Fed Up Vs Forks
Society is faced with a terrible epidemic and food is at the forefront of our demise. It is argued that the consumption of the wrong kinds of foods is the reason why obesity is at an all-time high and the health of the nation, as a whole, is in decline. The films Fed Up and Forks over Knives attempt to uncover the real reasons behind the cause of obesity and other nutrition related health issues. In both films the authors focus on the consequences of a poor diet and its effects on your body. While both films are persuasive with their arguments, statistics, and predictions. I feel Forks over Knives is more statistically sound and strategic in proving their point. In the documentary Fork over Knives by Lee Fulkerson we are taken through a journey
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Forks over Knives emphasizes a more inward approach to change oneself, unlike Fed Up, which I feel wants to place most of the blame through logos on the government. Fed Up makes valid points through ethos and does prove that big corporations and big money drive the push of sugary and processed foods on the American population, but it is still your own decision to change, which I feel is emphasized in Forks over Knives. I feel that both documentary uses rhetorical strategies such as logos, ethos and pathos effectively. Fork over Knives utilizes heart disease as their main argument and show statistics such as 460,000 American women will die from heart diseases and stroke per year. Heart disease is still the number one cause of death, killing over 600,000 people a year. Dr. Campbell and Dr. Esslstyn both changed their lives to show that a whole food plant based diet is viable for a long and disease free life. In Fork over Knives you are introduced into the lives of the patients and their struggles giving you a sense of reality. The documentary Fed Up attacks the government and food industries for its corruption and aiding in the obesity epidemic. Their concrete statistics show that between 1980 and 2000 fitness memberships doubled as well as the obesity rates. In 1980 not one case was recorded of children having type 2 diabetes but by 2010 there were 57,638 cases known. They also show us an emotional connection using pathos throughout the documentary by giving us real world examples of three teenagers struggling with their battle of
Forks over Knives emphasizes a more inward approach to change oneself, unlike Fed Up, which I feel wants to place most of the blame through logos on the government. Fed Up makes valid points through ethos and does prove that big corporations and big money drive the push of sugary and processed foods on the American population, but it is still your own decision to change, which I feel is emphasized in Forks over Knives. I feel that both documentary uses rhetorical strategies such as logos, ethos and pathos effectively. Fork over Knives utilizes heart disease as their main argument and show statistics such as 460,000 American women will die from heart diseases and stroke per year. Heart disease is still the number one cause of death, killing over 600,000 people a year. Dr. Campbell and Dr. Esslstyn both changed their lives to show that a whole food plant based diet is viable for a long and disease free life. In Fork over Knives you are introduced into the lives of the patients and their struggles giving you a sense of reality. The documentary Fed Up attacks the government and food industries for its corruption and aiding in the obesity epidemic. Their concrete statistics show that between 1980 and 2000 fitness memberships doubled as well as the obesity rates. In 1980 not one case was recorded of children having type 2 diabetes but by 2010 there were 57,638 cases known. They also show us an emotional connection using pathos throughout the documentary by giving us real world examples of three teenagers struggling with their battle of