Supersize Me Analysis

The film I chose for this analysis is the documentary “Supersize Me”. This film stars Morgan Spurlock, political activist and independent filmmaker. In the film, Spurlock consumed only McDonalds for a span of thirty days. He also limited his physical activity to that of the typical American. The rules of the experiment are as follows: 1) he could only supersize his meals when asked by the cashier, 2) he can only eat food from McDonalds, 3) he must eat everything on the menu at least once and 4) he has to consume three meals a day. The goal of the film was to determine the effects of the McDonald diet on the physiological and psychological health of an individual through the course of the thirty days.
The experiment began because of a lawsuit against McDonalds on the behalf of two overweight girls who blamed McDonalds for their obesity. The fast food restaurant claims that there is no
McDonalds accounts for 43% of the fast-food restaurants in America. Spurlock also stated that 1 in 4 Americans eat fast food once a week. 77% of o McDonalds consumers eat there once a week while 22% of customers eat there 2-3 times per week. Because of this high percentage, McDonalds is often the company to blame in issues concerning obesity rates and diet-related health issues. Spurlock chose the McDonalds diet because of the high number of individuals who regularly eat at the restaurant.
Throughout the documentary, the audience was able to see Spurlock’s evident decline of health. At the beginning of the experiment, Spurlock was in pristine health. Over the course of the thirty day McDonalds diet, Spurlock gained 24.5 pounds, increased his cholesterol by 65 points, and increased his body fat percentage from 11% to 18%. In addition to these changes, Spurlock also suffered from fatigue, mood swings, depression, and symptoms of food addiction.
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