In the documentary “In Defense of Food” Michael Pollan discusses the eating habits or Americans and how those need to change in order for us to create a healthier society. One of the issues the Pollan has with food is that he believes it to be and ethical issue. In my opinion food is only an ethical issue to a certain extent. Some members of society find it to be an ethical issue when animals we later eat are put into poor conditions. Another way that I find it becomes an ethical issue is when the government gets involved in the food industry. Sometimes they make choices for us that are not for the health of the nation, but that will create a profit for the government. One example of this is subsidies on soy, therefore increasing the usage of soy in many products. Although it is cheap it is not always the healthiest option. Another way the government has influenced the food crisis is the way in which they speak about food. There was a bill passed that suggested that citizens eat less red meat. The red meat industry did not like this and fought until the bill later spoke only of reducing the intake of nutrients in red meat. This made it more complicated for the consumer and did not make the food crisis better for the average citizen. I believe that the government should have some say in the way our food is grown and processed, but only to protect us. If they …show more content…
But after watching this I realize that there are much healthier options out there, that have not been processed in a plant. One way to improve my eating that I intend to adopt is eating more plants. It seems like a small shift that can help majorly in the long run. Plants have all sorts of vitamins and they are lacking in toxic nutrients. I do not believe, however, that I could adopt the French way of eating. In our society, taking that long to eat would be harmful to our successful