Super Size Me
(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5)
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This documentary was alarming, disturbing and very relevant to understanding weight and health problems in the U.S.
The filmmaker goes on a McDonalds binge – eating breakfast, lunch and dinner at the popular fast food joint for a whole month. His pre-binge medical stats prove him to be extremely healthy before he starts. By the end of the McDonald’s feast he’s gained almost 20 pounds and medical tests show his vital stats are in very bad shape. The doctors encourage him to quit the experiment because his health is at risk.
At one point the film asks whether the United States declining educational test scores for children might be related to the mass consumption of high fat – high sugar foods by many young people. McDonalds spends 1.4 billion dollars annually advertising their junk food by showing skinny, happy, smart looking people having fun while consuming their product. It’s hard to believe people would fall for this obvious advertising scheme. But then a high fat – high sugar food diet impairing the ability to think could explain the success of this scam which takes money from people in exchange for bad health. The 99 cent burger is not even remotely a good deal in the long run.