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I saw the new documentary, Food, Inc last evening and now have new motivation to change what I eat. It is about the big corporations that control our food and the roles the FDA, USDA, congress, the courts, etc. play in creating the "food" we eat.
By the end, I felt stunned, a little like after watching Shindlers List a number of years ago.
The factor that most closely correlates with obesity is income level. Government subidizes the unhealthy food, so the bad food is cheaper. For example, if a child wants fresh fruit to eat from the store, it is cheaper to just buy a candy bar.
I am thinking that getting Lyme lowers income and also how much money is left after treatment to buy food. That creates pressure to buy food that may make health worse and continues a downward cycle with health.
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Yep, unfortunately. I knew this a long time ago. I always told my husband... the food that is HIGH in saturated fat and trans fat is always so cheap compared to the food that has very little saturated fat and NO trans fat. It's very, very wrong. I'm veg*n and have been for almost four years. It's hard to be because my food is so much more expensive than just buying every day food.
-------------------- One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. ~ Helen Keller
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It's a great film and a must see for every one.
Also, Michael Pollan's books are great, as well as fast food nation by Eric Schlosser and Regaining Our Health by John Robbins. Death by Supermarket, another good read.
Good calories, bad calories by Gary Taub. We have to educate ourselves because our society is run by muti-national companies who are interested only in making a profit, while they are making us sick and ruining the environment.
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I'm glad you liked the movie! I'm hoping it helps with lots of Americans. I haven't seen it, but probably know most of what's in it.
14 years ago, my mom said that hydrogenated oils were bad (she is a bit ahead of her time, lol). I grew up eating organic food, a typical lunch in gradeschool was fresh raw almonds, organic almond butter sandwich, an apple and a banana.
No kidding. We ate organic blue corn chips which weren't available in grocery stores at the time. Kids used to tease my sister and I, saying we were eating 'moldy chips'. Yikes!
But I wonder if that is how I've done so well with having Lyme for so long? I don't know.
Also, you commented on the lower income people being more apt to be obese. I worked in a grocery store in high school and quickly noted the people with food stamps were almost always very obese. They bought things like Vienna sausages and Little Debbie snack and chips.
Coming from the food background that I had, I was horrified at what people were eating, lol! I used to hate it when my mom came to my asile in the checkout because her whole cart was produce so I had lots of numbers to punch in!
I do believe that a healthy diet goes a long way. Our body is only as healthy as each cell is individually. It takes months of good eating to change. Our bodies replace every cell in our body within 7 years.
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I saw it and agree with the above, that it's accessible to those who have not read up on the subject but perhaps holds nothing new for those who have.
I didn't care for the glowing portrayal of WalMart, but that was my only serious complaint.
A very good doc and worth seeing!
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Sending this back up. Too important a film to miss for those who are not informed, especially for those of us who are so ill.
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is there anyway to see the movie online maybe? I can't go to a theatre with this POTS symptom but I've wanted to see this.
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