“Supersize Me”
“Supersize Me” is a movie about a man who challenges McDonalds food and how it affects the human body. He ate items off of the menu three times a day for a month. He went into the experiment perfectly healthy and finished it with 24.5 extra pounds gained. He suffered symptoms of depression, chest pains, chest pressure, difficulty breathing and liver problems.
The makers of this film were trying to prove the point that obesity is a serious
problem in this country. Also that one of the main reasons for obesity is the
availability of quick foods with very little nutritional value. Yes, fast food is easy to get and fills
you up quickly but how good for you is it? This movie shows the disgusting outcome of eating fast food
daily. I believe that this movie
should be shown to teenagers around the country because they are old enough to
understand how bad this food really can be for you. If younger people see the cause and effect fast food has it
may prevent them from eating it and therefore less weight gain. 
My diet has never included fast food; at a young age I was told that it was not good for me. After seeing this movie, I know why I was turned away from it as a child. “Supersize Me” has showed me the reasons why fast food is not good for me. This movie picked apart all kinds of foods that are produced at McDonalds and did not praise anything on the menu. At times I felt nauseous watching this film.
I believe that if McDonalds is eaten a couple times a month it would not be as harmful as if eaten everyday. If you are trying to live a healthy lifestyle then I think McDonalds should not be incorporated. Again, it has no nutritional value and is only harmful to the body. McDonald’s food is poison in more ways than one.
“Supersize Me” is a very informative movie that brings up many serious issues in our country. Food is an important thing and should be improved, whether in schools or just in general. This movie should be shown to many people, young and old alike, so that they can see the affects of bad eating.
By Katie Taylor
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