SUPER SIZE ME

Watching the movie “Super Size Me” about Morgan Spurlock and his one month experimental diet on fast food in McDonald’s, made me think how harmful this food can be for our population. This documentary has many strong evidences why this food is bad for us like for example trans-fat or empty calories that are always included with this food.  According to this movie there is only one answer why so many people in America is overweight. We can only blame for that fast food industries. According to the documentary, 60% of American adults are either overweight or obese. Many of us eat all kind of fast food every day. We usually choose cheap and tasty foods like McDonalds for so many reasons. For example we are tired after the long day of work or we do not have a time to cook. Many families spend their free time during the weekend with their kids there because fast foods exist almost everywhere even in the hospitals. Moreover, these restaurants sell not only the food but also provide t-shirts, favorite movie characters and also places where kids can play and watch the movies. I believe that this movie that was seen by so many Americans and many different nations made them realized that eating these kinds of cheap and fat meals during short time like one month can be dangerous even for young people. Morgan Spurlock risking his health is trying to show us that buying “supersize meals” in McDonald’s we are not gaining anything instead of serious health issues. The actor felt sick after the third day of eating only in McDonalds, few days later he was less energetic and depressed. At the end of the month he gained twenty five pounds and put his health in a risk of early diabetes and heart problems. According also Eric Schlosser in his book “Fast Food Nation” we should blame not only McDonald for the health issues but all fast food that are responsible for adults and kids obesity.  I believe that this documentary did a great job showing people that instead of telling them about the statistics they can see a real person that is suffering from eating McDonald’s every day. Is it really worth to risk our life eating this fast food? This question we should all answer after watching this movie.