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The Big Mac Challenge Shows Where ‘Super Size Me’ Went Wrong
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Super Size Me!
Remember that documentary from 15 years ago? Morgan Spurlock, an American filmmaker, experimented on the physical and psychological effects of eating McDonald’s for every meal for 30 days straight. Even if you’ve haven’t seen the documentary, you don’t need to be a medical expert to know what happened to him at the end of the challenge, but the documentary is on YouTube if you want to see for yourself.
The purpose of Spurlock’s experiment was to investigate the alarming growth of obesity in the United States. As a collective, things, unfortunately, haven’t improved since the creation of the film. On one hand, the causes of this epidemic are crystal clear. Fresh, chemical-free foods are primarily accessible to those who can do the following: afford it and/or are geographically blessed by living in a place where they have easy access to suppliers of fresh plant-based foods, meat and dairy, can grow their food and/or hunt/fish/raise their meat. Most Americans spend the day sitting because they work long shifts at an office, and they drive cars since most cities are heavily lacking in decent public transportation. As a result, people more sedentary than ever. Unless one schedules time out of their busy day for physical activity, it’s…
