Fed Up

The most insane fat logic I've ever heard. It's not your fault you're a fat shit everybody...it's the government's fault! [Full review]

I already knew most of the things, but it's always shocking to see how much sugar is used/added in food products. I just hope some day the main focus of companies isn't profit, but more of a health focus. Obesity isn't entirely dependent on how much sugar is added in products, but also on the will of a person to change their eating habits, which I can imagine that would be hard for many.

Look at that poster. What a beaut. Seen a million of these food docs in the past 3-4 years to know that the phrase "preaching to the choir" has never been more apt. If you're inclined to agree with the core beliefs of the processed food industry's opponents (I'd count myself as one), you're gonna eat all this up (har har) with a righteous smugness -- at least I do. Still, their "it's not your fault that you're that heavy, you've been duped and that's OK" message is kind of disturbing.

One of the most eye-opening and compelling documentaries that I have seen! It can be life-changing for some. Get a glimpse of what has been happening with our food (manufacturing, marketing, advertising, etc.) in this country for the past 50+ years.

If you never knew that Yanks are fat, processed food is full of sugar and that Coke is bad for you, this might be an eye-opening doc. For the rest of us though there's very little to glean here. The focus is on the US food market and the ridiculous situation there - which may have much more relevance to others than me - but seeing chubby kids relentlessly shovelling snacks into their massive gobs and then trying to blame the industry for it all won't gain much sympathy from many.

Food health documentaries have literally changed my lifestyle. After watching Forks Over Knives, I became a "flexitarian" (Only eating meat when going out to eat or visiting friends). The inspiration I gleamed from Forks Over Knives resulted in me losing over forty pounds. Then there was Fat Sick and Nearly Dead, which inspired me to try a juice cleanse. This cleanse was a horrible three days, but the power of the documentary remains. Fed Up was pretty good, but it did not give me the

Sugar does a great job as the bad guy.

Wilford Brimley was right all along....Sugar is your enemy!

Important issue, well-made (if not stunningly artful) documentary.

It's a standard food doc, no shocking reveals here - sugar is bad, processed food is bad and all that jazz. But at least now I know how the "Pizza is a vegetable" meme started.

I know this is going to blow your mind, but sugar is bad for you.

I've watched more than my share of food and healthy eating related documentaries, and this one is up there as one of the few most people should absolutely see. Takes a hefty punch at the responsible parties without politicizing or demonizing while revealing information that most North Americans don't know or simply don't understand.

Essential viewing.

Entertainment: 3/4. Spirit: 1/3. Sustainability: 2/3.

Framed around stories of teenagers struggling with obesity, it competently traces the obesity epidemic for the past 30 years from biological, political, and personal perspectives. Although it does offer some solutions at the end, it would have been more effective if it was more scathing or revealing. Robert Lustig's "Fat Chance" book covers the biological side of things more thoroughly and is highly recommended.