Supersize Me!

[Mister P-Mosh]

This movie was amazing. I went into it just expecting to see this jackass moron eating McDonalds for every meal for a month and how he would bring bad health upon himself.

What I got was that, plus lots of information that was very damning against McDonalds, the GMA, and the general ignorance of the American public when it comes to eating healthy. I need to do more research into it, but the general idea is that fast food has addictive opiate-like chemicals, and kids are practically brainwashed into wanting it due to viral marketing during cartoons and such.

I think that this movie should be required viewing for all kids in school, and adults should pay attention too. While I do think that the movie underplayed the importance of taking a personal stake in your own diet, it focused on critical things that too few people bring up related to how ignorant most people are about what they put in their mouths.

[Tom Strange]

well heck MasterP! didn't you already have a pretty good idea that stuff was going on???

[Mister P-Mosh]

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Originally posted by Tom Strange:

well heck MasterP! didn't you already have a pretty good idea that stuff was going on???

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Yeah, but it's one thing to say, "yeah, the fast food companies are advertising a lot and are making food that makes you fat" and another to say, "these people are brainwashing kids through parents that let their kids sit in front of the TV on Saturday mornings watching a cartoon or two, plus they are purpousely making something that is just about poison in order to addict you to their food." It's hard to explain, but some of the interviews with fast food people and doctors (including an ex-surgeon general) is amazing.

The guy that made the film claims that everyone knows that McDonalds is unhealthy, however he heard a response from a McDonalds rep basically saying that their food was part of a balanced diet and that it was perfectly healthy to eat all the time. I read somewhere on the internet where someone claimed that you lower your chance for a heart attack by eating McDonalds french fries! It's insane.