Urban Pioneer

• Mar. 2, 2006 - Supersize Me

After hearing about this documentary for the past year, I finally checked out the DVD "Supersize Me" from my library.  Is this DVD an eyeopener.  For those of you who arent familiar with this DVD, I will give you a synopsis.  Morgan Spurlock goes on a self afflicted diet of only McDonalds for 30 days...breakfast, lunch, dinner.  If you couldnt buy it over the counter at McDonalds, he wouldnt eat it!   With three different doctors as well as a dietician tracking his progress you find out what a fast food diet with little excercise does to your body.    The diet and checkups themselves are interspersed with the discussion and problem of growing obesity in America.  This movie is definitely an eyeopener on the impact of fast food eating has on our country and our bodies....Our family no longer eats at McDonalds!  While there are a few scenes and a couple of words that I quickly covered my  childrens eyes and ears for, the message of "We are what we eat" is defintely worth the viewing especially for teenagers and adults.

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