Personal Reflection on the Message Behind Super Size Me

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SUPER SIZE ME DOCUMENTORY I. Summarize the documentary “Super Size Me”. Give a detailed description of the coverage of the documentary, and state briefly the “take-away” message it gives. Do not cut & paste from reviews of the movie from any source. This must be in your own words. “Super size me”, produced and directed by Morgan Spurlock, takes on the role of a common American who eats fast food on a daily basis. He tries to prove the intense damage fast food can do to one’s body and health. He has three meals a day, which are breakfast, lunch and dinner. He tries everything on the menu, with no exception. At the beginning of the film he sees a cardiologist, gastroenterologist, and a general practitioner to check his health and the start results were good. They all warned him that this diet he was about to embark on will most likely raise his cholesterol and triglyceride levels. He also saw a nutritionist and an exercise physiologist because he would not exercise for the entire 30 days of experimentation. Once started, not only does Spurlock starts to lose energy, but he starts gaining a lot of weight in a dramatically fast pace, and by fast I mean in just five days he gained 10 pounds. Other than physical change, he starts having health issues. II. Answer these questions specifically, state the data given in the documentary which aired in 2004 and compare that to the most current (i.e., 2012-2013) data from online sources such as WHO, CDC, Obesity.org, Harvard Medical Library, your textbook. a. What is the percentage of adults that are obese in America today? In the movie Spurlock states that about 100 million Americans are overweight, which makes up about 60% of all adults in this country. That number rose i... ... middle of paper ... ...on what you need to eat and what is healthy but also provides tips on how to overcome unhealthy habits and stop them. One of them would have to be one of my favorite, which is eating while watching TV. It promotes doing the opposite of what you are used to. XVI. Do you think you could do what Morgan did? How much fast food do you eat currently? After watching this documentary, do you think this number will change? Why or why not? After watching what Morgan this in this movie, I learned a great deal, but I would never have done what he did. He risked his health and body, which means a lot. He started the film being as healthy as can be and finished it with a very poor health. At the end of the day, his documentary will have many successes, but people are the judges of their lives. It is up to them to see it, or to keep blinding themselves with junk food.

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