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Foodpocalypse In 'Merica'

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Foodpocalypse in ‘Merica If you want to lose weight and cut out on junk food, then maybe you should try watching Food Inc. Food Inc. is a very well-written documentary directed by Robert Kenner. This documentary has created nightmares for many Americans as to where their food comes from. It explains that the food we eat isn’t always produced the way we think it is. From harsh chemicals to foul pesticides that these foods receive, go straight to our stomachs. It reveals how once farms owned by families now is handed over to multi-millionaire dollar corporations. Food Inc. shows the inhumane way the industry makes food by abusing the animals and workers without regarding food quality, health, or the environment. The film features Vince Edwards, …show more content…

Robert Kenner jumps from filming at chicken houses, factories, to the grocery stores. He shows how the FDA and USDA don’t control just a small section of the region, but the entire nation. When people start to become fake, so does your food. Most of the vegetables and fruits you see at the grocery store are not just fruits and vegetables but the “notion or idea” of fruits and vegetables. Is someone getting hungry for McDonalds? The industrial fast food system actually began with fast food. The chicken you eat at fast food restaurants or grocery stores are actually redesigned to be twice as large as they were in the fifties. Richard Lobb from the National Chicken Council says “the system accomplishes the production of a lot of food in a small amount of land for an affordable price. Some growers such as Carole Morison risks her wage to show the inside of her chicken house. She says she doesn’t care for herself, but wants someone to speak out about it. The chicken houses reveal how the chickens have an unclean environment with barely any room to move or breathe. Most of the industrial foods are different types of corn. Corn is cheap and makes animals fat quickly. High corn diet results in

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