02-28-2012, 11:49 PM
(02-28-2012, 01:47 PM)Duchess Wrote:
There was a documentary done a number of years ago, the guy ate fast food for breakfast, lunch & dinner everyday for a month, it fucked him up. He felt like shit, looked like shit & within that time frame began experiencing health related issues.
I can't recall the name of it but I'll work on it so I can backup my claim.
I had my kids watch it with me last year as part of their at-home education regarding what they put in and do to their bodies, and the ugly consequences. The movie/documentary was called "Supersize Me." He ate nothing but McDonalds, had to try everything on the menu before the 30 days was up, and had to accept a supersizing if the worker offered. He was in decent shape and good health when he started. It wasn't his weight gain of 25 pounds and lethargic, sickly energy levels that really worried the 3 docs testing him weekly, it was his blood chemistry and liver (or kidney, can't remember) damage. One doc pleaded with him to stop because his organ can fail at any time.
He seemed headed to severely bad health or death if he kept it up.
It definitely helped influence my kids. When they learned about the making of chicken nuggets and the chicken industry in that movie, they stopped eating McDonalds. They didn't eat it often to begin with, but that sealed the deal on them even asking for it. The movie can play a strong role in grossing kids out over unhealthy stuff. I strongly recommend people check it out if they or a loved one eats a lot of processed, fast, or pre-packaged foods.
