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Anyone who's watched American TV recently must have noticed the hilarious ads for new, industry-created ailments like 'restless leg syndrome' (yes, in America you need drugs for that), 'generalized anxiety disorder' (ie. chronic bad mood), 'erectile dysfunction' [ED] (ie. bored with spouse and cant get it up), PTSD (for civilians), BPH, PMDD & so on...
America is one of the only countries where such ads for prescription drugs are legal. The only real requirement of the companies is that they offer a disclaimer about any possible side-effects in the ads. My favorite is in an ad for viagra in which the disclaimer announces at the end of the commercial in a rapid fire voice that is so fast it's almost subliminal: see your doctor immediately for erections lasting more than 4 hours. In adition to the ads, the industry spent more on lobbying last year (2007) than any other indtustry. Watch this special on how the industry has turned to marketing to entice doctors into selling Americans drugs they dont need—I thought of the mother in Requiem For A Dream throughout...
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Michael Pollan
11/28/08
Bill Moyers
Watch this interview with Michael Pollan, author of In Defense Of Food, about the negative effects of processed, corporate food on the world's economy, environment and security. He explains in detail how corporate food contributes significantly to global warming, how govt' farm subsidies destabilize foreign agriculture markets, and how processed additives like high fructose corn syrup & partially hydrogenated vegetable oil are creating an epidemic of diabetes and heart disease for the
ailing U.S health system to deal with.
More on Corporate Food
› Food Rules Michael Pollan on his new book
› Fast Food Nation Richard Linklater movie based on Eric Schlosser book
› Super Size Me Morgan Spurlock documentary
More on Food from Michael Pollan
An Eater's Manifesto
Michael Pollan
Hot new book on health & diet by Berkeley Professor and New York Times Mag writer, Michael Pollan. It explains a lot of the lies and illusions companies use to get you to eat their shit, or 'food-like edible substances', as Pollen calls them in his book. Its a good wake up call to anyone still eating corporate food out of a can or box—which makes more garbage outside for the environment and inside for your body. He also provides a lot of basic nutritional info and dispells a lot of myths in this Democracy Now interview...
