“Would you like to super size that?” Many people in today’s society are well aware with the ever-popular phrase and concept of “super sizing.” The term, supersize, according to Webster’s Dictionary is “a larger than average or standard size.” Today, the term supersize is correlated with the fast food business’s cleverly targeted marketing tactic to persuade customers to a larger size food product at a marginally greater price. Although statistical findings demonstrate that since the late nineteen hundreds, portion sizes in both the home and restaurant industries have amplified, the cause for concern is in the substantial increase in the size of fast food offerings, such as soft drinks (the average size rising over fifty percent, from thirteen fluid ounces to twenty fluid ounces) and burgers (increasing from five ounces to almost eight ounces today), and the increased frequency in a week that those larger fast food meals are being consumed. The United States is currently facing a major obesity epidemic, in which more than one-third of U.S. adults are obese. The meals that one purchases in fast food chains, like McDonald’s are highly processed, full of fat, calories and sodium. One could certainly take in the suggested daily intake of one thousand five hundred calories from just one meal at these kinds of establishments. Eating just one meal from a fast food restaurant on a routinely basis can lead to increased calories which can lead to weight gain and surely lead to health conditions like heart disease. A number of other diseases that can result from obesity, that are actually quite preventable with simple life alterations or modifications of eating habits include diabetes, high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, vascular di...
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... which is often times related with less physical activity, poor eating patterns and being dangerously overweight. Hispanic youth that are born in the United States are at an increased likelihood to be overweight, compared to Hispanic children born outside the United States. “A study found that the obesity rate in California is almost twice as high among Latino adolescents born in the United States compared with the rate for Latino adolescents not born in the United States.” This assimilation to the lifestyle of individuals in America is connected to the significant decrease of physical activity, accompanied with the endless options for quick and convenient fast food selections.
To further explain the American standard regarding food consumption, and the complete abandonment of portion control, let us examine the new norm regarding serving size guidelines today.
Fast food, while a quick alternative to cooking, has always been known to be less healthy than traditional preparations, but the extent of its health benefits or detriments was not known until a lawsuit came out which inspired documentarian Morgan Spurlock to engage in a 30 day experiment. The resultant documentary specifically targeted McDonald’s, the largest fast food chain in the world, which also happens to be a major recipient of lawsuits linking obesity and their food. Spurlock endeavored to spend a thirty day period eating nothing but food that came from the golden arches, with the rules that he would supersize only when asked, and every time he was asked, and that he would have everything from the menu at least once. In the 2004 film Super Size Me, Morgan Spurlock explores the concept that McDonald’s contributes to the nation’s obesity problem through the utilization of statistics and scientific evidence as a logical appeal, comedy and repulsive qualities as an emotional appeal, and s...
When people consume supersized fast food meals, is the food to blame when they themselves become supersized? Morgan Spurlock takes on the challenge of eating only McDonald's every day, three times a day, for thirty days straight to see how these meals affect the physique and general health of the human body. The Film Supersize Me uses logos, pathos, and ethos to effectively persuade the audience that eating fast foods, namely McDonald's, has horrible side effects. McDonald's is one of the most popular fast food restaurants across the country with some of the most sugar and calorie packed foods. In America, that spells trouble since the smaller sized items tend to be the largest sizes in other countries across the globe.
The group that I chose for the Module 2 SLP was Hispanics and how their culture plays a role in managing obesity. The article highlighted that there is a linear relationship between weight gain and length of residence for Hispanics immigrants within the United States (Lindberg, Stevens, & Halperin, 2013, p. 1). This paper will examine the PEN-3 model of Relationships and Expectations to help further understand this culture.
Throughout the United States many American’s go through and eat at fast food places such as, McDonalds, Burger King, and Jack ‘n the Box. Mainly unaware of the amount of weight one can gain if consuming it on a daily bases or even two times week, can cause health issues, diabetes and possibly obesity. This was the main premise for writer Dave Zinczenko essay Don’t Blame the Eater, who makes an argument that many people are becoming obese and diabetic because of the fast food they eat. He asks a regarding his concern; Shouldn 't we know better than to eat two meals a day in fast-food restaurants?, As a way to engage the general public, like parents and teenagers, he expresses his argument through his own experience when he was a teenager eating at fast food places and information on the fast food industry in regards to how many calories are in the food.
Increased portion sizes have gone unnoticed by consumers unaware of their unhealthy actions and has become the trend because of its gradual incorporation in our eating habits. In just twenty years, significant differences among the sizes of products can be noticed and most often seen to have doubled(1). Not only are increasing portion sizes reaching dine-out style meals where hamburger, french-fry, and soda sizes are two to five times larger than originals, but they are making their way into the homes of our public. Recipes found in newer editions of Joy of Cooking, a popular home cookbook, shows fewer serving sizes coming from identical recipes of older editions. This can be explained to show that larger portion sizes are to be anticipated from the recipes.
Unger, Jennifer B. et al. 2004. “Acculturation, physical activity, and fast-food consumption among asian-american and hispanic adolescents.” Journal of Community Health 29:467-481.
Obesity in America is directly due to the fast food industry. From the rising mortality’s among people who are obese from fast food. To even the preservatives fast food chains use within their food. Not only have that calorie’s people intake from these restaurants even been miss looked. While people may think they can overcome the urge, fast food chains exclusively use addictive’s in their products to hook people from day one of use. Healthy lifestyles among society have been misled by the very fast food chains, which state their “healthy”. With that said, emotional issues even come to play when involving a human’s appetite to fast food. Even beverages sold at these fast food chains exceed the normal limit of sugar a healthy being should consume. Even America’s view point on serving sizes of meals served at these fast food chains goes way beyond a healthy lifestyle that everyone wants.
Obesity among Americans has been a growing issue in the United States predominantly over the past decade. Many may argue American’s are obese because of poor food choices, over-eating, genetic disposition, lack of exercise, or the environment which one lives, while others blame it all on fast-food chains and restaurants. Throughout my research I have come to find a lot of facts and statistics about fast food consumption causing obesity. Statistics show that without a doubt the United States is the most obese country in the world.
The United States is the fattest nation in the world. Obesity has become an epidemic among society. The main contributor to obesity in America is the abundant number of fast food restaurants and lack of exercise. Eating Fast food is very unhealthy and will effect someone’s long term health. In his film Super Size Me, Morgan Spurlock’s job is to go on a 30 day McDonalds’ binge to show the effects of eating large amounts of fast food. During the film, Spurlock stresses three main factors of the obesity epidemic. The three main factors of obesity stressed in the film Super Size Me are the health problems associated with eating large amounts of fast food, food being served in schools, and the advertisement of fast food restaurants.
The United States of America has long been considered a “big nation”, whether is has the biggest cities, houses, and on a negative note, biggest people. In 2003, Morgan Spurlock, a healthy-bodied film director, set on a quest to show America the detrimental effects of the fast food industry and raise awareness on the controversial issue. He produced the documentary “Supersize Me”, where McDonald’s meals were consumed for every meal of the day for thirty days. His film was released to movie theatres so that people could understand the devastating effects of McDonald’s on his body in a very short time span. At the end of his experiment, Morgan gained twenty-five pounds, developed a thirteen percent body mass increase, cholesterol skyrocketed immensely, and fat accumulation in his liver rose to. He became depressed and he only felt happy and in no pain when he was eating the fast food. By using ethos, logos, and pathos, “Supersize Me” became one of the most watched documentaries in the United States. Without these appeals, this documentary would not have developed the effect that it did.
America has always been about being the biggest nation: the biggest houses, the biggest cars, biggest cities and unfortunately the biggest bodies. There is no doubt that fast food is causing major health problems for many Americans today. In his documentary, Super Size Me, released in 2004 Morgan Spurlock decides to eat only food from McDonald’s for thirty days to see how it would affect his health. Spurlock starts out healthier than the average man for his age. Throughout the film, we can see that his health gradually degenerates and reaches a critical point, before his thirty days are over. Super Size Me is very persuasive in showing the negative effect in fast food restaurants by using logos, pathos, and ethos.
In the article, "The State of Latinos in the United States" by Vanessa Cárdenas and Sophia Kerby addressed how immigrant communities lack health insurance and health care access, so they suffer from health disparities. A couple of the health disparities are Hispanic children have the highest childhood obesity rate. Latinas are likely to pass away during complications of their
Eating is extremely important, it is also important to eat healthy. Most Americans eat without any concerns; they are not questioning or researching what they are feeding themselves or their family. A lot of that has to do with their financial stability, not having the time to prepare a meal due to their time-consuming work schedule, also lack of knowledge and education on what they are consuming. In this bibliography, I will go over all three articles and explain what they are about.
Super-Size Me showed how one of the most popular fast food restaurants around today may be leading future generations to severe health problems. First, my personal reaction to this documentary is an eye opener. I knew McDonalds was more harmful than other fast food places, but I never knew about the lawsuit between McDonalds and its consumers. I never saw McDonalds as having a big impact on my life; this is probably because the McDonald’s in my hometown never had a super-size option. In the video, Spurlock conducted interviews to gain multiple perspectives on what kind of people eat McDonald’s food.... ...
One way the population of America can overcome the issue of obesity is by simply eating healthier. Further explained, people can start making healthier decisions on what they decide to eat. An example would be choosing to eat an apple over a bowl of ice cream. This is often easier said than done. Sugars and sodium counts are very high inside the foods that can only satisfy a sweet tooth. The ingestion of carbohydrates, saturated fat, and trans fat are very easy to overlook. The food pyramid is a great visual of what people should be eating daily in order to maintain a healthful way of life. Whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and protein should become the main focus at every meal. Another way to eat healthier is to follow the suggested serving size by eating smaller portions. By law it is required for food-producing companies to place a label on their products with a listing of the serving size and ...