Saturated fat raises total blood cholesterol levels and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels, which can increase your risk of cardiovascular disease. Saturated fat may also increase your risk of type 2 diabetes. It is insane the amount of calories that one meal of McDonalds is. It is so unhealthy, aaltogether the Big Mac combo meal accounts for 1,483 calories, leaving a person on a 2,000 calorie diet with very little else to eat in one day. Many fast food meals rely on added fats and sodium as a way to enhance the flavor of inexpensive or low-quality ingredients.
In his documentary, Spurlock eats only food from McDonald’s for a month (thirty days) to see how his health can be affected and he is examined by three doctors before, during, after the experiment. Through plentiful statistics, various interviews, images (footage), and results from his experiment, Spurlock successfully develops his argument in his documentary that the consumption of fast foods is generally responsible for Americans’ health problems, particularly obesity. The film begins with a plethora of statistics and information about McDonalds, which gives the audience not only knowledge, but also awareness of how hazardous some of the issues mentioned in the film are. Spurlock states that obesity has increased over the years; in fact, it has even doubled since 1980 among U.S adults (Super Size Me). He informs the audience about obesity to emphasize how worse Americans’ health has become.
It talks about fast food restaurants up scaling their food, they are contributing to America’s obesity epidemic. To demonstrate, “consumers are exposed to a lot more these days with their food channel and food blogs”(Jargon). This shows that fast food restaurants uses fresh food than canned food. This is important because fresh foods are better than canned food. Moreover, the articles tells us that, “Yum’s U.S. business notched a 6% increase in same-store in the third quarter ended Sept. 8, driven by Taco Bell”(Jargon).This proves that 13% gain in same-store sales.
Obesity is one of the major challenges faced by today’s society. Over the last decade, the percentage of obese and overweight people has increased significantly in all age groups. The growth in obesity rate in children is a matter of grave concern. This paper examines different factors that contribute to the obesity problem, including poor eating habits, lack of exercise, aggressive marketing tactics by junk food manufactures, lack of public awareness, and unhealthy lifestyle. The paper argues that obesity problem has reached epidemic proportions and it should be treated as a long-term threat to the nation’s health and economic stability.
Supersize Me Critique Blank University of Pennsylvania Supersize Me Critique Title: Supersize Me Year: 2004 Production Company: Roadside Attractions & Samuel Goldwin Films Soundtrack Writers: Michael Parrish Lead Actors: Morgan Spurlock The purpose of this film is to demonstrate that the United States has approached epidemic obesity and its long-term effect on health due to unhealthy consumption of fast foods. Inspired by a lawsuit of two teenagers against the franchise McDonald’s, Morgan Spurlock embarks on an exaggerated experiment of a 30 day diet of exclusively McDonald’s. He ascertains that his experiment will cause him to gain weight and his health will deteriorate. The rules are simple: eat foods exclusively purchased at McDonald’s, super-size a meal each time asked, eat all three meals, and try everything on the menu at least once. Furthermore, he limits his physical activity to that of an average American.
Fast Food Nation: The dark side of the All-American meal Eric Schlosser Fast Food Nation is an eye opening book about the food Americans eat. The book talks about the history of the fast food, the food they cooked, what the service was like, and how expensive it was. Eric Schlosser talks about how the McDonald brothers first opened up their business in Pasadena, California. Now McDonalds is responsible for 90% of new jobs. Local business were losing their customers to the corporate businesses and being put out of business.
| Understanding Food Labels | SCI/241 | | | | | Attempting to understand food labels can be very confusing if one were to begin reading the labels without prior knowledge of how the labels work. Maintaining a healthy diet can be much easier if a person can remember the one simple rule, which applies to the percent daily values of a food. The 5/20 rule dictates that if a food has 5% or less of your daily value of a particular nutrient, then the food is not a good source of that nutrient. On the other hand, if a food has 20% or more of the daily value of a particular nutrient, the food is in fact a good source of that nutrient. This theory works inversely when applied to nutrients that aren’t good for you like saturated
Ryan Witt Doug Peterson ENC1101 December 5, 2014 The Soda Ban Act With portion sizes at chain-restaurants skyrocketing 457 percent over the last 20 years, it’s not hard to believe that in 2030 an estimated 42 percent of Americans will be obese. Statistics like this are what began the Soda Ban’s evolution. In the efforts to “help people help themselves by simply saying ‘No.’” as Nadia Arumugam would say, the soda ban restricts or puts a limit on the size drink Americans can purchase at most food franchises. However, will restricting the public of what they desire ultimately control the consumption of sugary beverages? The world can only advance through education, thus the Soda Ban’s restriction on sugary drinks contributed towards a
Nagbae Saylee December 9,2008 Bisci 004 Extra Credit Why Are American So Fat Why is American so fat? The movie “Super size me” by filmmaker Morgan Spurlock explains it to us in two words fast food. What would happen if you ate nothing but fast food for an entire month? The movie talk about for 30 days he can’t eat or drink anything that isn’t on McDonald’s menu, he must eat three squares a day, he must consume everything on the menu at least once and supersize his meal if asked. Spurlock walks across the country interviewing a host of experts on fast food and an equal number of regular folks while chowing down at the Golden Arches.
We are living in a land populated with obesity. America is the home to the most obese people in the world. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity in adults has increased 60% within the past twenty years and obesity in children has tripled in the past thirty years. A staggering 33% of American adults are obese and obesity related deaths have climbed to more than 300,000 a year. Lawmakers have even tried to impose a new tax rule called the “Twinkie tax”, which would tax unhealthy foods to try to persuade people out of buying them.