The main point of this movie is to teach us about obesity and what it can do to our bodies. Fed Up focuses on the causes of obesity in the United States and shows that the large quantities of sugar in processed foods are an overlooked problem. The main culprit in Fed Up would be the food industry removing the fat and replacing it with sugar. This has become such a problem recently because more children and younger adults are having serious problems like strokes and heart attacks. It is also making children and younger adults become diabetic at younger ages. This movie showed a few examples of this with articles about young children dying from being “too fat” and having heart attacks.
According to this movie, a solution to obesity is eating less, dieting, and working out more. The solutions can be implemented by first, people realizing that they need to do something about being obese, then start eating healthier foods and working out. The food industry should also help consumers make healthy food choices, promote …show more content…
I also learned that sugar can show up in sneaky places, like in spaghetti sauce, salad dressing, and even in orange juice. Six to eight teaspoons of sugar are the recommended daily amount and a bowl of cereal with a glass of orange juice for breakfast can put you over that limit. Another thing I have learned from watching this movie is how bad these school lunches can be. Some schools offered fast food like McDonald’s, Arby’s, Pizza Hut, Chick-Fil-A, and more which causes serious problems if children are eating that kind of food every single day for lunch at school. That was one thing I was unaware of until watching this movie. Another thing I was unaware of was the fact that children were having serious heart attacks and dying at such a young age from being obese and not taking care of
According to this movie, a solution to obesity is eating less, dieting, and working out more. The solutions can be implemented by first, people realizing that they need to do something about being obese, then start eating healthier foods and working out. The food industry should also help consumers make healthy food choices, promote …show more content…
I also learned that sugar can show up in sneaky places, like in spaghetti sauce, salad dressing, and even in orange juice. Six to eight teaspoons of sugar are the recommended daily amount and a bowl of cereal with a glass of orange juice for breakfast can put you over that limit. Another thing I have learned from watching this movie is how bad these school lunches can be. Some schools offered fast food like McDonald’s, Arby’s, Pizza Hut, Chick-Fil-A, and more which causes serious problems if children are eating that kind of food every single day for lunch at school. That was one thing I was unaware of until watching this movie. Another thing I was unaware of was the fact that children were having serious heart attacks and dying at such a young age from being obese and not taking care of