Deconstructing Supper - Is Your Food Safe

Jan 1, 2002

0h 51m

★ 0.0

Overview

Deconstructing Supper is a ride every contemporary eater will want to take, a thought-provoking and entertaining journey into the revolution in modern food production, and its effects on our lives.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

MSK Productions, Inc.

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Cast

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John Bishop

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Michael Ableman

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Vandana Shiva

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Percy Schmeiser

Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his weight along the way, resulting in a scary conclusion.

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Deconstructing Supper - Is Your Food Safe

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