FOOD MATTERS DOCUMENTARY REIVEW

“This documentary examines the current state of America’s food supply, and suggests that the over-industrialization of food production is making the nation sicker by the moment. The documentary analyzes the proliferation of chemical additives in “natural” foods, looks at the relationship between the lack of nutrients in the American diet and the nation’s rising health care costs, and offers tips for system detoxification.” ~ Carly Wray, Rovi

I could not sum up this documentary (available on Netflix Instant) any better. Basically, this documentary gives viewers a harsh perspective on the idea “you are what you eat” in pointing out the general lack of nutritional education of the public as well as the medical system.

The interviewed experts dole out a typical argument that people need to move away from meats (as it’s protein value is overshadowed by the body’s difficulty  to break down and digest it) and focus on more raw vegetables. But the the documentary takes an interesting turn when it makes a case of how many minor ailments could be cured with optimal nutrition and vitamin supplements.

The major conflict in this idea is that the medical industry seems to ignore nutrition and vitamins in both the training of medical professionals and advice to patients. But this revelation in the film also reveals a lot of bias from the experts interviewed. Some had revealed that they had be burned by the medical community in their research being denied, studies stating that vitamins are dangerous and so on.

All in all, I wouldn’t go so far as to say that Food Matters is not the word to live by, but rather food for thought.