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Food, Inc. About Food Production Documentary

The documentary looks at the industrial production of grains, meat, and vegetables. The film raises an ethical issue about the industrial practices as they can be considered to be harmful for human consumption, economically and environmentally unsustainable. Moreover, the film exploits the industry legal and economic powers that the food companies have (Kenner, 2008). In the previous year’s food distribution was based on self-sustaining farming methods through the Green revolution that was enough for their families. Through the advancement of the agricultural technology, food production changed in order to cater for the large population. However through the massive food production under the advanced technology had its own negative repercussions. Initially, corn was only for human consumption but was later converted to other uses such as animal feeds rather than grass or wheat resulting in negative consequences. The mass production of meat raised ethical queries as well. This was because the massive food and meat production was characterized with deceptive advertisements that covered up potentially damaging information (Kenner, 2008).

Issues affecting the food industry include the exploitation of corn, false advertisement and the brutal way of treatment of animals. Corn as a major vegetable in the western world is used for edible purposes but its exploitation by even feeding animals. This has resulted into large-scale farming of the corn where chemicals have been used to boost their growth (Kenner, 2008). The chemical used to have a negative effect on the human health. In the film, it has been identified that most of the processed foods contain corn-based syrup. There is a potential overdose threat of due to related issue of corn nutrition thus increasing certain allergies. Large tracts of large are used in farming corn that raises issues of land usage due to the fact that 30% of the U.S land is strictly under corn farming (Kenner, 2008).

Bigger, Stronger, Faster About Steroids in Sports Documentary

The documentary addresses the effect of steroids in American sport. The steroids are used as performance enhancing drugs. The documentary featured Chris brother who has used steroids. Chris the film director gave up after feeling guilty and had a strong belief about his brother use of steroids was more harmful than beneficial (Bell, 2008). This is because he felt obligated with his brothers’ life for the rest of his life. The film also addresses the baseball scandals as it got to the bottom of the drugs that enhance performance. As a way of proving that the steroids are harmful, the director interviewed a top medical expert who specializes on steroids. The performances are supposed to be conducted on a fair ground thus bringing up the issue of morals as some take advantage of the steroids in order to perform exemplary. In reality, the steroids have a huge negative effect on the user health (Bell, 2008).

The films talk about the strength of the athletes, endurance of the athletes as well as the Olympic trainers. Despite the stunning performance by the athletes it does not qualify to be sports. It has to be recorded that there are about 435,000 deaths attributed to tobacco usage, 85,000 towards alcohol and 3 to steroids (Bell, 2008). As the film demonstrates that steroids enhance the romance power and strength which in reality it does not last a lifetime as it adversely affects the body as it cannot perform without the drugs. The fact that steroids make one feel better just like breast implants and liposuctions one cannot shy away from the long run effects. Chris Bell features the Belgian Bull due to the double muscling. Double muscling causes a disease of muscular dystrophy which deteriorates the performance of an individual (Bell, 2008). The use of steroids does not only cause harm to the body but it makes the sports world lack a sensible meaning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

Bell, C.  (2008). Bigger, Stronger and Faster. Retrieved from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1151309/

Kenner, R. (2008). Food Inc. Retrieved from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1286537/