New Documentary: Food Inc.

A new documentary has just been released in U.S. theaters within the last week or so: Food, Inc.

This is a film that the food industry is not very happy about. In fact, most companies declined interviews for the production.

I have not seen Food Inc., but I did see the director interviewed on the PBS's NOW a couple of week ago.

From this information, I think the film makes many good points. We consumers need information to make rational decisions about what we eat. Our diets are the source of many of the degenerative diseases that plague our society. No doubt, some aspects of the film may be overstated, but I think it is good that we begin to investigate and debate these issues.

As we have shifted from an agrarian culture to an urban culture over the last 100 years, we have become dependent on corporations to grow and distribute the majority of our food.

Just like our favorite restaurants, it is probably a good idea to not look behind the kitchen door (or barn/slaughterhouse door) to see just what goes on in the processing of our food. It would seem that there are parts to this film that are disturbing. I for one, would probably not be all that hungry for s nice filet mignon after a processing beef all day.

But all this is to be expected. For the most part, food is processed in factories. Consuming food mostly processed in factories is not an ideal way to maintain optimum nutrition. It is time that we start migrating back to the home or community garden using natural seeds. The less processed foods we consume, the better our overall health. Low cost processed foods are costing us big time when it comes to dealing with the health consequences.