Interesting documentary on diets and the government

groovyfirechick

Hey everyone! Being on a diet for me is tough...I can imagine it's the same for everyone. I just watched this really interesting documentary called 'Fat Head' on diets and the government and I wanted to share it with everyone. I thought it was appropriate because it contains some interesting info on the science behind dieting and shows you why certain things work and don't. The film maker also talks about the Morgan Spurlock documentary 'Super Size Me'. I saw 'Super Size Me' and I am very interested in the differences in the science and reporting between the two documentaries. Please leave a comment and let me know what you thought of the documentary. I want everyone to express their opinion whether negative or positive. It taught me a thing or two about dieting that hopefully will help me in the future with my weight loss plans.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/196879/fat-head

Enjoy,
Meri

JennLifts

seen it! enjoyed it!

Melbel85

Bumping for later!

jhardenbergh

I loved this documentary, I have actually corresponded with the Tom McNaughton, the film maker, a great guy. The documentary really opens your eyes. Just by reading the topic on the board, I knew it was about Fathead.

sarahazelnut99

his wife was ugly and annoying. LOL

penguinfan03

Loved it. That may be because 'Super Size Me' left me more annoyed than anything and I enjoyed seeing someone poke fun at it. And I very much enjoy the common sense aspect of the argument this piece makes.

Mishy

Thanks for the info - I"m half way through viewing it. Will follow up when done.

reese66

Bump

waterjogger

I just finished watching it and I thought it was pretty good. I especially enjoyed the "common sense" approach and really wish the government would butt out of everything and let people make their own choices. I was just diagnosed with the whole insulin resistance/diabetes thing last year and every nutritionist I've seen has given me the whole grains/ low fat speech, with lots of fiber and whole grains. I was considering cutting the carbs to below 100 and see what happens. I found it rather telling that Morgan Spurlock wouldn't release his food diary of his 30 day fast food adventure. My favorite quote was, The only saving grace of gov't is that it's incompetent and they can't carry out what they set out to do.

marjen002

OMG saw it recently and makes absolute sense to me. I've told some of my diet buddies about it too. That's why you'll see the occasional diet no-no's on my diary (e.g. Oreos) and I'm still progressing well. No deprivation for me, it's all about moderation & exercise.