Katie Couric is the epitome of cheerfulness, positive energy etc

[senior citizen]

http://www.examiner.com/article/katie-couric-is-fed-up-with-the-food-industry-s-role-health-problems (http://www.examiner.com/article/katie-couric-is-fed-up-with-the-food-industry-s-role-health-problems)


Katie Couric is "Fed Up" with the food industry's role in health problems.....(as I attempted to share a few days ago after viewing her afternoon t.v. show.) The film was featured at Sundance Film Festival.

To most viewers, Katie is the epitome of cheerfulness, positive energy and lack of negativity.

Thank you Rubicon and thank you Villages PL.

You both understood totally what the message in the film was all about. The majority of food out there is not simple fresh whole food, but loaded with additives, flavor enhancers, chemicals, yeast derivatives, artificial colors, high sodium and higher yet SUGAR.....whether it be fake sugar, corn syrup or what have you. Especially restaurant food and fast food.

The Documentary producers are the ones who said that this next generation of children (being raised now) might live longer lives but sicker lives. NOT I. I'm paraphrasing that.

The people who came before us may have had harder physical lives, compared to our own high tech world......with modern conveniences and abundance of "prepared" foods, loaded with preservatives and junk.

However, they ate simple unadulterated foods........as back in their day there simply were NO PROCESSED FOODS. They grew and prepared their foods from scratch.

Amazing that those humble dishes (and recipes) evoke such nostalgia, when today we can literally have anything we wish in the way of exotic couisine, just by dining out.

Not to go off topic, but I am proud of our Governor for having the courage to sign into legislature the GMO law.

That's just one small issue. There are so many issues in the big wide world of FOOD being manufactured today.

Those who live near farmers markets, given the advantage of purchasing locally grown fresh foods are truly lucky.

This post is NOT meant to inflame or whatever it is that some think.

It is meant to be a positive step towards slowly changing our diets, within reason, in moderation.........depending on others whom we have to "feed", not just ourselves. I've always said that I could toally become a vegetarian........but other family members crave other things........so we oblige them. Many are in the same boat.

My adult children are 46 and almost 43; raising beautiful healthy chilren of their own. They all follow a super healthy diet, high in veggies and whole fruits; growing their own for the most part..........free range chickens, etc. We always had a frig and pantry filled with healthy food..........nothing was rationed. Neither kid ever had a weight problem and are both still thin in their 40's.

Our kids also walked everywhere. Not so for many of the kids today who get chauffered everywhere. Not all, but many.

My children's generation was the last who could safely walk without fear of being abducted or molested in their small town. It never entered my mind, actually.

Now, parents are fearful their kids might be snatched up, thus drive them everywhere........

Thus, I myself, totally "get" what FED UP documentary is all about.
I've seen it with my own eyes. Not all, but a large portion of the youth today are overweight. This is the next generation. This is the generation that MIGHT live longer but will live sicker according to the film............not me.

This entire thought process was a spinoff to the thread regarding how long would we like to live.....past 90, etc. Some shared their ancestors' ages at death. Lots of longevity in our grandparents day............compared to today when so many are diagnosed at early ages with cancer and heart disease.........and diabetes. Not to mention auto immune diseases. But, then we didn't have yoga mat chemicals in our foods.

Not all messages can be "sugar coated". No pun intended.

We are pushing 70, not 17. Have lived long enough to see it all.....and realize the differences between our grandparents' generation, our parents' generation, our own generation and our middle aged children's generation (thankfully our kids are mature adults as well as healthy ones)...........and now have a glimpse into the future of our baby, toddler, young child, pre teen and past teen grandchildren. All good, so far. Thankfully. Good solid food choices and ingrained healthy habits.

The documentary FED UP was for the ones who eat more than their fair share of fast food, soft drinks, processed meals, etc. You can see this generation of kids waddling around town. If they are that heavy as children, what will their old age be like?

It is funny that our government surplus foods that go to the schools do contain a lot of CORN/corn syrup. Or CHEESE. But then again that's a different thread.........one for Villages PL to explain, with his own wisdom and knowledge.

PEACE

[Dennisadamek@yahoo.com]

Sorry.... she is a phony Baloney in my book. Choose not to watch her ever.

[ilovetv]

Katie Couric is also trying for the 4th or 5th time to reinvent herself and her brand.

Her stint as CBS news reader proved her to be an expert on nothing but her political agenda.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Not a big fan of Katie Couric, but I'm glad that she's doing something to bring a big problem to light.
Unfortunately, she and so many of the other, "all natural, granola chewers", totally miss the point. There are a lot of problems with our diet today, but the biggest is the added sugar and the promotion of grains and fruits as being healthy.
We are eating huge amounts of sugar without knowing it and we are also being told to consume huge quantities of grains, which in today's world, have been genetically altered. Those grains turn into sugar in our bodies very quickly.
We are also being fed huge amounts of drugs by the AMA and pharmaceutical companies in an attempt to lower the evil cholesterol even though most will admit today that cholesterol poses no problems.
I posted a one hour and 45 minute video about this problem on this forum and exactly one person watched it.
Now, this may not be the only opinion and there may be others out there who feel they can refute this information. I say, let them present their case. The more information we have the better. But, I am finding that most people would rather stick their heads in the sand and say things like, "everything in moderation" and "surely a little can't do you any harm".
People are very comfortable with what they eat and I believe that for the most part they are not willing to make changes. We have become to reliant on what is convenient.

[Sable99]

I am also not a fan of Kaite Couric. She iis conniving and has her own agenda!

[MikeV]

Also not a fan. Actually if I see her on TV I change the channel.

[jblum315]

never liked her from the beginning. But evidently a lot of people do.

[slipcovers]

I know someone that worked under her in New York and said she is a real b...h. Everyone hated her.

[CFrance]

I don't have an opinion one way or another about Katie Couric, and I do believe these celebs jump on whatever bandwagon is going to bring them more media attention.

Having said that, sometimes that's what it takes to bring a problem to light. If all the people who love Katie Couric buy into her latest cause, something good might actually come of it.

And I still think it's bad for one's health to overly dwell on the negative aspects of life.

[2BNTV]

From what I read, Katie, is not all sweetness and light. She had a tough break when her husband passed at an early age. She has recovered nicely, by going out, with younger men.

I don't believe she is an expert on anything, except how to claw to the top, of her profession. She is having trouble, staying there!!!

My mother used to say the biggest difference in her life was the quality of the food. Many foods today are processed or contains additives, and not healthy.

I don't get fanatical about food, but try to eat as healthy as I can. To each his/her own.

One must be their own advocate, for their health.

[JP]

Katie Couric is a phoney.

Never have liked her.

[Topspinmo]

Healthy eating personal choice. If you over weight then your eating too much or the wrong food. Don't take not Scholar to figure that out. Most people that are consider over weight don't have physical job and don't have hobby to that will burn calories (sitting on the couch watching TV or on Computer all night don't burn calories). Over weight or under weight same problem too much or not enough? Luckily for me I have job that if I didn't exercise it didn't matter cause I got enough exercise at work, kept muscle strong, and didn't have the opportunity to snack all day.

I'll keep my opinion about Katie to myself.

[Indydealmaker]

All of the tests that claim to prove that food additives are unhealthy are born out of animal testing. Testing that is performed on animals who are getting those additives for the first time in their genetic history. These test animals are not born of animals who have been eating those "toxic" additives for generations.

My point is that no one seems to consider that humans HAVE been eating these additives for generations. It is possible that our bodies have evolved to accept, possibly even need these "toxic" taste treats. I postulate that the removal of these ingredients may be the root of many of today's illnesses.

So save yourselves! Scarf down some genetically modified Snickers bars quick! Maybe even have some roundup cocktails!

[CFrance]

All of the tests that claim to prove that food additives are unhealthy are born out of animal testing. Testing that is performed on animals who are getting those additives for the first time in their genetic history. These test animals are not born of animals who have been eating those "toxic" additives for generations.

My point is that no one seems to consider that humans HAVE been eating these additives for generations. It is possible that our bodies have evolved to accept, possibly even need these "toxic" taste treats. I postulate that the removal of these ingredients may be the root of many of today's illnesses.

So save yourselves! Scarf down some genetically modified Snickers bars quick! Maybe even have some roundup cocktails!
You are my hero.:evil6:

[CFrance]

Not a big fan of Katie Couric, but I'm glad that she's doing something to bring a big problem to light.
Unfortunately, she and so many of the other, "all natural, granola chewers", totally miss the point. There are a lot of problems with our diet today, but the biggest is the added sugar and the promotion of grains and fruits as being healthy.
We are eating huge amounts of sugar without knowing it and we are also being told to consume huge quantities of grains, which in today's world, have been genetically altered. Those grains turn into sugar in our bodies very quickly.
We are also being fed huge amounts of drugs by the AMA and pharmaceutical companies in an attempt to lower the evil cholesterol even though most will admit today that cholesterol poses no problems.
I posted a one hour and 45 minute video about this problem on this forum and exactly one person watched it.
Now, this may not be the only opinion and there may be others out there who feel they can refute this information. I say, let them present their case. The more information we have the better. But, I am finding that most people would rather stick their heads in the sand and say things like, "everything in moderation" and "surely a little can't do you any harm".
People are very comfortable with what they eat and I believe that for the most part they are not willing to make changes. We have become to reliant on what is convenient.
The only thing I could say here in people's defense is that a one-hour-45-minute video is like going to the movies, and probably would appeal to people who are already into this subject, and be too long for the people who aren't.

If you want to grab somebody, do it quickly. They might go on to view more.

[senior citizen]

Not a big fan of Katie Couric, but I'm glad that she's doing something to bring a big problem to light.
Unfortunately, she and so many of the other, "all natural, granola chewers", totally miss the point. There are a lot of problems with our diet today, but the biggest is the added sugar and the promotion of grains and fruits as being healthy.
We are eating huge amounts of sugar without knowing it and we are also being told to consume huge quantities of grains, which in today's world, have been genetically altered. Those grains turn into sugar in our bodies very quickly.
We are also being fed huge amounts of drugs by the AMA and pharmaceutical companies in an attempt to lower the evil cholesterol even though most will admit today that cholesterol poses no problems.
I posted a one hour and 45 minute video about this problem on this forum and exactly one person watched it.
Now, this may not be the only opinion and there may be others out there who feel they can refute this information. I say, let them present their case. The more information we have the better. But, I am finding that most people would rather stick their heads in the sand and say things like, "everything in moderation" and "surely a little can't do you any harm".
People are very comfortable with what they eat and I believe that for the most part they are not willing to make changes. We have become to reliant on what is convenient.



You totally "get it" ..........thanks for your post.

[senior citizen]

I'm afraid that, once again, some have missed the point. I was simply posting this as a reply to those who kept saying my original post on the documentary FED UP was negative and that I was negative when all I was doing was commenting on a recent Sundance Film documentary that we had seen on the Katie Couric Show............nothing really new as I've known for decades that SUGAR and other flavor enhancers, additives, etc. were in our foods...............as does everyone else trying to follow their own healthy version of eating .

Remember the movie KING CORN??? That was an eye opener for sure (a few years back). CORN SYRUP is a huge additive in most processed foods.

This wasn't about who likes Katie or not........I was showing that she is not perceived as a negative person (whether or not her bubbly upbeat always happy persona is real or phony, is not the question here)........she was the one showcasing FED UP which is about the hidden and not so hidden SUGAR in our foods and the obesity epidemic in the U.S. esp. among children. It wasn't a negative presentation......just the facts.

When we went to school in the 1950's, 1960's we can't remember a single obese child. Look around nowadays. But, back then, who had the luxury of fast food, drive by windows, pickup fast food places. Food back then was cooked from scratch from wholesome ingredients that were natural. The basic food groups. Natural foods and ingredients. Whole foods.
Not chemicals and additives.

This documentary is about SUGAR. My thoughts were a spinoff from a thread about how long might some people live into old age......when I read that "the next generation might live longer, but would live sicker".........I actually knew what that meant.

Someone said I was being negative when in reality I was "quoting" what I had read......the way some youth eat today, not at the family table, but via a drive up window, they may live LONGER due to a myriad of pharmaceuticals but they will also live sicker. So, what comes first..............the chicken or the egg. As long as they have a little pill for every ill, we can eat whatever we want?

No one can be a total purist or stoic re food. All the enjoyment would be diminished, but at least being aware of what is in our foods is NOT A CRIME and neither is it NEGATIVE.

"FED UP" is the film the food industry doesn't want you to see." That is the tag line for the new documentary film FED UP from Peobody award-winning broadcast journalist Katie Couric and Oscar-winning producer Laurie David and that describes how they feel about the government's part in the spread of the global epidemic of childhood obesity!

And for good reason! FED UP presents an eye-opening look on the connection between the rise of kids being diagnosed with diabetes and the dangerous increase of sugar and sweeteners being added to ingredients in processed foods.

Television journalist Katie Couric narrates a newly released film identifying sugar as the main culprit for the majority of health problems in the United States. The documentary, created by the makers of "An Inconvenient Truth," compares the food industry to the tobacco industry and encourages Americans to push for reforms.

With the slogan "Congress Says Pizza Is a Vegetable" on one of its posters, Fed Up focuses on the fate of America’s children as they deal with an epidemic of obesity related diseases. According to the film, the current generation of children is expected to have a shorter lifespan than their parents.

Both Rolling Stone magazine and Roger Ebert gave it critical reviews, while still calling it ‘a movie that matters’ and is ‘compelling’. Many critics rate the documentary high however because of the subject matter.

Fed Up attempts to address many of the issues surrounding America’s obesity epidemic, including programs aimed at increasing activity, corn syrup regulation, soda consumption, diet food, and sugar substitutes.

Additionally it ties the obesity problem to a failure in government regulation and encourages Americans to push for change.

It even includes former president, Bill Clinton commenting on the popularity of high fructose corn syrup saying: "I don’t think high-fructose corn syrup is a good use of corn."

For many Americans, Fed Up introduces a concept that is new to them- the idea that obesity could be caused by excessive sugar intake.

Why are Americans so fat? That’s a question explored in a new documentary called "Fed Up."

Executive producer and narrator Katie Couric discussed the problem with sugar on tonight’s "O’Reilly Factor."

Couric said 80 percent of products in the grocery store have added sugar. She also noted that some countries are restricting marketing of sugary foods to kids.
************************************************** **********************
FROM ROLLING STONE:
May 9, 2014 12:00 PM ET
The latest documentary to tackle the tangle of American food politics, Fed Up focuses its lens on one specific aspect of the you-are-what-you-eat battle: childhood obesity rates. Directed by Stephanie Soechtig and produced by Katie Couric and Laurie David (An Inconvenient Truth), the film follows four overweight teens to their doctor's appointments, sports practices, and home kitchens, in an attempt to answer the question of why these children can't seem to lose weight.

Is 'Fed Up' the Next 'Inconvenient Truth and Other Sundance 2014 Questions (http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/19-burning-questions-for-sundance-2014-20140115/will-we-see-the-next-an-inconvenient-truth-19691231)

"The solution is eating real food and cooking it yourself, because you would never put the amount of salt or sugar in that corporations do," says David.

"The majority of the food a lot of people are eating are made by strangers who don't have your health at the forefront of your mind."

Armed with flip cameras, the subjects record video diaries, offering a window into their emotional, as well as physical, struggle with obesity. With interviews from former President Bill Clinton, Omnivore's Dilemma author Michael Pollan, and leading doctors and researchers, the film argues that the sugar added to processed foods is largely to blame for rising obesity rates.

(Also in the form of CORN SYRUP)..........

As consumers, we need to know what is in our foods.
Just found out the other day that Chobani Greek Yoghurt uses G.M.O....




　
　
　

[JP]

When I was a kid we used to ride our bikes about 4 miles to the gas station to buy orange pop and twinkies. Oh yea, don't forget the cheetos. Then we would ride over to the river and run around, build forts etc.

The point? We rode our bikes and were very active.

A lot of today's kids are like a bunch of slugs---they just sit around, eat junk food, and play video games. Of course they are fat.

[buggyone]

I happen to like Katie Couric as a television personality.

She may not be the easiest person to get along with on a personal basis but Katie has brought women to the front of the news profession. Smart, good looking, full of energy, and overcame personal loss. Her experience with colon cancer saved countless numbers of Americans from that terrible disease and showing that a colonoscopy is not the dreaded thing to avoid.

[zcaveman]

I'm afraid that, once again, some have missed the point. I was simply posting this as a reply to those who kept saying my original post on the documentary FED UP was negative and that I was negative when all I was doing was commenting on a recent Sundance Film documentary that we had seen on the Katie Couric Show............nothing really new as I've known for decades that SUGAR and other flavor enhancers, additives, etc. were in our foods...............as does everyone else trying to follow their own healthy version of eating .

Remember the movie KING CORN??? That was an eye opener for sure (a few years back). CORN SYRUP is a huge additive in most processed foods.

This wasn't about who likes Katie or not........I was showing that she is not perceived as a negative person (whether or not her bubbly upbeat always happy persona is real or phony, is not the question here)........she was the one showcasing FED UP which is about the hidden and not so hidden SUGAR in our foods and the obesity epidemic in the U.S. esp. among children. It wasn't a negative presentation......just the facts.

When we went to school in the 1950's, 1960's we can't remember a single obese child. Look around nowadays. But, back then, who had the luxury of fast food, drive by windows, pickup fast food places. Food back then was cooked from scratch from wholesome ingredients that were natural. The basic food groups. Natural foods and ingredients. Whole foods.
Not chemicals and additives.

This documentary is about SUGAR. My thoughts were a spinoff from a thread about how long might some people live into old age......when I read that "the next generation might live longer, but would live sicker".........I actually knew what that meant.

Someone said I was being negative when in reality I was "quoting" what I had read......the way some youth eat today, not at the family table, but via a drive up window, they may live LONGER due to a myriad of pharmaceuticals but they will also live sicker. So, what comes first..............the chicken or the egg. As long as they have a little pill for every ill, we can eat whatever we want?

No one can be a total purist or stoic re food. All the enjoyment would be diminished, but at least being aware of what is in our foods is NOT A CRIME and neither is it NEGATIVE.

"FED UP" is the film the food industry doesn't want you to see." That is the tag line for the new documentary film FED UP from Peobody award-winning broadcast journalist Katie Couric and Oscar-winning producer Laurie David and that describes how they feel about the government's part in the spread of the global epidemic of childhood obesity!

And for good reason! FED UP presents an eye-opening look on the connection between the rise of kids being diagnosed with diabetes and the dangerous increase of sugar and sweeteners being added to ingredients in processed foods.

Television journalist Katie Couric narrates a newly released film identifying sugar as the main culprit for the majority of health problems in the United States. The documentary, created by the makers of "An Inconvenient Truth," compares the food industry to the tobacco industry and encourages Americans to push for reforms.

With the slogan "Congress Says Pizza Is a Vegetable" on one of its posters, Fed Up focuses on the fate of America’s children as they deal with an epidemic of obesity related diseases. According to the film, the current generation of children is expected to have a shorter lifespan than their parents.

Both Rolling Stone magazine and Roger Ebert gave it critical reviews, while still calling it ‘a movie that matters’ and is ‘compelling’. Many critics rate the documentary high however because of the subject matter.

Fed Up attempts to address many of the issues surrounding America’s obesity epidemic, including programs aimed at increasing activity, corn syrup regulation, soda consumption, diet food, and sugar substitutes.

Additionally it ties the obesity problem to a failure in government regulation and encourages Americans to push for change.

It even includes former president, Bill Clinton commenting on the popularity of high fructose corn syrup saying: "I don’t think high-fructose corn syrup is a good use of corn."

For many Americans, Fed Up introduces a concept that is new to them- the idea that obesity could be caused by excessive sugar intake.

Why are Americans so fat? That’s a question explored in a new documentary called "Fed Up."

Executive producer and narrator Katie Couric discussed the problem with sugar on tonight’s "O’Reilly Factor."

Couric said 80 percent of products in the grocery store have added sugar. She also noted that some countries are restricting marketing of sugary foods to kids.
************************************************** **********************
FROM ROLLING STONE:
May 9, 2014 12:00 PM ET
The latest documentary to tackle the tangle of American food politics, Fed Up focuses its lens on one specific aspect of the you-are-what-you-eat battle: childhood obesity rates. Directed by Stephanie Soechtig and produced by Katie Couric and Laurie David (An Inconvenient Truth), the film follows four overweight teens to their doctor's appointments, sports practices, and home kitchens, in an attempt to answer the question of why these children can't seem to lose weight.

Is 'Fed Up' the Next 'Inconvenient Truth and Other Sundance 2014 Questions (http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/19-burning-questions-for-sundance-2014-20140115/will-we-see-the-next-an-inconvenient-truth-19691231)

"The solution is eating real food and cooking it yourself, because you would never put the amount of salt or sugar in that corporations do," says David.

"The majority of the food a lot of people are eating are made by strangers who don't have your health at the forefront of your mind."

Armed with flip cameras, the subjects record video diaries, offering a window into their emotional, as well as physical, struggle with obesity. With interviews from former President Bill Clinton, Omnivore's Dilemma author Michael Pollan, and leading doctors and researchers, the film argues that the sugar added to processed foods is largely to blame for rising obesity rates.

(Also in the form of CORN SYRUP)..........

As consumers, we need to know what is in our foods.
Just found out the other day that Chobani Greek Yoghurt uses G.M.O....




　
　
　



Senior Citizen - it would be nice if you would paraphrase these articles you are quoting and let us know what YOU think. This is tiresome reading.

Z

[Topspinmo]

I happen to like Katie Couric as a television personality. In the Sarah Palin interview, she did not ask hard questions - what newspapers do you read on a daily basis? - and exposed Palin as non-VP material.

She may not be the easiest person to get along with on a personal basis but Katie has brought women to the front of the news profession. Smart, good looking, full of energy, and overcame personal loss. Her experience with colon cancer saved countless numbers of Americans from that terrible disease and showing that a colonoscopy is not the dreaded thing to avoid.

You know this is the 21 century. hardly anybody read newspapers any more with the internet. I seen the interview also and she set her up.

[CFrance]

You know this is the 21 century. hardly anybody read newspapers any more with the internet. I seen the interview also and she set her up.

Then explain why the big city newspapers are all alive and flourishing.

Palin would not be hard to set up.

[TexaninVA]

Sorry.... she is a phony Baloney in my book. Choose not to watch her ever.

I totally agree ... a gentrified elite who says the correct things but, in private, lives a high life style. She is "sweet" but also extremely fake and phony as you say.