One can only imagine how much the body can withstand while eating McDonalds’s for thirty days. The movie Supersize Me sets forth on this mission to see how much damage American Fast Food can do to the body. McDonald’s has been around for a long time and has greatly affected the lives of many people. We clearly see in the documentary that children at an earlier aged are influenced so easily by advertisement. Just by a simple toy or gadget to influence kids and family members to buy the food. As a young boy I remember my family going to McDonalds every Sunday it was a ritual, now imagine having it 3 times a day for a whole month…OUCH!
During this documentary you see a rapid change in his weight. The amount of calories of any McDonald food is not a normal amount. Your calorie intake can greatly damage the way your body functions. Also your carbohydrate intake is also increased. Much of the weight gain during the thirty days is known as water weight which is the hardest to lose. During his weight gain you a see a rapid change in his behavior. You clearly see that there is correlation between physical and psychological behavior. During this documentary there was an increase of twenty five pounds and a whole lot of psychological change.
To conclude what we must do is educate ourselves. We must understand what our bodies are consuming. We all use the excuse that it’s easy to purchase McDonalds because it’s convenient and cheap but in the long run in can damage your health. I have recently cut off McDonalds as of the beginning of the spring semester and have felt much better. I was a regular McDonald’s customer was going at least 3 times a week not no more. Just recently I went to McDonalds for a Birthday Party and tried a cheeseburger. Just to let you know I did not enjoy it one bit. As consumer of any product we must understand what the outcomes of our own behaviors.
Here are some hardcore facts of McDonald’s:
• McDonald's feeds more than 46 million people a day - more than the entire population of Spain
• 60 percent of all Americans are either overweight or obese
• Only seven items on McDonald's entire menu contain no sugar
• McDonald's represents 43% of total U.S. fast food market
• In 1972, the US spent 3 billion a year on fast food - today the US spend more than $110billion http://www.vivavegie.org/101book/text/nolink/social/supersizeme.htm9
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