Fed up is a 2014 american documentary film directed, written and produced by stephanie soechtig. Fed up documentary is film the food industry doesnt. Dispatches is a british current affairs documentary programme on channel 4, first broadcast on 30 october 1987. Fed up is a 2014 american documentary film directed, written and produced by stephanie. Glucose then builds up in their blood stream and can choke off small blood vessels, leading to blindness, kidney failure, amputation. The sugar trap risk factor sugar in modern nutrition. Coproduced by katie couric and laurie david, producer of an inconvenient truth, the film explores how not just food manufacturers, but law makers and physicians have allowed sugar to infiltrate. Sugar is killing us and nobody is doing anything about it. Watch fed up, a 2014 film produced by katie couric, which provides an indepth look at the american food industry and its propagation of sugar in the average diet. The film bills itself as the film the food industry doesnt want you to see because of its noholdsbarred look at what the hidden sugars in foods do. Dispatches investigates how sugar affects the way our brains work. Jan, 2016 heres a brand new irish documentary on the dangers of sugar consumption it may be worse than you think. This alarming documentary, narrated by katie couric, investigates the sugar industry and the governments complicity in the obesity and diabetes epidemics. From katie couric, laurie david oscar winning producer of an inconvenient truth and.
Katie couric on our sugar addiction and why we need to. Mar 02, 2015 the premise of that sugar film, gameaus debut as a feature filmmaker and documentarian, rests on a decision three years ago to eliminate refined sugar from his diet. The truth about sugar new bbc documentary circle of docs. Journalist katie couric served as executive producer and narrator of the movie, which examines the american diet and the unrelenting damage that hidden sugars wreak on the human body. Katie couric on her new documentary on sugar addiction vogue. The truth about sugar 2015 documentary plant based. The comparison with tobacco cos, their motives and tactics, is frightening. But there have never been recommended limits for sugar on canadian food labels, despi. Sucrose the sugar that we commonly add to food is made up of 50 per cent glucose and 50 per cent fructose. Like the title of the documentary she executive produced and narrated at sundance, couric is angry about. The truth about sugar bbc documentary sugar is not, i repeat not, very good for you but you probably knew that. This documentary exposes the truth behind duplicitous marketing practices by processed foods manufacturers and the negative health ramifications for the general public.
What fed up gets wrong about the food industry the new documentary fed up claims to shine a critical light on the food industry and the obesity epidemic. The programme covers issues about british society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation. Channel 4s awardwinning investigative current affairs programme. Director stephanie soechtig and producer katie couric declare war on sugar in the documentary fed up. The secrets of sugar hd link in the description youtube. As obesity, diabetes, and heart disease rates skyrocket, doctors are now treating the first generation of children suffering from fatty liver disease. Transcript for katie couric voices fed up film on obesity epidemic franchitti current is involved in a new film that the food industry does not want you to see its called fed up.
May 25, 2016 in an interview with the erik wemple blog, van cleave said, my teeth fell out of my head when i saw that. Jul, 2012 the unnatural causes episode that i picked was bad sugar. Experts from all over the world talk about the problems as well as short and long term solutions. During the making of the piece, damon not only talked the talk, he walked the walk. Katie couric issues 10day challenge abc news dan harris took couric s challenge and went 10 days with no sugar. From shrinking toblerones to a price row between tesco and marmite, dispatches investigates brexits impact on the prices and.
However, scientists have actually come to believe that it is something in the biology of pima indians that stands out from others races of people. Watch sugar coated online vimeo on demand on vimeo. It starts with a secret pr campaign dating back to the 1970s. Everything weve been told about food and exercise for the past 30 years is dead wrong. Filmmaker stephanie soechtig and tv journalist katie couric lead us through this potent expose that uncovers whydespite media attention, the publics fascination with appearance, and government policies to combat childhood obesitygenerations of american children will now live shorter lives than their parents did. Damon gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming. Before the game ended its threeyear run in 2011, more than 7,000 people participated, and the elaborate and mysterious experiment inspired spencer mccalls 20 documentary, the institute. Dispatches explores the issue of pregnant women who find themselves with no place to call home, and conducts an exclusive survey of midwives to get a sense of the scale of the problem. In the new trailer, even first lady michelle obamas exercisefirst approach to childhood weight issues is subtly mocked. More than a decade later, it still remains relevant.
Jun 28, 2015 with the potential to do for health food what spurlock did for junk food, that sugar film is already the highestgrossing domestically produced documentary in australian history. The documentary presents video footage gathered from 12 months of secret investigation into mosques throughout britain. Coproduced by katie couric and laurie david, producer of an inconvenient truth, the film explores how not just food manufacturers, but law. For forty years, big sugar deflected all threats to its multibillion dollar empire, while sweetening the worlds food supply. Documentary from the producer of an inconvenient truth and narrated.
Katie couric s 10day challenge it is controversial new entry into americas raging debate over obesity yeah. That sugar film uses humor to present unpalatable truths about sugar actor and director damon gameau goes allin with his anti sugar documentary, consuming 40 teaspoons daily for 60 days. Loaded with statistics, doctor testimonials and, most powerfully, the stories of. With michele simon, katie couric, bill clinton, michael bloomberg. That sugar film is one mans journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. With lathe poland, eric carlsen, daniel damiano, jonathan bailor. The film focuses on the causes of obesity in the us, presenting evidence showing that the large quantities of sugar in processed foods are an overlooked root of the problem, and points to the monied lobbying power of big sugar in blocking attempts to enact policies to address the issue.
Dispatches explores the issue of pregnant women who find themselves with no place to call home, and conducts an exclusive survey of midwives to get a sense of the scale of the problem play the. May 24, 2019 sugar coating complex science, damon gameaus that sugar film inspires sbs movies previous next show grid. The documentary highlights the fact that its the same exact playbook. In a new bbc documentary called the truth about sugar, fiona phillips decided to take a look at just how harmful sugar actually. Filmmaker stephanie soechtig and tv journalist katie couric lead us through this. Damon gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming only foods that are commonly perceived as healthy.
But what if everything weve been told about food and exercise is wrong. From katie couric, laurie david oscar winning producer of an inconvenient truth. That sugar film uses humor to present unpalatable truths. Fed up documentary is film the food industry doesnt want. Katie courics fed up trailer says its not our fault were fat video. Its chock full of statistics, historical facts and figures, research, and interviews that will teach both kids and adults about healthy eating. Fed up documentary claims its sugar causing massive rates.
May 08, 2008 the price of sugar remains a worthwhile film in that it exposes an ongoing capitalist crime, in terms that allow the viewer to draw wider inferences. The truth about sugar new bbc documentary 2015 sugar is the big bad wolf of the diet world, but not that many of us know quite how to quit it or, in fact, what the downsides to a sugary diet actually are. Oct 23, 2015 if you want to know how sugar politics really works, see this film. It also sets out to demonstrate the impact on health if you remove sugar from your diet. Katie courics fed up explores rise of sugar in healthy. Fed up, a documentary by stephanie soechtig from executive producers katie couric and laurie david, releases in theaters nationwide today.
Fed up is a documentary narrated and coproduced by katie couric which was released in 2014. Billed as the film the food industry doesnt want you to see, it presents an overwhelming case about the cause and state of the obesity epidemic. Lots of famous faces, even a president in this documentary. Katie couric gun documentary undermined by manipulative. Katie couric voices fed up film on obesity epidemic.
Fed up is a documentary about choice and accountability, but its awfully picky about whose choice and whose accountability are to be evaluated. A new documentary, fed up, is taking aim at the most sinister threat to american lives. Produced and narrated by none other than katie couric, one of the most mainstream voices in american media, fed up, which opens on may 9, appears to be a broadside against the sugar industry. See the film and then join the filmmakers in taking the fed up challenge. May 09, 2014 katie couric on our sugar addiction and why we need to change the way we buy food fed up, a new documentary on the cause and state of the u. The truth about sugar documentary, aired on bbc one aimed to. Katie couric beats defamation lawsuit over gun documentary. This often gets worse as women are in their late 30s and 40s because of changes in the menstrual cycle.
Thats the message of fed up, the new documentary from katie couric, laurie david and director stephanie soechtig. We all know obesity is an epidemic and that health issues, from diabetes to heart disease, are skyrocketing. The result is a documentary about sugar that should. New documentary fed up explorers americas obsession with added sugar in foods. But there has never been a warning about sugar on our food labels despite emerging research that suggests the sweet stuff is making more of us fat and sick. I became interested in sugar and how its impacted the obesity epidemic when i worked on the documentary fed up in 2014. Dec 23, 2016 the truth about sugar this bbc documentary aired originally on tv, and set out to demystify the myths about sugar and show what products secrety contain it. In the film, couric asks gun owners a question and is met with dumbstruck silence. Mar 05, 2019 too much too young dispatches ch4 why british primary schools fail their children. Hidden camera investigation on what really happens to your car cbc marketplace duration.
The documentary titled the secrets of sugar examines this addiction and its perilous impact on the wellbeing of our global society. Find your preferred location and add it to your address book. Aseem malhotra, professor robert lustig, damon gameau and many more. The video was about how pima indians have a 38% susceptibility to type ii diabetes. Through this entertaining and informative journey, damon highlights some of the issues that plague the sugar industry, and where sugar lurks on supermarket shelves. Thumbs up to katie couric for an excellent commentary on a systemic problem in our culture today. With cancer, eating sugar is a double danger wakeup. Dispatches definition of dispatches by the free dictionary.
For the past 30 years, everything we thought we knew about food and exercise is dead wrong. This is a very wellproduced documentary about how a harmless according to sugar industry research ingredient has been added to our diets in toxic quantities. Why katie couric wants you to get fed up, take a sugar challenge. I applaude damon gameau for putting out a very honest and entertaining documentary. Oct 03, 2014 weve heard for years about the dangers of eating too much fat or salt. He literally put his life in danger to get his point across. How did the food industry get us to stop asking the question. Visit the that sugar films campaign page, where a whole host of interesting challenges and ways to get involved in a healthier alternative await.
Parents need to know that fed up is a documentary that focuses on the harm sugar does in the body. May 31, 2016 couric must be as bad of a negotiator as she is an ethical journalist to only have a twoweek premium run for a high profile 2016 documentary on a topic that defines the single most striking. Thats the premise behind the new documentary, fed up, executive produced by katie couric and laurie david. Narrated by couric, fed up hardly plays nothing like a tv documentary. American journalist and tv personality katie couric coproduced the documentary and is its narrator. From katie couric, laurie david oscar winning producer of an inconvenient truth and director stephanie soechtig, fed up will change the way you eat forever. As the relationship between the highsugar diet and poor health has emerged, entrenched sugar industry interests with almost. The film features top food experts like michael pollan, marion nestle, robert lustig, and mark bittman.
This documentary of the series newton focusses on the risk factor sugar in modern nutrition. It tackles the current weight gain problem and obesity epidemic in america. Katie couric s 10day sugar challenge here in the gma flash poll, we asked, could you give up sugar for ten days. Audio of katie couric interview shows editing slant in gun. Among the many experts in the film are authors like gary taubes, mark sisson, and melanie warner. A glimpse into the life of a former sugar baby at gsu. May 26, 2016 katie couric gun documentary undermined by manipulative editing in the film, couric asks gun owners a question and is met with dumbstruck silence. Apr 15, 2014 produced and narrated by none other than katie couric, one of the most mainstream voices in american media, fed up, which opens on may 9, appears to be a broadside against the sugar industry. Our lifestyle including diets high in sugar, processed food, lack of exercise, alcohol use, chronic stress all tends to increase in estrogen levels and an imbalance of estrogen and progesterone. Big sugar explores the dark history and modern power of the worlds reigning sugar cartels using dramatic reenactments, it reveals how sugar was at the heart of slavery in the west indies in the 18th century, while showing how presentday consumers are slaves to a sugar based diet. May 26, 2016 audio of katie couric interview shows editing slant in gun documentary, site claims.
Fed up will make you think twice about reaching for a candy bar and will motivate you to take companies to task for their role in manipulating children. With this and all the sugar we extract from other plants, such as sugar beets 55 percent of the u. The result of the editing, he says, is that folks who view the documentary are. Worth watching, and perhaps sending to your friends. Contrary to the lobbyist approved dietary information released by the government, not all. With over 7,000 hours of the worlds best dramas, comedies, sports and news programs available on demand, we bring the world to you.
A brilliant documentary which i recommend to all my weight loss clients. Extensive research has pinpointed sugar s culpability in a number of our most common and lifethreatening ailments, including high blood pressure, obesity, heart disease, cancer, diabetes and even alzheimers disease. Undercover mosque is a documentary programme produced by the independent television company hardcash productions for the channel 4 series dispatches that was first broadcast on 15 january 2007 in the uk. The film traces the origins of our beliefs about healthful and unhealthful food. The makers of this film and probably a handful of others are working on the awareness, and i will also do my part telling everyone i know about this film. Fed up is the film the food industry doesnt want you to see. Cate brown investigates allegations of sexism and harassment in davos at the. Sugar coated is an eyeopening feature documentary that examines the various tactics that has many health experts calling sugar the new tobacco. That sugar film conveys a very strong and truthful message.
High fructose corn syrup containing more fructose than glucose. Cpl has strong relationship with facebook despite channel 4 documentary dispatches showed staff being told not to remove extreme, graphic content from site tue, oct 23, 2018, 01. May 12, 2014 the documentary focuses on the extreme changes to the food industry that have taken place over the last 50 years and exposes the laws that help keep those often overlooked new practices a secret. Worldwide consumption of added sugar that is, sugar not naturally found in food has tripled over the last 50 years.
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