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“The solution, in his view, is to replace Big Food’s engineered, edible evil—through public education and regulation—with fresh, unprocessed, local, seasonal, real food.” (Freedman). Pollan has increased spite for “nutritionism,” which is the idea behind packing healthier ingredients into processed foods which is what Freedman is advocating for. Pollan’s view is much the same as some scientists, food activists, nutritionists, and celebrity chefs. He has had such an influence that the Silicon Valley caters to the wholefoods movement and the progression to familiarizing the masses with simpler eating habits (Freedman). However, being an area full of technological endeavors, the Silicon Valley sees technology as the culprit as well. The New York Times Magazine’s food writer, Mark Bittman also shares views with Pollan. In fact, Bittman has even written a cookbook on how to eat better. While most are more wholesome there are still few recipes that are high in fat. One of his recipes consists of corn being sautéed in bacon fat and then topped with bacon (Freedman).

Throughout his film, he constantly interviews people across America, asking them about their healthstyle choices and shows all peoples and their answers ranging from wanting to change their lives to loving what they eat and nothing anybody says will change that. He asks random people to try his juice, showing people that liked and thought is tasted disgusting. He was extremely consistent in showing both sides of each argument and the benefits and disadvantages of taking a juice fast.

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To address what distinguishes the food of a western diet, Pollan compares whole foods and processed foods. He quotes Gyorgy Scrinis and concludes to himself “instead of worrying about nutrients, we should simply avoid any food that has been processed to such an extent that it is more the product of industry than nature (Pollan, 438). Pollan agrees with Scrinis for avoiding processed foods, but he complicates it by mentioning that all whole foods are taken over by industrial processes. Again Pollan reminds the reader that escaping the western diet will not be simple,

Contrary to the popular belief of the time, Morgan Spurlock’s amateur documentary “Supersize Me” pushed reform in both fast food culture, and eating habits of citizens, being one of the first catalysts in a new movement in America. This 2004 film, being the first of his works to establish Spurlock as a filmmaker, focuses on Spurlock’s 30 day journey in which he vowed to eat solely McDonalds for three meals a day, and track his overall mental, physical, and social changes over this span of time. Throughout the film, Spurlock consults three doctors (a gastroenterologist, a cardiologist, and a general practitioner) as well as a nutritionist to monitor physical change and gather quantitative data supporting his claim. The film often exhibited

The Grapefruit Diet has been around for a long time, in fact it may be the longest lasting diet plan in existence. Also known as the "Hollywood Diet", this plan touts being able to lose 10 pounds in 12 days. The rationale behind this diet is that grapefruit contains enzymes that reduce the amount of insulin the body can produce. This in turn will encourage fat metabolism. What it consists of is a regimented meal plan, mostly low in carbohydrates and high in protein. With each meal, a small glass of grapefruit or juice is consumed. The meals can be prepared in any fashion. Dieters are encouraged to drink at least 64 ounces of water a day. Some variations require the dieter to consume as much black coffee as possible. Snacking is not

The movie/documentary Food, Inc. came out in 2008, directed and starred by Robert Kenner. Kenners’ goal for this movie was to show the people of America the food they are eating and how there food is being processed, feed, treated, and killed. Kenner uses a very serious and

Maxfield has a valid point, “ Quit obsessing over the french fry.” (Maxfield 442) meaning that we as people who are worried about our weight should stop. Not all food can be doing too much harm on us. Rather be what's in the food we should be looking at how much we take in. The understanding of our health is from our culture and what we ingested in our bodies. Maxfield mentions, “ As a culture, we no longer discuss healthy eating without also discussing unhealthy weights. “ ( Maxfield 444). The main point that Maxfield was trying to get at is she likes to bring in other studies to prove that she is right about not having to go on the natural kick to start getting results. She's a firm believer in not having to watch what we eat but how much we take in. Maxfield provides informations about how each of her sources can help with her claim against the fact of dieting the natural way and cutting out processed food. “... Scholars like Harding and Campos, and by Health at Every Size (HAES) nutritionist like Michelle Allison. HAES advocates challenge our cultural misconceptions, suggesting that- outside of specific medical condition like celiac disease and anorexia.(Maxfield 445) “What a person eats [rarely] takes primacy over how they eat it.” The way Maxfield adds in quotes to back up the way she wants to say her claim really helps define what she is wanting. I think adding in the anorexia point really helps with her point against the fact that under eating is still a fact that doesn’t help a person lose weight the healthy way. So in with that being said we need to stop looking for unhealthy outlets to get rid weight. Why not look at what we can do to ease into losing weight. She mentions it more as moderation to be healthy. Sure there is twinkies but don’t stuff our faces with them. When looking at both of these essays they have similar goals, and that's to have a healthier

The movie, “In Defense of Food” is written and created by Michael Pollan. In this movie Pollin addresses the question of the correct way to eat. Additionally, he explains how the food industry gains from the confusion over what is nutritionally correct, an idea created by scientists called nutritionism. Pollan discusses how control over what families ate shifted from cultural factors, such as mothers and traditions, to marketing and the food industry. He concludes that

As the world expands through time and business, the natural process of developing food is forced to adapt to the growing demands of civilization. Henceforth, the modern-day food industry is capable of producing a plethora amount of nutrients that sustains mass populations. However, is the modern tradition and technique of mass food production hiding a burdened truth behind the curtains of society’s unawareness? Is such truth more sinister than productive? Filmmaker Robert Kenner directed a documentary in 2008 where the methods of processing meats and harvesting crops were analyzed with their effects. As a result, Kenner’s documentary, Food Inc., has revealed that the ways foods are processed have consequently made them perilous for society. Through the use of

The act of consuming food is one of the most intimate parts of the human experience. Humans eat for sustenance and pleasure, for better or for worse. The necessity of food is one of the unavoidable, unchangeable facts of life. Everyone eats; therefore no one is immune or exempt from the consequences of prioritizing cheapness and convenience over nutritional value and environmental impact. The 2008 documentary film, Food Inc., argues that in the last half century, the food industry has become increasingly corrupt and toxic. This industrial behemoth is underhandedly subsidized by the government and supported by largely ignorant, apathetic, and captive consumers. This culinary crisis, perpetuated and concealed by agribusiness monopolies, affects everyone. Specifically targeting average, supermarket frequenting, middle class, American consumers, this documentary scrutinizes corporate farming and concludes that the products of such an unwholesome process are undeniably unhealthy, and consuming them is not only harmful but also unethical. Filmmaker Robert Kenner contends that the methods currently in practice are dishonest, environmentally hazardous, and abusive to both animals and employees. The film effectively and engagingly utilizes the rhetorical strategies of pathos, logos, and ethos in the form of personal testimonies, manipulated cinematic effects such as lighting and music, and disturbing visuals to educate, disillusion, and galvanize

Instead of focusing on calories and carbs, he revolves his idea around eating simple. I think this is a good idea because often times we focus too much about nutrition facts rather than eating natural foods that are not processed. However “industrial processes have by now invaded many whole foods too,” (Pollan 424) which makes it difficult to find natural food. Pollan adds that even meat nowadays is included in the western diet because of the food the animal eats. Whole foods that have not been processed are getting harder to find because more foods are becoming

So as Pollan gives readers these rules and he goes to say that all we must do is stop eating this way and things will be fine, however he observes that this is much easier to say than to do. He speaks of how the western diet contains majority processed foods and in order to get out of this cycle you must not eat processed foods. He admits however that whole foods have been sucked into the industrial process as well. Pollan writes that “a food chain, and all the links in it are in fact linked” (425). For instance, Pollan gives the example of a steer, even if the steers meat is not processes, that does not account for the fact that what it has been fed has not been chemically enhanced, such as it consuming hormones and antibiotics. In the end this chemically enhanced food all leads back to the idea of the Western diet and makes it so hard to withdraw from

In a recent movie “Super Size Me”, director Morgan Spurlock examines the effects of a steady diet

The aim of this assay is to discuss the statement---'Conflict is inherent within the employment relationship' with reference to the Unitarist, Pluralist and Marxist perspective. Firstly, I will give the definitions of employment relations, industrial conflict the three main conflict frames of reference in employment relations. Then I will explain the conflict in the three perspectives individually. Lastly, I will make a simple comparison about the three perspectives.