Fed Up Analysis

Overall, I would say that all sources were effective in convincing me to change my habits involving my food. All of the videos we watched as well as Fast Food Nation provided clear information and made strong arguments; however, if I had to pick a stand out among the sources I would say “Fed Up” was the most effective.

It’s easy for me personally to brush off some of the poorer aspects of my eating habits by justifying it with the fact I’ll likely workout enough later to compensate for whatever I’m eating at the time. While watching “Fed Up” it became clear to me that looks are not always as they appear when it comes to our diets. By that I mean a person who looks in relatively good health can be “fat on the inside,” as stated in “Fed Up”; additionally, “Fed Up” showed me that some of the calories we consume are often resistant to exercise. In the video, it was stated that calories that come

When watching “Fed Up”, it is clear the main message of the video is to inform people of the dangers found within their food and the unfortunate consequences of their consumption. Alternatively, “Food Inc” focused more on the origins on our food and tried more so to raise awareness about who controlled our food and where they had it coming from. While both videos aimed to inform their viewers and make them better consumers, I feel “Fed Up” was more effective (not just for me, but generally) because people are naturally a bit selfish and focus on how they are personally impacted by what goes on around them. “Food Inc” made strong points about inhumane practices in terms of how livestock is raised, corporations control of farms and meat packing plants, etc. but “Fed Up” alerted consumers to how their individual person was affected by what they ate, naturally ringing more of an alarm than “Food