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Food, Inc., a documentary currently viewing in independent movie theaters across the United States and Canada, is a must-watch. It blatantly illustrates how the food industry has been eaten up by a few large giants and demonstrates how politically active the executives are in congress.

Food is a necessity. People today have been too consumed with processed foods to the extent that the relationship from farm to table is no longer traceable. The nation that created the fast-food phenomena is now in the midst of an obesity epidemic. Genetically Modified Foods resulted in larger sizes and faster growth. Does it taste the same, though, or have we forgotten their original taste? Hmm.

Images show how animals and farmers are abused by the binding contracts with the giant firms. Once these small local farmers decide not to comply with the food giants’ inhumane regulations, they are automatically jobless and severely indebted. Thus, they are forced to stick to the system.

The movie focuses on the viewer. It all goes back to the take-home message which is basically this: you get to decide what you want to eat, so change starts from you. If demand is triggered, these large firms will face a change-your-actions-or-die scenario. But of course, this is ass

uming a large number of the population will change their eating habits.

Activists that took part in this documentary include the successful author of In Defense of Food: An Eaters Manifesto, and The Omnivores Dilemma Michael Pollan, and Eric Schlosser of Fast Food Nation.

Thanks to our Contributing Blogger “T.”