Introduction: Food Inc. is an American documentary film directed by Emmy Award-winning director Robrt Kenner. The film examines corporate agriculture in the United States, concluding that agribusiness produces unhealthy food, in a way that is harmful to the environment and offensive to both animals and employees. It is a powerful and startling indictment of industrial food production, revealing truths about what we eat, how it is produced, who we have become as a nation, and where we are going from here on out. Content: The first part of the film examines the industrial production of meat (chicken, beef and pork), defining it as inhumane and economically and environmentally unsustainable. Chicken and other birds are raised and slaughtered in half the time compared to 50 years ago, but they are twice as large. The life from egg to death of a hen is now six weeks. They were raised in cages too small for them to move, in darkness to make them sleep more and fight less. They gain weight so quickly that they can no longer stand or walk. When chickens are transported to the plant, everyone who produces them, whether they are sick, dirty, or injured, is processed through the plant. The second segment once again looks at industrial production of grains and vegetables (primarily corn and soybeans). labeling it as economically and environmentally unsustainable. Why are Americans getting faster? A lot of it has to do with corn syrup, which is the predominant sweetener. The cattle were trained to eat corn instead of grass, their natural food. In fact, corn is an ingredient in 80% of supermarket products. In the United States 30% of the land is planted with corn, farmers paid to overproduce it, that's... half the paper... processing affects us, positively or negatively, why should we have the right to choose it ourselves . I learned from this film that we can vote to change this system, buy from companies that treat workers, animals and the environment with respect. When you go to the supermarket, buy foods that are seasonal, find out what's in your food, read the labels, know what you're buying. The food industry will satisfy market demands, so if we ask for good, healthy food, we will get it. Everyone has the right to a healthy diet. Healthy food is available to all people, generally most healthy foods are cheap once manufacturers and companies trying to sell trendy packaging to attract consumers become expensive. If people try to buy local and seasonal foods, they can eat healthy foods at affordable prices.
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