Official Food, Inc. Movie Site - Hungry For Change?

I find it funny that our government is now going to restrict the amount of acetaminophen in Tylenol and Excedrin because, according to a news article on MSN, it is the number one cause of liver disease. I'm not against this if it is safer for those using them. It's just odd to me because there are so many restrictions on medicines or things that could hurt us, but food is not one of them. We have millions of fast food joints all over the country. Why not limit them, or at least regulate what they can sell, because heart disease is the number one killer in the US.? Why is it more important that we restrict these meds because of liver disease, but when it comes to highly processed junk food or cigarettes it's not a big deal? Could it be because money is involved? I would guess that it is highly probable. These are some of the questions I've asked myself recently. These issues do get a little tricky because freedom of choice comes into play: what should we allow to be free choice and what should be restricted by the government.

Now don't get me wrong, I do enjoy fast food. In fact, Culvers just happens to be my favorite place to go. I love the thick, sludgy custard that sticks to my arterial walls. Oh and their fries - Mmm. I don't always think about what it's doing to me as I'm indulging of course. I'm just in complete bliss. The heart attack I experience later will shock me back to reality - if I survive. With all that said, I still do prefer to be healthy and make healthy choices.

Fast food isn't the only food issue in our country. In our grocery stores there a millions of choices. Most of the food is processed, full of dyes, pesticides, or antibiotics. Wouldn't it be great if we could visit our grocery store and not have to wonder what is in the food; to know it's pure?

Several years ago, I did some reading and searching about food dyes. I read that the dye Red 40 is actually a byproduct of coal and is banned in Europe. I don't think it has been proven, but there is a lot of buzz online about the negative health affects of food dye consumption. You may want to check it out for yourself.


The bottom line . . .
We will all die one way or another, so we can look at one of three ways.

1. Live it up and not care because we only get one chance.
2. Make strict healthy choices all the time and miss out on the good stuff in life.
3. Try to make healthy choices most of the time but still give ourselves the freedom to indulge.

Option three is probably the most sensible.

Check out the Food, INC trailer if you haven't seen it yet. I hope to see the movie when it's out on DVD.

Official Food, Inc. Movie Site - Hungry For Change? - Trailer and Photos

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