Questioning Medicine

What you see is what you get- no more clearly seen then inThis paper titled Nutritional Analysis of Foods and Beverages Depicted in Top-Grossing US Movies, 1994-2018 In JAMA internal medicine which looked at the nutritional quality of foods and beverages depicted inthe 250 top-grossing US movies from 1994 to 2018these 250 movies sold 10 billion box office tickets and grossed $164 billion in theatersworldwide. These are popular movies we all watch or are aware ofand what they put on the screen as a societal “norm”in this study-Two trained researchers viewed movies in their entirety and listed allfoods and beverages depicted in each scene.they used the Nutrient Profile Index (NPI) to classify foods and beverages as healthy or notpenalizes components that should be limited likesugar, sodium, and saturated fat and rewards fiber, protein, and fruit and vegetableNow I understand this is not a one size fits all and the authors admit there is not portion controlon this so if the movie had a thimble full of high sugar