I have seen Supersize Me three times, every time it bothers me. Morgan Spurlock challenges the fast food companies and ultimately wins. He shows how harmful eating fast food can be. Still though, it is the consumers who are the really at fault. When looking for lunch, you do not have to walk through the doors of a McDonalds, everyone has the option to pack a healthy lunch or go home. Disturbingly, I just found out that McDonalds is in the Microsoft word dictionary. Anyways, we as consumers are able to make the choices in the food we eat. This being said I don’t think Spurlock’s documentary is completely valid. The average American does not eat McDonalds every day for every meal. His documentary is an over exaggeration in my opinion. Is it truly valid?
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It is our own fault as gullible consumers that obesity is a sudden epidemic. Although our Reptillian Hot Button is being pushed by ads, no one absolutely pushes us into a McDonald's for lunch. Spurlock's argument is valid though, the research is there to prove it in the film, it is just really suprising and sad.
The obesity problem in America? It's OUR fault. They're menus are filled with mouth watering fatty and sugary foods, but no one gets addicted to a Value Meal after their first taste. This health problem got rolling after we started to fall for McDonald’s menu. Carelessness is what caused fast food to become such a growing problem in the U.S. If you’re on the go, ready to drive for a few hours and you need something to eat, pull into a fast food restaurant and get a quick bite to eat. When you stop there for breakfast, lunch, and dinner most days of the week, you are the only one to blame for the fact that your pants don’t fit anymore. The top killers in America are preventable. Why have we given up on our health? The fast food companies are ruthless. They don’t care about the customers anymore. They care about the money, and we have been keeping them happy, and we will continue to do so until we can finally say “NO” to fast food.
I believe its our own fault. We choose to eat what we eat, like they say "you are what you eat." No one forces us to walk into a McDonalds, we can simply choose to walk in the Subway next door. The research is valid, its completely clear he dimistrtates it in the film .
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