The UGLY Truth of Why America Is Fat

The food pyramid was introduced to the USA in 1992 and America s waists immediately grew. I made this video to expose the amount of influence advertising has on America s diet and health, lobbying practices by food producers, and some startling statistics about how much this health crisis costs Americans every year. The book Food Politics by Marion Nestle played a pivotal role in making this video. FreeThink s Video: TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:57 The Food Pyramid Arrives in USA 1:46 Advertising Budget of FastFood Companies 2:39 Number of Ads Seen by Our Youth 4:43 Food Producers Incentives 6:00 Influencing Politicians 7:06 False Advertising 8:01 Obesity s Cost on Americans