Supersize Me
I finally got around to watching Supersize Me, which is a documentary about a healthy man who decided to eat only McDonald's food for a month. You can watch it on YouTube over here.
I have a couple of issues with how things were presented, but on the whole, it was a very effective documentary and I would highly recommend it. Some things I thought were especially interesting:
- Morgan (the man who ate all the food) started feeling depressed after a week or so of McDonald's food. I know this wouldn't be true for everybody, but I can easily see this happening to quite a few people.
- "Problem youth" from a public school system ate school lunches that were prepared fresh every day, from non-processed foods. The students ended up with better behavior. I'm sure the lunches aren't completely responsible, but it's an interesting difference. (The usual school lunch consisted of processed foods that were all frozen or fried or snack foods.)
- After two or three weeks, Morgan couldn't climb two flights of stairs without having physical difficulties.
- He became addicted to the food within three weeks. He said he experienced headaches when he wasn't eating and felt depressed during the day, but as soon as he ate the food he felt "100% better." I really wish we'd gotten to hear what it was like for him emotionally and physically as he recovered. Did he feel cranky? Did he go into withdrawal? Did he and his girlfriend argue more?
Anyway! It was pretty interesting. Anyone else seen it? Any thoughts?
I have a couple of issues with how things were presented, but on the whole, it was a very effective documentary and I would highly recommend it. Some things I thought were especially interesting:
- Morgan (the man who ate all the food) started feeling depressed after a week or so of McDonald's food. I know this wouldn't be true for everybody, but I can easily see this happening to quite a few people.
- "Problem youth" from a public school system ate school lunches that were prepared fresh every day, from non-processed foods. The students ended up with better behavior. I'm sure the lunches aren't completely responsible, but it's an interesting difference. (The usual school lunch consisted of processed foods that were all frozen or fried or snack foods.)
- After two or three weeks, Morgan couldn't climb two flights of stairs without having physical difficulties.
- He became addicted to the food within three weeks. He said he experienced headaches when he wasn't eating and felt depressed during the day, but as soon as he ate the food he felt "100% better." I really wish we'd gotten to hear what it was like for him emotionally and physically as he recovered. Did he feel cranky? Did he go into withdrawal? Did he and his girlfriend argue more?
Anyway! It was pretty interesting. Anyone else seen it? Any thoughts?