Super Size Me
Super Size Me Reflection
Super Size Me is a documentary film starring Morgan Spurlock, a generally healthy American, whose goal is to have a thirty-day McDonald’s binge in order to physically, mentally, and emotionally document and publicize the dangers of regularly consuming fast foods and the growing obesity epidemic in the United States. In this experiment Morgan is to eat nothing but foods and drinks sold in McDonald’s stores three times a day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) for thirty days straight. A few rules were set in place before Spurlock embarked on this expedition. Firstly, Spurlock was to consume every item on the menu at least once during the thirty days. And secondly, he must “super size” his meals, but only when asked.
According to scientists in the year 2004 (when this documentary was filmed), America is now the fattest nation in the world with over a hundred million people either overweight or obese. That is nearly sixty percent. Mississippi is the fattest of the states - obesity claiming one in four people. According to researchers, there are nearly four hundred thousand obesity related deaths per year. I only imagine these numbers have increased due to the growing obesity epidemic in the US.
To ensure his health progress (or lack thereof) was properly documented, Spurlock got help from three different doctors: a cardiologist (Steven Siegel), a gastroenterologist (Lisa Ganjhu), and a general practitioner (Daryl M. Isaacs, internal medicine). Prior to consuming an all-McDonald’s diet (“McDiet”) for thirty days, Spurlock was said to be in great general health. He showed perfect reflexes, his blood tests were excellent, glucose and cholesterol levels were normal, and all of his organ functions were normal. According to Bridget Bennett, Spurlock’s dietitian, his body mass index was normal given his height and weight. Eric Rowley was Spurlock’s exercise physiologist, and noted that Spurlock weighed 185.5 pounds at his first official
Super Size Me is a documentary film starring Morgan Spurlock, a generally healthy American, whose goal is to have a thirty-day McDonald’s binge in order to physically, mentally, and emotionally document and publicize the dangers of regularly consuming fast foods and the growing obesity epidemic in the United States. In this experiment Morgan is to eat nothing but foods and drinks sold in McDonald’s stores three times a day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) for thirty days straight. A few rules were set in place before Spurlock embarked on this expedition. Firstly, Spurlock was to consume every item on the menu at least once during the thirty days. And secondly, he must “super size” his meals, but only when asked.
According to scientists in the year 2004 (when this documentary was filmed), America is now the fattest nation in the world with over a hundred million people either overweight or obese. That is nearly sixty percent. Mississippi is the fattest of the states - obesity claiming one in four people. According to researchers, there are nearly four hundred thousand obesity related deaths per year. I only imagine these numbers have increased due to the growing obesity epidemic in the US.
To ensure his health progress (or lack thereof) was properly documented, Spurlock got help from three different doctors: a cardiologist (Steven Siegel), a gastroenterologist (Lisa Ganjhu), and a general practitioner (Daryl M. Isaacs, internal medicine). Prior to consuming an all-McDonald’s diet (“McDiet”) for thirty days, Spurlock was said to be in great general health. He showed perfect reflexes, his blood tests were excellent, glucose and cholesterol levels were normal, and all of his organ functions were normal. According to Bridget Bennett, Spurlock’s dietitian, his body mass index was normal given his height and weight. Eric Rowley was Spurlock’s exercise physiologist, and noted that Spurlock weighed 185.5 pounds at his first official