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Super Size Me
Plot Synopsis:
From Wikipedia: Super Size Me is a 2004 American documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker. Spurlock’s film follows a 30-day period from February 1 to March 2, 2003, during which he ate only McDonald’s food. The film documents this lifestyle’s drastic effect on Spurlock’s physical and psychological well-being, and explores the fast food industry’s corporate influence, including how it encourages poor nutrition for its own profit. View Super-size me wikipedia here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Size_Me
Basic Information:
Directed and Produced by: Morgan Spurlock
Running Time: 98 Minutes
Release Date: May 7, 2004
Trailer:
What I Learned:
If you ate Mcdonalds 3 times a day for a month there would be some serious problems with your physical and psychological health.
Other Great Sites About Super Size Me:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390521/plotsummary
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/super-size-me-2004
Food Inc.
Plot Synopsis:
From Wikipedia: Food, Inc. is a 2008 American documentary film directed by filmmaker Robert Kenner.The Academy Award-nominated film examines corporate farming in the United States, concluding that agribusiness produces food that is unhealthy, in a way that is environmentally harmful and abusive of both animals and employees. See Food inc. Wikipedia here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food
Basic Information:
Directed and Produced by: Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
Running Time: 93 minutes
Release Date: June 12, 2009
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eKYyD14d_0
What I Learned:
The industrial production of meats and vegetables is very unsustainable. Many major food companies supply cheaper food of lower quality.
Other Great Sites About Food Inc.:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1286537/plotsummary
http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2010/04/28/some-highlights-from-the-food-inc-documentary/
Fed Up
Plot Synopsis:
From Wikipedia:Fed Up is a 2014 American documentary film directed, written and produced by Stephanie Soechtig.The film focuses on the causes of obesity in the US, presenting evidence showing that the large quantities of sugar in processed foods are an overlooked root of the problem, and points to the monied lobbying power of “Big Sugar” in blocking attempts to enact policies to address the issue.
Basic Information:
Directed and Produced by:Stephanie Soechtig
Running Time: 92 minutes
Release Date: May 9, 2014
Trailer:
What I Learned:
Sugar in processed foods is an overlooked cause of obesity in the US.
Other great Sites About Fed Up:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2381335/plotsummary
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fed-up-2014
Sugar Coated
Plot Synopsis:
Sugar Coated is about the sugar industry and how large corporations are no longer being questioned when it comes to the sugar content in their products.
Basic Information:
Directed and Produced by:Michèle Hozer and Janice Dawe
Running Time:90 min
Release Date:May 1, 2016
Trailer:
https://vimeo.com/122387548
What I Learned:
Sugar is one of the main reasons for childhood obesity. Companies try to hide how much sugar they put in their products.
Other Great Sites About Sugar Coated:
That Sugar Film
Plot Synopsis:
From Wikipedia: That Sugar Film is a 2014 Australian documentary starring and directed by Damon Gameau. The film looks at hidden sugar in foods and the effect it can have on the human body. The cast includes Hugh Jackman and Stephen Fry.
Basic Information:
Directed and Produced by: Damon Gameau
Running Time: 102 minutes
Release Date: February 2015
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uaWekLrilY
What I Learned:
This documentary sheds some more light on the sugar industry and some of the problems that loom over it.
Other Great Sites About The Sugar Film:
http://thatsugarfilm.com/film/synopsis-2/
Sugar: The Bitter Truth
Plot Synopsis:
Dr. Robert Lustig lectures about how sugar, more specifically fructose, is affecting the US obesity rate.
Basic Information:
Lecture by: Dr. Robert Lustig, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Universirty of California San Francisco
Running Time: 90 minutes
Release Date: July 30, 2009
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
What I Learned:
That diets containing just fats or just carbs work because neither contain fructose.
Other Great Sites About Sugar: The Bitter Truth:
http://healthland.time.com/2011/04/22/5-highlights-from-the-toxic-sugar-video/
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/12/31/bitter-truth-sugar.aspx
The Secrets of Sugar
Plot Synopsis:
From http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/– The documentary titled The Secrets of Sugar examines this addiction and its perilous impact on the well-being of our global society. Extensive research has pinpointed sugar’s culpability in a number of our most common and life-threatening ailments, including high blood pressure, obesity, heart disease, cancer, diabetes and even Alzheimer’s disease.
Basic Information:
Directed and Produced by: Dr. Robert Lustig
Running Time: 42 Minutes
Release Date: 2013
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8eQ_8Jogcw
What I Learned:
The sugar industry is actually very similar to the tobacco industry in that both create a product many people like and use but has negative effects on the user’s health.
Other Great Sites About the Secrets of Sugar:
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/secrets-sugar/
http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/episodes/2013-2014/the-secrets-of-sugar
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To the person who stole my Fitbit, let’s keep it up. We had a great July, now is not the time to lose momentum.
