Super Size Me (ID)

For the past two days my Health class and I were watching an American documentary called Super Size Me. This documentary was based on a health man named Morgan Spurlock who conducts an unscientific experiment using himself. Morgan was required to eat only McDonald's for thirty days, three meals a day. If he is asked by the clerk if he would like the meal super sized, he has to say yes. And by the end of the thirty days, he will have had to have eaten every single menu item at least once.

Throughout this documentary Morgan enlightened his audience with several facts. One fact that was stated was that America is the fattest nation in the world. He also stated that each day 1 in 4 Americans visits a fast food restaurant. McDonald's operates more than 30,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries on 6 continents. McDonald's feeds more than 46 million people a day - more than the entire population of Spain. McDonald's represents 43% of total U.S. fast food market.

In the end of this experiment Morgan gained 24.5 pounds in 30 days. He also experienced mood swings, sexual dysfunction, and liver damage. It took Spurlock fourteen months to lose the weight he gained."The bottom line, they're a business, no matter what they say, and by selling you unhealthy food, they make millions, and no company wants to stop doing that. Throughout this documentary it made me sit back and think about how i should eat more healthier and how eating all of this fast food can effect me in the long run.