SUPER SIZE ME
I saw a great movie last night, ((((( SUPER SIZE ME ))))) A FILM OF EPIC PORTIONS.
A friend of mine told me about it but I forgot it until Glitzy rented it.
Its about a man that decided to only eat McDonalds for 30 days and, with three doctors, track the effects it has on his body. He documents the experiment on film along with interviews he has with doctors, nutritionists, and lawyers.
Along the way he discusses the idea of who is responsible for the obesity problem in the US. The movie idea came about when he saw the news report a few years ago about the two girls that were suing McDonalds because of their poor health and obesity. The idea that a fast food chain is responsible for these girls health is a joke. Don't get me wrong, I do think that the food the fast foods chains serve is junk. They know how bad the food they serve is and they are responsible for the advertising they do that targets children. However, their actions to not absolve the responsibility of the parents for their own decisions. Any person over the age of 15 knows that the food served at these places is bad for you. These girls problems are do to their own actions and the decisions made by their parents.
I lived through the ages of ever increasing advertising targeted at children. My parents taught me to eat well and how to make decisions that were not based on flashy, superficial, ad campaigns. I do eat at fast food restaurants but I don’t eat there so often as to cause me to have health problems.
There is an interesting point that is brought up in the extra features on the DVD. The food that is served at these places is not natural in any fashion. Every taste/flavor is created using chemicals, not from the combination of the base items (hamburger, mustard, bread, etc). So, why is the food so bad for you? If they are going to spend their time (weeks, months, years) designing and testing these foods, why not create healthy versions of them. They don’t have to try and replace any of the current foods but why not create new items and put the same advertising behind the new items.
BTW, the salads that they have introduced are not good for you. They have the same amount of fat and sugar as a Big Mac.
This movie is something that everyone should see that has ever eaten at a fast food restaurant more than once a month. If you are currently eating fast food, this movie with make you rethink your eating habits.
If you are ever thinking of trying fast food this movie would be good to watch first.
This isn’t a movie of fear. It’s a movie of knowledge. With more information you can make better decisions.
I know that any habit is difficult to change. If this movie makes you decrease your consumption of fast food by only 5% you will send a strong message to the fast food chains to alter their menu and improve your health at the same time.
A friend of mine told me about it but I forgot it until Glitzy rented it.
Its about a man that decided to only eat McDonalds for 30 days and, with three doctors, track the effects it has on his body. He documents the experiment on film along with interviews he has with doctors, nutritionists, and lawyers.
Along the way he discusses the idea of who is responsible for the obesity problem in the US. The movie idea came about when he saw the news report a few years ago about the two girls that were suing McDonalds because of their poor health and obesity. The idea that a fast food chain is responsible for these girls health is a joke. Don't get me wrong, I do think that the food the fast foods chains serve is junk. They know how bad the food they serve is and they are responsible for the advertising they do that targets children. However, their actions to not absolve the responsibility of the parents for their own decisions. Any person over the age of 15 knows that the food served at these places is bad for you. These girls problems are do to their own actions and the decisions made by their parents.
I lived through the ages of ever increasing advertising targeted at children. My parents taught me to eat well and how to make decisions that were not based on flashy, superficial, ad campaigns. I do eat at fast food restaurants but I don’t eat there so often as to cause me to have health problems.
There is an interesting point that is brought up in the extra features on the DVD. The food that is served at these places is not natural in any fashion. Every taste/flavor is created using chemicals, not from the combination of the base items (hamburger, mustard, bread, etc). So, why is the food so bad for you? If they are going to spend their time (weeks, months, years) designing and testing these foods, why not create healthy versions of them. They don’t have to try and replace any of the current foods but why not create new items and put the same advertising behind the new items.
BTW, the salads that they have introduced are not good for you. They have the same amount of fat and sugar as a Big Mac.
This movie is something that everyone should see that has ever eaten at a fast food restaurant more than once a month. If you are currently eating fast food, this movie with make you rethink your eating habits.
If you are ever thinking of trying fast food this movie would be good to watch first.
This isn’t a movie of fear. It’s a movie of knowledge. With more information you can make better decisions.
I know that any habit is difficult to change. If this movie makes you decrease your consumption of fast food by only 5% you will send a strong message to the fast food chains to alter their menu and improve your health at the same time.
posted by Unfriendly Pedestrian at Saturday, November 20, 2004
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New blog for moi :)
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