01-26-2004, 07:17 AM | #1 | |
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"Super Size Me", please!
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Morgan has made a documentary on his experiment which he calls "Super Size Me - A Film Of Epic Portions". He won the Best Director award for it at the Sundance Film Festival, so I'd say it's worth a look. Check the link for the film's web page.
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01-26-2004, 08:22 AM | #2 |
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Suddenly I'm hungry.
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01-26-2004, 11:23 AM | #3 |
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I'm suddenly not hungry
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01-26-2004, 12:29 PM | #4 |
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I never was much for french fries. Now I have (yet) another reason for it.
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01-26-2004, 07:21 PM | #5 |
More slaw!!!
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Geeee, I knew that stuff was filth... but that's just too much! :eek:
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01-26-2004, 07:57 PM | #6 |
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The problem with his experiment is that it is biased from the start. One could create plenty of home cooked meals that are just as bad, if not worse for you than McDonalds and who would they blame then? It's not like McDonalds corners the market on their ingredients. Is anyone surprised that eating excessive amounts of crappy food every meal of every day is bad for you? What does that have to do with fast food when no one forces anyone to eat at those places?
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01-27-2004, 02:18 AM | #7 |
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I sure am glad I don't like foods that contain loads of fat.
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It's become a vicious cycle. Many consumers choose to lead lives that leave little room - i.e. time - for preparing more healthful meals and eating habits. Many parents, for example, work long hours, leaving their kids to mind themselves. Naturally the kids will turn to junk food (which demands no time consuming preparation) because mom and dad aren't around to otherwise cook something nutritious and healthful. This of course justifies fast food chains' desire to capitalize by offering convenient foods (at the expense of healthiness) at any time of the day: Quote:
In the U.S., the government (alongside parents, corporations, and individuals) should also share some of the responsibilities. Because of severe federal and state budget cuts in the education sector (while Bush spends billions on trying to send astronauts to Mars), schools had to cut back on certain programs like physical education classes, and increasingly rely on alternative forms of income, mainly soft drink companies paying them to install vending machines full of soda pop and junk food at school campuses. And of particular importance: fat Americans are expensive and high maintenance! Although I don't have the statistics at hand atm, obesity is costing us millions of dollars in healthcare costs. Fat people are far more prone to problems like diabetes and of course, heart disease. It costs a crapload of money to take care of them. EDIT: Um, sorry, I didn't mean to ramble, but this whole obesity phenomenon I find really fascinating. I've been keeping tabs on it, reading news articles, etc.
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