Super Size Me
Super Size Me is a 2004 American documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker. Spurlock's film follows a 30-day period from February 1 to March 2, 2003, during which he ate only McDonald's food. The film documents this lifestyle's drastic effect on Spurlock's physical and psychological well-being, and explores the fast food industry's corporate influence, including how it encourages poor nutrition for its own profit.
Spurlock ate at McDonald's restaurants three times per day, eating every item on the chain's menu at least once. Spurlock consumed an average of 20.9 megajoules or 5,000 kcal (the equivalent of 9.26 Big Macs) per day during the experiment. An intake of around 2,500 kcal within a healthy balanced diet is more generally recommended for a man to maintain his weight. As a result, the then-32-year-old Spurlock gained 11.1 kilograms (24 lb), a 13% body mass increase, increased his cholesterol to 230 mg/dL, and experienced mood swings, sexual dysfunction, and fat accumulation in his liver. It took Spurlock fourteen months to lose the weight gained from his experiment using a vegan diet supervised by his then-girlfriend, a chef who specializes in gourmet vegan dishes.
Supersize
Supersize indicates to sizably increase the amount or the extent of something.
The phrase was particularly used by McDonald's restaurants to upsize their French fries and soft drinks to an extra-large size. In the United States, McDonald's began to phase out the supersized option from their regular menu in March, 2004. The company stated the need to simplify their menu and to offer healthier food choices.
See also
References
Podcasts:
Super Me
by: The Velvet TeenHe keeps to himself these days
Doesn't have much to talk about
But he tells himself over and again
"She'll be here soon."
Emotions are all the same
Maybe just love and lonliness
But that enlightenment doesn't help at all
It just makes it worse when she's not around
That's when the sky cries for him and
The lightning strikes
He's mesmerized
Oh, super me
You're all that I long to
Tries not to think too much
Everything makes him think of her
When reason escapes him
Love takes it's place
He's got a frame of mind
Which captures the bigger picture
But that enlightenment doesn't help at all
It just makes it worse when she's not around
That's when the sky cries for him and
The lightning strikes
He's mesmerized
If the end of the world came crashing down on him
He'd welcome it
With open arms like an old friend
And oh, super me
You're all that I long to be
Searching the skies and to my surprise
We always end up
In each other's arms
You help me to the discern
As I fall apart
You willed me to start again, again
That's when the sky cries for him
The lightning strikes him down
With open arms like an old friend