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How much do you know about the food that goes from your pantry to your plate to your mouth? Check out these 7 documentaries that will change the way you think about food.
There are plenty of reasons folks fall into unhealthy eating habits. For some, processed and takeout food simply seem more convenient than preparing healthy homemade recipes. Others might eat unhealthy foods because that’s what they grew up eating.
Sometimes an unhealthy diet is the result of not being fully aware of the potential dangers of the typical American diet. For example, the “diet” food trap can lull us into believing we’re eating healthy products. After all, labels that scream “low calorie” and “low fat” make it seem like a food is good for the body, right? Not necessarily. There’s more to healthy food than simply stripping fat and calories.
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The following food documentaries will provide additional insight into what the typical American diet looks like and how it affects health.
1. Supersize Me
One of the classic food documentaries, this feature depicts what happens when filmmaker Morgan Spurlock consumed only McDonald’s food for one month. While perhaps it’s no surprise that he experienced profound changes that included a weight gain and cholesterol spike, this is one film that’s worth a look.
2. Food Matters
In this documentary, a filmmaker starts to rethink food and medicine after his father is diagnosed with a chronic illness. He interviews leading experts who believe that Americans are hurting their bodies through improper nutrition but can help themselves by making the right food choices.
3. Hungry for Change
From the makers of Food Matters, this documentary about food examines sugar consumption, diets, and the weight loss industry, and it explores the impact of those factors on Americans. The film also offers interviews with leading medical experts, plus stories from people who have made substantial positive changes to their lifestyles.
4. Food, Inc.
The food industry has changed significantly in the last 50 years—and this documentary argues that not all of those changes have been positive. Food, Inc. offers an inside glimpse of what agriculture and food production really looks like, including the use of antibiotics in animals and herbicides in seeds.
5. Forks Over Knives
In food documentaries like this film, viewers see a harsh but real look at the health risks that come from eating a diet rich in animal products and processed foods. Filmmakers also interview an expert who believes that many degenerative conditions, such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease, can be controlled or even reversed with a high-quality diet.
6. Vegucated
This film follows meat-loving New Yorkers who follow a vegan diet for six weeks. During their journey, they lose weight, regain health, and learn more about the food they consume.
7. Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days
Food documentaries like this film allow viewers to watch the journey of Americans with diabetes as they go on an organic diet free from meat, alcohol, sugar, and dairy foods. This documentary captures the medical, physical, and emotional outcomes of their dietary changes.
Have you seen any of these food documentaries? How did it change the way you view health and food? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section below.
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Add Fed Up to that list!
What an amazing useful collection !! I know some of them and I hope the rest are just as informative and useful. Thanks !