FED UP

The lid is blown off everything we thought we knew about the foods we eat and the value of exercise as this revelatory documentary exposes a 30-year campaign by the food industry—aided by the U.S. government—to mislead and confuse the public concerning what constitutes healthful eating. The focus is on the causes and development of one of the largest health epidemics in history: obesity, including childhood obesity, diabetes, and other serious food-related conditions. Staggering statistics are presented along with the projection that this generation will live shorter lives than their parents as a result of the dangers created by processed foods and sugar. Blaming wildly successful lobbying by the powerful food industry that makes huge profits at the expense of the public’s welfare, the film features captivating interviews with political figures and leading experts, and seeks to motivate the kinds of changes in food habits that already have been achieved with smoking habits. Narrated by Katie Couric. Grades 8 and up. SDH subtitles. Color. 99 minutes. Atlas Films. ©2014.