Thursday, January 1, 2009

Fat Head (2009)


A comedian replies to the "Super Size Me" crowd by losing weight on a fast-food diet while demonstrating that almost everything you think you know about the obesity "epidemic" and healthy eating is wrong. (104 Minutes)


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Dirt: The Movie (2009)


A funny, thoughtful, and, um grounded look at the fundamental ingredient vital to everything that feeds us. DIRT takes you inside the wonders of the soil. It tells the story of Earth's most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility--from its miraculous beginning to its crippling degradation.  (86 Minutes)


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What's On Your Plate? (2009)

What’s On Your Plate? features two New York City middle school students, Sadie Rain Hope-Gund and Safiyah Kai Russell Riddle, taking viewers on a food tour that’s as entertaining as it is educational as they set out on a mission to figure out where their meals come from. (76 Minutes)



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Sugar The Bitter Truth (2009)


Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin. (90 Minutes)


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Chow Down (2009)

Root for Charles, John and Garnet as they try to buck the system of pills
and procedures and outfox their heart disease and diabetes.  When their
doctors inform them they can’t get better, our intrepid trio tells the
doctors to think again. Charles, John and Garnet decide to take on their
diseases by drastically changing their diets. We all know making
resolutions is easy; sticking to them is the hard part. With lighthearted
animation, piercing expert interviews and a feisty attitude, CHOW  DOWN is the moving story of the success you can achieve when you rewrite the recipe for a healthy life. (73 Minutes)



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Nourish: Food and Community (2009)


With beautiful visuals and inspiring stories, Nourish traces our relationship to food from a global perspective to personal action steps. Nourish illustrates how food connects to such issues as biodiversity, public health, climate change, and social justice. Hosted and narrated by actress Cameron Diaz, Nourish features interviews with best-selling author Michael Pollan, sustainable food advocate Anna Lappe, chef and author Bryant Terry, pediatrician Dr. Nadine Burke, and organic farmer Nigel Walker. Nourish celebrates the role of good food in creating a sustainable future. (50 Minutes)


Breakthrough (2009)

Storm has been eating a raw vegan diet of fruits, nuts, seeds, and vegetables in their unheated state for over 30 years, and has become known among raw vegans for his body builder's physique. At 57 he is still youthful. Jinjee first started eating a raw vegan diet when she met Storm 12 years ago. Her before and after pictures show her transformation. The whole family is 100% raw vegan with no supplements or dehydrated foods. (73 Minutes)



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