Title
Date of Award
1-1-2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Mass Communications
First Advisor
Diane Waldman
Keywords
Diabetes, Documentary, Film, Food culture, Obesity, United States of America
Abstract
Diabetes has become a cultural problem across America, but particularly in the Midwest and Southern regions. For my film, I explored these two areas and compared the food and exercise culture to one of the healthier regions, the West. Having moved from Indiana to Colorado, I used my own personal experiences to analyze why people in the Midwest struggle with diabetes and obesity at such a higher rate than those nearer to the Pacific Ocean. Through a series of interviews with close friends and observational analysis of each state, I came to learn something very important about health: our food culture is embedded and encouraged by the people that surround us, and changing the way we behave is more than just being taught healthy activities. People can change, but unfortunately I believe the problem is going to have to get worse before America takes it seriously enough to fix it.
Recommended Citation
Noll, Keri, "Cultural Diabetes" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 479.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/479
Provenance
Recieved from ProQuest
Rights holder
Keri Noll
File size
85 p.
Copyright date
2012
File format
application/pdf
Language
en
Discipline
Mass communication