Studies about Super Size Me Movie

1. Summary
« Super Size Me »is an American documentary film directed by Morgan Spurlock. The journalist decides to eat only at McDonald's for a month and a survey across the United States on the harmful effects of fast food and the famous hamburger chain specialist, leading to increased obesity.

More than a third of American children and adolescents have a weight problem. Two out of three adults in the United States of America are suffering from overweight or obese. How America has it become too big? The fast food chains are often stigmatized but several lawsuits that were filed by their clients become obese have been lost for lack of evidence.

Morgan Spurlock wanted to know more about the actual role of this type of power and the impact of junk food (junk food) on health. To conduct his investigation, he crossed the United States and interviewed experts in over twenty cities from New York to Houston. A former health secretary of the United States, gym teachers, cooks of school canteens, advertisers, lawyers and lawmakers entrust the outcome of their research, their feelings, their fears and doubts.

During its investigation, Morgan Spurlock decided to conduct himself in an experiment under the careful supervision of three doctors, he is obliged to eat only at McDonald's for a month and decided to use more often the taxi to meet the maximum number of 5000 steps per day that is required (average American).

He also binds the 4 following rules:
• he has to eat her 3 daily meals at McDonald's.
• It should try every dish at McDonald's at least once.
• He should eat only foods on the menu. Water (bottled) is on the menu, he has the right to drink.
• It should take the option "Super Size" (full size) each time it is offered him.

He takes 11 kg in 30 days, damaged her liver and increases the cholesterol of 0.65 grams per liter of blood. The doctors strongly recommend to stop, but determined to continue his experience,