Fed Up

PRESENTED BY: Wedgwood Meaningful Movies
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7:00 PM, Friday, January 8, 2016 PST
Location: Wedgwood, Seattle, WA (click for map)

Fed Up is “a documentary about the nation’s obesity epidemic. …, taking square aim at corporations and politicians who have made it easy for the citizenry to stuff its collective face with junk food and, even more damaging, sugar. “(SFGate). “There are 100,000 food items on the nation’s store shelves …. and 80 percent have added sugar. Sugar is addictive. All the ellipticals in the world aren’t going to help if you’re supping at a banquet table catered by McDonald’s, General Mills, Tyson, Nestlé, Kraft, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola.” (Newsday).  Sugar, which a pediatric endocrinologist in the movie describes as “more addictive than cocaine”, may not be the sole cause of burgeoning obesity in America, but it is a major player.

Please join us for the film’s showing.  It’s FREE and open to the public!  Doors open at 6:30 P.M. Parking is available on NE 89th and NE 90th streets. The film begins at 7:00 P.M with a facilitated community discussion to follow.

Release Year: 2014

Running Time: 91

Director: Stephanie Soechtig

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