Watch it! Food, Inc.

Starting this week, I'm going to post a suggested documentary each week. Three years ago my Intro to Sociology professor showed us Food, Inc.. This documentary changed my life. In big ways (we have not shopped at Wal-Mart since that day), and in small ways. But it CHANGED my life. It was the first time that I understood what GMOs are, and it was the first time I saw a factory farm. It changed my life. It made me more aware of how I was voting with my dollars and how I could make my voice be heard in even the smallest way.

This link summarizes 18 facts from the film that are unforgettable. Here are just a few of them:

• In the 1970s, the top five beef packers controlled about 25% of the market. Today, the top four control more than 80% of the market.
• The average American eats over 200 lbs. of meat a year.
• According to the American Diabetes Association, 1 in 3 Americans born after 2000 will contract early onset diabetes. Among minorities, the rate will be 1 in 2.

So, watch the film and tell me what you think. What documentary do you recommend?