If you like eating at fast food restaurants, but want to get out of that habit, I’d recommend watching Super Size Me. Super Size Me is a movie created by and starring Morgan Spurlock. It is an account of what happens to him when he decides to eat solely from the McDonald’s menu for 30 days. In addition to that, if a worker asked him if he’d like to “Super Size” his meal, he forced himself to say, “Yes.”
Morgan is monitored by a group of doctors/experts ( a cardiologist, gastroenterologist, general practitioner, personal trainer, and nutritionist) who will track the effects that the food has on him. We all can guess that this diet will lead to weight gain, but the conclusions that the doctors made were much worse. In fact, after the first couple weeks, Morgan was advised by some doctors to completely stop his “experiment”. They say that even though he can lose the weight, some of the damage done to his liver is most probably irreversible.
If you don’t have time or access to the entire movie, I recommend watching a clip of the movie on Youtube. In this clip, Morgan tests how long various burgers/fries stay fresh-looking over time. After ten weeks, the McDonald’s french fries still looked pristine! It makes you wonder if the fries you eat are made from preservatives or potatoes.
Did you notice that the option to Super Size is no longer available? Not long after the release of the movie in 2004, McDonald’s got rid of that option (though they claim their choice was not a reaction to the film), but it doesn’t make the rest of the food any healthier. Most experts conclude that fast foods actually should never be eaten, though won’t impact you a great deal if eaten just one time every one to two months.
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