2 chapters across the catalog
The 1997 film Soul Food and the animated series The Boondocks offer contrasting views on traditional Southern Black cuisine and its health impacts. While the film celebrates the cultural bonding of Sunday dinners, satire highlights how these high-fat diets contribute to clogged arteries and strokes. Underlying health issues in the Black community, including vitamin D deficiency and high blood pressure, are often exacerbated by these dietary traditions and mental stress.
Gardening Traditions, Vitamin D Deficiency, Fast Food Essentialism
Generational knowledge of gardening and food canning is being lost to industrialization and just-in-time delivery systems. The modern epidemic of obesity and high blood pressure is linked to a lack of sunlight—causing vitamin D deficiencies—and a reliance on processed foods. During the COVID-19 lockdowns, the designation of fast-food chains like McDonald's as "essential" highlighted the country's dependence on low-quality nutrition.
