I’ve been waiting for the release of Fed Up for a while, just because it caught my eye a while back. I love documentaries, much like I love reading nonfiction. Although there are plenty of obviously biased spins in them, documentaries are, for the most part, factual. Fed Up not only highlights a huge problem we’re facing today, but reveals just how big the problem really is. It explores the link between obesity and sugar, while attempting to take on the biological and social links. It looks like the odds are stacked against us.
The topic is pretty darn depressing, and although the narration is mostly sombre, it still manages to keep it light. I wasn’t crying by the end of it, although I did do a lot of cringing. There is also a major dose of realism involved and it does a nice job exposing the major culprit of childhood obesity and diabetes. If it’s such a big problem, why aren’t we doing anything about it? In other words, if we as adults don’t care, at least we should start paying attention to our children.
I’ve watched quite a few documentaries about food in the past few years, but none of them ever made me think as much as this one did. It opened my eyes to the food industry and the politics behind food. I used to watch Jamie Oliver take on school lunches, yet when this information is collated and presented in a clear-cut way like this, it all makes a lot more sense and brings awareness to the fact that hey, there is hope and these are the things you can do about it. It’s about time we started acting on this and I believe this is the purpose of the film. Go and watch it when you get a chance.
Oh as a bonus, here’s a handy infographic about the food industry and the major players in the game.
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