Short Film Analysis: Supersize Me

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Nutrition Perspectives: Supersize Me In his documentary film entitled Supersize Me, creator Morgan Spurlock took on a challenge. His challenge was to eat McDonalds, and only McDonalds, for an entire month. There were a couple of rules, too. He had to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner and try everything on the menu at least once. If he was asked if he wanted to “SuperSize” the meal, he had to do it and eat the entire meal. Spurlock stopped exercising and limited his walking to be more like the average man. Before he began, he met up with three doctors, a nutritionist, and a physical therapist. This team of doctors was with Spurlock through the entire journey. After about five days, he gained eight pounds and was already not feeling that great. After twelve days, he gained seventeen pounds. Spurlock reported that …show more content…

Going to school full time and working full time really seems to affect my eating habits, and I just need to change my ways. I choose fast food because it’s easy and I don’t have to cook. The convenience makes it nice. Learning of the effect of eating fast food so much, I’m going to work on my eating habits. I know I won’t completely cut out fast food, but if I pack a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or grab some fruit, it’s a way better option. I think my body will appreciate it, too. I think when I do go to fast food places, I will try to eat healthier items on the menu. It is possible to substitute fruit for fries, and water for soda, but it can be a difficult choice to make in the moment. I think doing little things like that can make quite a bit of a difference. This film really surprised me and I plan to change my eating habits. I think everyone needs to see this film, along with others like it, in order to understand what they are putting into their bodies. If people are ignorant to this information, they will keep doing what they are doing and obesity will continue to be an

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