That Sugar Film movie review: sugar size me
This funny and enlightening exposé of how unhealthy “healthy” processed food actually is is shocking, even if you’re already down on corporate food. I’m “biast” (pro): not a fan of corporate food
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Sure, it’s a stunt. But it’s one that makes some dramatic points that are worth heeding. Australian actor Damon Gameau (Charlie’s Country), a pretty healthy eater who eschewed processed food and refined carbs and whose bloodwork showed him to be in fine condition (low cholesterol, good blood pressure and liver function, etc.), changed his diet for only 60 days to start including the 40 teaspoons of sugar that that average Australian consumes each day. (That’s a lot less than the average American eats, and only very slightly more than the average Brit.) And though this is a Super Size Me type of endeavor,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Sure, it’s a stunt. But it’s one that makes some dramatic points that are worth heeding. Australian actor Damon Gameau (Charlie’s Country), a pretty healthy eater who eschewed processed food and refined carbs and whose bloodwork showed him to be in fine condition (low cholesterol, good blood pressure and liver function, etc.), changed his diet for only 60 days to start including the 40 teaspoons of sugar that that average Australian consumes each day. (That’s a lot less than the average American eats, and only very slightly more than the average Brit.) And though this is a Super Size Me type of endeavor,...
- 6/26/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
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