Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Week 21: Time for a Movie!

Looking for an interesting film that resonates with your nutrition/weight management efforts? Try this one!
"Fed Up" takes the viewer on a fascinating analysis of the American diet. According to this film, the problem is sugar. It's in so many processed foods - and clearly contributes to our nationwide rise in diabetes, obesity, hyperlipidemia, etc. Efforts to increase activity, i.e., Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign, just aren't enough!

"Fed Up" draws a frightening parallel to the tobacco industry. The brain's response of the sugar addict looks much like that of the cocaine addict on a PET scan. It's projected that today's generation of young people will have shorter lifespans than their parents! And government subsidization of corn farming, nationally-branded fast foods in public schools, and the super-sizing of soft drinks leaves the viewer to question what can possibly be done to arrive at a sane balance.

Go see it. Eat your whole fruits and vegetables.
We're all in this together.

Linda Gromko, MD

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