“Fed-Up” is an advocacy documentary, directed by Stephanie Soechtig, that follows young teens (for over a course of two years) who are struggling with obesity, diabetes, and other health related issues. Soechtig argues that the government inadvertently subsidizes the obesity epidemic. She informs viewers that the first dietary guidelines do not take into consideration the role dietary sugar plays in obesity, diabetes, and other health related issues today. She believes that the government has overlooked the role of sugar in diets. In the last thirty years, the number of overweight children has gone from 1 in 20 to 1 in 5. Soechtig rids the idea of personal responsibility. She is fed up with the fact that the media, government, and many others in power teaches that the solution to preventing and ending obesity is simple, diet and exercise. What she wants audience to take from this film is that obesity is more than just a personal issue; it is a systematic one.
Wesley Randel, one of the young boys interviewed from Houston, Texas, has type II diabetes. His mother admits that they try to eat healthy, but it is harder …show more content…
It is unfair to define one by a single characteristic; there are many factors and intersections that defines a person. We live in an interconnected society, where one thing influences or effects something else. Therefore, categorizing a person as “obese” because one views him as being lazy, or as a person who lacks self-control, is narrow-minded because it downplays a more complex issue. This movie showed me how much power the food system actually has. This is upsetting because the power is not used for too much good. It angers me because the system is less concerned about the people and is all for the profit. A small change, like limiting advertisements for fast foods and soft drinks, may help reduce the rate of obesity and health related
Wesley Randel, one of the young boys interviewed from Houston, Texas, has type II diabetes. His mother admits that they try to eat healthy, but it is harder …show more content…
It is unfair to define one by a single characteristic; there are many factors and intersections that defines a person. We live in an interconnected society, where one thing influences or effects something else. Therefore, categorizing a person as “obese” because one views him as being lazy, or as a person who lacks self-control, is narrow-minded because it downplays a more complex issue. This movie showed me how much power the food system actually has. This is upsetting because the power is not used for too much good. It angers me because the system is less concerned about the people and is all for the profit. A small change, like limiting advertisements for fast foods and soft drinks, may help reduce the rate of obesity and health related