Chapter 3:

How We Eat

Calorie Detective, Casey Neistat

We’ve long grown accustomed to consuming the information on nutrition labels along with the food we actually eat. But how do we know whether the facts and statistics contained on such labels are accurate? This is the question filmmaker Casey Neistat considers here. Taking a closer look at the “science of caloric consumption,” Neistat uncovers the murky, and sometimes misleading, process by which consumers are taught to assess the healthfulness of the food they buy. Casey Neistat is a filmmaker who lives in New York City.

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000002061153/calorie-detective.html

To watch the video, click on the link below.

Calorie Detective

Discussion and Writing Questions

After watching Calorie Detective, consider the questions below.

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