Obesity crisis at breaking point, says 'Fed Up' filmmaker

2014/05/10 04:59:53 @Entertainment News Headlines — Yahoo! News

The US food industry & #039;s responsibility in fueling rising obesity levels is put under the microscope in a documentary released in the United States this weekend. \ & quot;Obesity has been a problem for the last 30 years and I think we are reaching the breaking point,\ & quot; director Stephanie Soechtig said in an interview ahead of the film & #039;s US release. I think there & #039;s a lot of money in the food industry and it influences politics, unfortunately.\ & quot; The film, which opened on limited release in US cinemas Friday, shows how the food industry has managed to persuade US authorities to recommend that 25 percent of calories come from sugar.
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