Is Food the New Tobacco? 0
The final episode of Jamie Oliver’s television program, Food Revolution, is airing tonight. The show has garnered surprisingly good ratings for a Friday night slot . Jamie Oliver’s show follows in the relatively new movement of muckraking movies, television shows and books focused on America’s eating habits like the book Fast Food Nation and the movie Supersize Me. Fast Food Nation and Supersize Me successfully reached influentials, but did not penetrate the public at large. It remains to be seen if the ratings Jamie Oliver has achieved created a buzz big enough to reach the public at large in a meaningful way and push society over the tipping point. If it did, the question is … what happens from here? Read the rest of this entry →
