Undoubtedly, American society has delegated food as the most essential aspect of the being- that is, it remains the center of human existence, for without celebration of all of its elements, one would remain without purpose in a contemporary environment. However, while the importance of food in the lives of the populace includes many factors, such as consuming to obtain happiness, and eating to acquire fulfillment, food’s purpose in one’s life still lacks the element of health. Quite often, the manner in which food can be life changing- for the better or for the worst- is dismissed. An individual is subsequently left to decide whether food should be interpreted as a gift, or as the foreseeable downfall of all humans. An additional factor must also be reflected upon when analyzing the volatile relationship between food and American lifestyle.…show more content… Upon comparing the 2010 film Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead, to Courtney Martin’s How to Address Obesity in a Fat-Phobic Society and John Seabrook’s Snacks for a Fat Planet, along with additional research, it can be noted that the most significant themes connecting the film with the readings include consuming mindfully as a way to achieve wholeness rather than to only lose weight, (in which the focus then becomes the upkeep of a healthy lifestyle as opposed to working against gaining back weight lost), as well as defining when food becomes ultimately detrimental to human
