"Super-size Me" on TV tonight -- It's the truth (I'm afraid)

"Super-size me" was on MSNBC just now. Great, great film.

One review of the film is this: "Why are Americans so fat? Two words:
fast food. What would happen if you ate nothing but fast food for an
entire month? Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock does just that and embarks on
the most perilous journey of his life. The rules? For 30 days he can't
eat or drink anything that isn't on McDonald's menu; he must wolf
three squares a day; he must consume everything on the menu at least
once and supersize his meal if asked. Spurlock treks across the
country interviewing a host of experts on fast food and an equal
number of regular folk while chowing down at the Golden Arches.
Spurlock's grueling drive-through diet spirals him into a physical and
emotional metamorphosis that will make you think twice about picking
up another Big Mac. Written by Sujit R. Varma"

Also in the film is Marion Nestle, Nutritionist, who says that no one
tells the American public to simply "EAT LESS." (I agree that not
many people say this - we say you can eat more if you exercise, etc.
The goal is difficult enough to achieve anyway [lower calories day
after day] but we sure don't need people telling us that this goal is
unimportant.)

"Fast Food Nation" is still one of the best books out there related to
obesity in America -- or obesity throughout the world.

Yours truly,

Caleb

On Mar 31, 11:34 pm, "Caleb" <cal...@teleport.com> wrote:
> "Super-size me" was on MSNBC just now. Great, great film.
>
> One review of the film is this: "Why are Americans so fat? Two words:
> fast food. What would happen if you ate nothing but fast food for an
> entire month? Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock does just that and embarks on
> the most perilous journey of his life. The rules? For 30 days he can't
> eat or drink anything that isn't on McDonald's menu; he must wolf
> three squares a day; he must consume everything on the menu at least
> once and supersize his meal if asked. Spurlock treks across the
> country interviewing a host of experts on fast food and an equal
> number of regular folk while chowing down at the Golden Arches.
> Spurlock's grueling drive-through diet spirals him into a physical and
> emotional metamorphosis that will make you think twice about picking
> up another Big Mac. Written by Sujit R. Varma"
>
> Also in the film is Marion Nestle, Nutritionist, who says that no one
> tells the American public to simply "EAT LESS." (I agree that not
> many people say this - we say you can eat more if you exercise, etc.
> The goal is difficult enough to achieve anyway [lower calories day
> after day] but we sure don't need people telling us that this goal is
> unimportant.)
>
> "Fast Food Nation" is still one of the best books out there related to
> obesity in America -- or obesity throughout the world.
>
> Yours truly,
>
> Caleb

I loved the film. Amazing how attitudes about fast food have changed.
In the 50's someone ate fast food for a week, then had a doctor check
them and they got a clean bill of health. This was then part of an ad
campaign for fast food. It shows how skeptical people were of fast
food initially that anyone would question whether you could eat it for
a week without getting sick and dying. Slowly, we seem to be getting
back to our original concerns about it though.

McDonalds does have a lot of high-fat food, but the popularity of the
buffet seems to be taking a toll too. At least they have an assortment
of choices including low-fat, but when I go to the local pizza buffet,
I see a lot of very heavy people. Now there is nothing wrong with
pizza per se, but people tend to eat the toppings including the high-
fat cheese and sausage and leave the crust, which is probably the
healthiest part...and of course they eat three times what they should.

Let's face it, overeating is a survival tool that allowed our
ancestors to survive the lean times, but today with food so readily
available, the balance works to our disadvantage in the long run.
Overeating is a chronic disease and like most chronic diseases it
doesn't go away because the people who die from it have already passed
it on to their offspring. If it really did hurt kill us to eat fast
food for a week, we would be a nation of skinny picky eaters. dkw

Caleb wrote:
> "Super-size me" was on MSNBC just now. Great, great film.
>
> One review of the film is this: "Why are Americans so fat? Two words:
> fast food. What would happen if you ate nothing but fast food for an
> entire month?

Absolutely nothing ... I've done it. Well, not absolutely, but mostly.

NOTE: we have fast food sushi. I eats lots of sushi.

>
> Also in the film is Marion Nestle, Nutritionist, who says that no one
> tells the American public to simply "EAT LESS."

Sure they do.

>(I agree that not
> many people say this - we say you can eat more if you exercise, etc.


That's perfectly true ... its just that it takes LOTS of exercise
to equal one large candy bar or a Big Mac.

On Apr 8, 10:25 am, Doug McDonald <mcdonald@SnPoAM_scs.uiuc.edu>
wrote:
> Caleb wrote:
> > "Super-size me" was on MSNBC just now. Great, great film.

Caleb, it gave me heartburn to and nothing is worse than watching
these oversized meals on a very large screen LOL.

I saw one of those rehashed clips that get stitched into an
'entertainment" program about "Celeb" (not Caleb) diets and I likes
the one using small meals five times a day. Nice if you stay home and
watch the clock all day, but challenging for bands on the run.

Caleb, how are you and what's new? Are you doing some sort of extreme
challenge again? I just popped in and haven't seen your earlier posts.

BTW: I was pleased to connect with Karen ("spuds') an ASD alumnus who
turned up on one of my TV Google lists. It truns out we are both
celiac and using the same diet:


I've been on it for 7 years and it also stabilizes my weight. It's not
low carb nut limits the type of carbs. No starch or polysaccharides
are allowed as they are too difficult to digest. That means no grain,
rice, corn soy or potatoes. No more spuds for karen and me.

But we are very resourceful with permitted substitues and can mimic
many of the former foods in baking and cooking.

Diva
www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info (no $$ interest)

On Apr 9, 4:22 am, "Diva" <c.fril...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> On Apr 8, 10:25 am, Doug McDonald <mcdonald@SnPoAM_scs.uiuc.edu>
> wrote:
>
> > Caleb wrote:
> > > "Super-size me" was on MSNBC just now. Great, great film.
>
> Caleb, it gave me heartburn to and nothing is worse than watching
> these oversized meals on a very large screen LOL.
>
> I saw one of those rehashed clips that get stitched into an
> 'entertainment" program about "Celeb" (not Caleb) diets and I likes
> the one using small meals five times a day. Nice if you stay home and
> watch the clock all day, but challenging for bands on the run.
>
> Caleb, how are you and what's new? Are you doing some sort of extreme
> challenge again? I just popped in and haven't seen your earlier posts.
>
> BTW: I was pleased to connect with Karen ("spuds') an ASD alumnus who
> turned up on one of my TV Google lists. It truns out we are both
> celiac and using the same diet:
>
> I've been on it for 7 years and it also stabilizes my weight. It's not
> low carb nut limits the type of carbs. No starch or polysaccharides
> are allowed as they are too difficult to digest. That means no grain,
> rice, corn soy or potatoes. No more spuds for karen and me.
>
> But we are very resourceful with permitted substitues and can mimic
> many of the former foods in baking and cooking.
>
> Divawww.breakingtheviciouscycle.info (no $$ interest)

Diva --

Sorry about the celiac problem! Can be a heck of a pain, I'm told, and
your diet has to be great restricted -- as I can see from your llist
of "no grain, rice, corn" etc. Including spuds.

Good for your adjustment, though!

I started out this year 265 and am down to 235 now, actually a few
pounds over that I think. I'm trying to match your calorie intake --
today just a bit under 1200.

In several months I should be down another 20 pounds or more. Not
always easy to avoid good tasting, high palatation food, but that food
is also not worth dying over.

Great to see you back!

Yours truly,

Caleb

On Mar 31, 9:34 pm, "Caleb" <cal...@teleport.com> wrote:
> The rules? For 30 days he can't
> eat or drink anything that isn't on McDonald's menu; he must wolf
> three squares a day; he must consume everything on the menu at least
> once and supersize his meal if asked.

Coming from an almost vegan diet he ate around 5000 calories a day of
mostly meat products.
No wonder he gained 30lbs and became sick!
On the other hand, here is one example of a woman who ate at McD's for
90 days and lost 37lbs:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8916080/

And another:
http://www.azcentral.com/home/food/a...nalds0712.html


Choices choices choices ...


joanne

On 13 Apr 2007 22:10:17 -0700, joanne wrote:


>
> Coming from an almost vegan diet he ate around 5000 calories a day of
> mostly meat products.
> No wonder he gained 30lbs and became sick!
> On the other hand, here is one example of a woman who ate at McD's for
> 90 days and lost 37lbs:
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8916080/
>
> And another:
> http://www.azcentral.com/home/food/a...nalds0712.html
>

Both examples are the same woman... though the articles are mentioning
that other people are trying this.

> Choices choices choices ...
>

But you've got a good point! We are in control or should be.

Still, while people can and should make better choices, one of the
things pointed out in "Super-size Me" was the fact that many of the
McD's restaurants did NOT have the nutritional information available.
Some had it hidden behind other stuff, some had a few pamphlets, some
had none. It is a lot harder to make good choices if you can't get the
nutritional info, after all!

Still, you gotta applaud this woman for being able to make the good
choices and stick to it! There's lessons there for us all!

--
Cynthia
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