I pretty much cut out the fast food altogether after seeing it. Not that I ate too much of it prior, but it just re-inforced what I already knew about junk.....er, I mean fast food
daniel1113
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I enjoyed the movie, but thought the anti-McDonalds stance was a bit much. I was more interested with the school lunch section of the film, which is where I believe the real problem is. Everyone knows that McDonalds is bad for you and everyone has the power to not eat there. However, the crap served in public schools is astounding to me. In the end, it is up to parents and schools to teach kids healthy eating habits, not McDonalds.
I used to eat 2 big macs at McDs due to the drive thru specials. That was 2 summers ago. I moved on to only McChickens later on cuz they have far less fat. Now I'm down to 1 McChicken + Fruit & Walnut salad when I go there =)
0roo0roo
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?? partially hydronated fats are everywhere, not just in mcdonalds. and well eating 3x calories in fruits and veggies would probably just set you on the path towards malnutrition + diabeties too
simple fact it was a stunt. it was to make money and gain fame. its david blaine with a pseudo educational twist at mcdonalds expense. the perfect whipping boy.
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MartyMcFly3
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I havent stopped eating fast food, but I have stopped eating McDonald's. After seeing the documentary, the food just looks gross now. (not that it didnt beforehand, but I didnt care as much)
BoberFett
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All in all, you can't argue with the fact that eating McDonalds for every meal every day would not be good for you.
Howeever, I find some of the film fishy.
First, he had too many variables. In addition to changing his diet, he stopped his regular exercise. That alone would contribute to weight gain even if he continued eating the same thing he had before the documentary.
Second, he ate to the point of vomiting. Unless you have an eating disorder, I think most reasonable people stop eating when they feel like throwing up. But he kept going just to prove his point.
Finally, he seemed to eat far more than a reasonable person would. There was at least one point at which he said that he had his lunch, and he was holding two very full McDonalds bags. I don't know about you, but when I eat fast food I don't eat two full bags worth.
I still eat McDonalds or other fast food now and then. Not often, maybe twice a month.
Howeever, I find some of the film fishy.
First, he had too many variables. In addition to changing his diet, he stopped his regular exercise. That alone would contribute to weight gain even if he continued eating the same thing he had before the documentary.
Second, he ate to the point of vomiting. Unless you have an eating disorder, I think most reasonable people stop eating when they feel like throwing up. But he kept going just to prove his point.
Finally, he seemed to eat far more than a reasonable person would. There was at least one point at which he said that he had his lunch, and he was holding two very full McDonalds bags. I don't know about you, but when I eat fast food I don't eat two full bags worth.
I still eat McDonalds or other fast food now and then. Not often, maybe twice a month.
The guy had to barf on a Double Quarter Pouder too which is what I order, everytime I get McDs now Im always reminded of it :disgust: When i was in JHS I had McDs at least three times a week for 3 years, didnt kill me. Nowadays its less than3x a year.
have you seen the dvd extra where he puts the mcd fries inside a jar? hmm... thats hell of a lot of preservatives.....
i quit eating mcd after that film. although i don't agree with everything depicted in that film, i know personally that eating fastfood is not good for me.
i quit eating mcd after that film. although i don't agree with everything depicted in that film, i know personally that eating fastfood is not good for me.
I think the rules stated he had to eat three full meals...
I liked the movie but it would be good to actualy find a person that does eat Mcdonalds everyday three meals a day and test him/her.
The documentary takes an extreme.
But if you eat fast food like that once every other day, you'll get similar results over more time if the rest of your diet sucks.
But if you eat fast food like that once every other day, you'll get similar results over more time if the rest of your diet sucks.
revnja
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The movie seems a bit extreme. I would never eat fast food everyday in the first place. I eat fast food maybe ten times at most a year. It also seemed he was eating to the point of where he would throw up in the movie (overeating by a ton).
Of course you're going to see negative results with such a radical diet change.
Of course you're going to see negative results with such a radical diet change.
How is that sad? The only way that is sad is that its bad for you but you can go comparing that to how many people like to get educated. Books and knowledge is a privalage and something we dont NEED. Food is a something we DO need
Just a note: Fat is damn good for you.
Now, the transfats and saturated fats and fast food joints is bad for you. Extremely, yes.
But monosaturated omega 3 and omega 6 fats are absolutely essential to proper health. Just about everyone in American is severely lacking omega 3 fats, and it's taking it's toll on brain health (see: ADD, allergies, depression, etc).
People do tend make fun of the throwing up part. He may have very well been acting.
My diet is almost entirely whole foods, and has been for nearly a year. Ocassionally I will eat something like pizza. I feel sick after eating it. Almost enough to hurl.
Isn't everything bad for you?
broccoli = pesticides = omg cancer
homegrown vegetables = air particulates = omg cancer
apples = pesticides = omg cancer
Oh, absolutely. This really should have it's own documentary. Wtf are we feeding our kids this sh1t?
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