Analysis Of Super Size Me

“We live in a toxic environment where we are almost guaranteed to get sick.” Morgan Spurlock states in the documentary Super Size Me. One possible cause of our sickness is in part due to what we consume. Americans have become adapted to a fast paced lifestyle that effected was the way we eat. Which eventually led to Americans becoming accustomed to eating unhealthy fast food. Corporations saw this growing culture and took advantage of this in order to make a profit. Eventually they began to completely disregard the consumer 's health in order to keep making their money. Since fast food corporations were not informing people about their products, Spurlock 's documentary took the initiative to do so. Super-size Me sought to emphasize how much

Spurlock also shows that Americans have become increasingly dependent on fast food. Demonstrating how fast food has become a fixture in our country’s culture. Fast food companies start by advertising to children in school. They want to make school kids addicted to their products for life. Fast food companies want to teach children to associate fast food with comfort and warmth. So much that these eating habits can be continued as they become adults. Unfortunately these associations can lead to addiction to junk food. Since most fast food contains a chemical that kids aren 't capable of resisting. A child 's brain no match for the combination of caffeine & opiates in food. The documentary also showed that the same can be said for adults. Just like a drug, fast food contains an opiate that gives the consumer a short-term feeling of satisfaction. So it 's easier to influence people when they are constantly being offer refined carbohydrates everywhere they go and don’t have many alternatives. The habits that they normalize can affect their well-being as adults. McDonald 's has even admitted that the dangers of their food are well known worldwide. This is due to the fact that processing all the food they serve food makes them more harmful. Regardless of the statement made, people still choose to go to McDonalds to get greasy hamburgers and fries. Despite people

He held up pictures of Jesus Christ, George Washington, and Wendy from the popular fast food chain. More children were able to recognize the picture of Wendy than the other figures. Spurlock even tested adults and found out that they know the mottoes for a fast food chain, but barely remembered the national anthem. This illustrates that fast food chains has already enforced American society to focus on what they advertise and nothing else. By providing toys and playgrounds fast food chains entice kids to want to visit to these places. Nonetheless, parents should be capable of monitoring what their kids eat. Parents need to claim some responsibility. Both schools and parents should be taking an initiative to teach kids about how important it is to be health-conscience. Working as a team in to either ban or integrate healthier options into school cafeterias. Helping kids deviate from being enticed by their advertisements will help them in the long