profits rather than the public health by showing that they reduce the fat in the food, but increase the amount of sugar. The film also shows that the government does not do enough work by putting more regulations on child advertisement as well as promoting its agriculture products to make the obesity problem worse.This movie contains interviews with renowned people such as Bill Clinton and Michael Bloomberg. And they interview the kids who have obesity problems to show the general public concerns on the obesity problem. The last part of the movie shows the estimated statistics that by 2050 about 1/3 of the Americans will have diabetes raise the awareness on this issue.
Response
Based on the given facts and statistics that obesity problem in America is undoubtedly getting worse. I agree that both the government and food industry do not do enough work to protect the general public from obesity. The government should put more regulations on child food advertisements and the sugar intake of the children. The food industry should put the public health concerns before their own profit. The companies should list the nutrition of their food as well as daily recommended intakes on the food label to prevent giving an illusion of fast food or soft drinks are healthy. However, the people themselves should put more awareness on choosing the food they eat. The fast food culture is deeply rooted in American's mind. In order to change this situation, education on this issue is needed. The schools should implement programs to help the kids that have obesity problems to lose weight. Also, the schools can organize activities to promote the importance of eating healthy and start offering healthier food in the cafeteria. The people have to show that they have the determination in tackling this problem and urge the government as well as food industry to change this situation.
Text-based questions
1. Is advertisement and regulations on food the main factors that make people consume high amount of unhealthy food?
2. How will the people react if the government put more regulations on food?
Hi Brian :) I really like your response and agree with it! I think that it is a good idea for the schools to show kids how important healthy food is! Good ideas!
ReplyDeleteI agree with your response Brian! I am also confused why people in America do not care about their own health and continue eating these harmful products. In my opinion, the government is helping these major food companies because, the junk food industry is so large and capable of affecting the economy of the United States of America, which makes it fearful for the government themselves to regulate the industry. Many people will lose their jobs if the government decided to regulate these harmful foods.
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