Super Size Me Social Cognitive Theory

Morgan constantly complained of a stomach ache during the experiment, throwing up once after a meal Super Sized Meal. Mentally, Morgan experienced irregular mood swings. Overall Morgan gained 24.5 Lbs. and his cholesterol rose 65 points from the thirty day binge. The doctors told Morgan that he was ruining his liver and that he had doubled his risk for coronary heart disease which was proven with a weekly blood test. He was told that he might do permanent damage to his liver due to having to metabolize all of the excess fat in his new diet. Not to my surprise, McDonalds did not want to participate in this documentary whatsoever and did not ever give Morgan the interview that he sought after, even after over 15 telephone calls.

Fast food is unhealthy and does not provide the necessary nutrients needed for a daily diet, however Mcdonald's, a fast food empire claimed in a 2004 lawsuit against them that fast food can be a part of a healthy diet. The court ruled that the plaintiffs would have a serious claim if they could prove that eating fast food for every meal is dangerous for the person and their health. Morgan Spurlock, writer, director, producer, and star of 2004 documentary Supersize Me set out to prove that fast food is dangerous for a person's health. The documentary follows Morgan on his 30 day challenge of only eating fast food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Through Morgan's challenge his weight skyrockets, his health declines and feels terrible all the time. Many people believe that fast food companies are to blame for America's obesity but the individual must take responsibility for what they put into their bodies instead of blaming fast food companies for their unhealthy eating habits .The documentary explores the idea that people should avoid eating fast food because Fast food, although more convenient and easier is worse for you than making your own meals. Fast food leads to many health risks and is not a good substitution for traditional meals. People should avoid eating

In the documentary film SuperSize Me, Morgan Spurlock's objective is to see what happens to his health after thirty days of eating only food from McDonald's.

The movie "Super Size Me" is a documentary on a man who has decided to consume only McDonald's food for a period of thirty days. This man, Mr. Spurlock, has embarked on this adventure to assess the health issue of McDonald's food. Of course, there are a couple of rules. He has to eat McDonalds for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. He also has to devour everything on the menu at least once. If he is asked to super size his meal, he must submit. His experiences during this thirty day trial period are astonishing. Even more startling is what happens to his physical wellness during this McDonalds rampage.

McDonald’s is killing Americans, at least that is what Morgan Spurlock believes. In his documentary Super Size Me he embarks on a quest to not only describe and use himself as an example of the growing obesity trend, but to offer the viewers with base-line nutritional knowledge that will allow them to draw their own informed conclusions. Spurlock's primary intention is to prove through self-experimentation that eating solely McDonald's food is dangerous. His secondary intention is to denounce the rising obesity rate in American by using statistics, his own research, and the opinions of experts. His broader message is for a general audience while he tailors select chapters towards more specific demographics such as parents or McDonald's

Over the years, as obesity has become a growing concern society, role of fast food as a cause for obesity has been questioned. Morgan Spurlock’s concern for obesity motivates him to test an experiment on whether McDonald’s food poses a threat on one’s health. Under the close supervision of doctors Spurlock eats breakfast, lunch, and dinner at McDonalds for the next month the danger of McDonald’s food by eating it three times a day for the next month. As the director and main character in the documentary, Super Size Me, Morgan Spurlock demonstrates his purpose by successfully developing and winning his argument along with using rhetorical appeals such as ethos, logos, and pathos.

In the documentary, Supersize Me, Morgan Spurlock takes a big risk and sets out on what he calls “every eight-year-old’s dream.” He undergoes a month long, three-meal-a-day binge at McDonald’s to expose the tragic health effects. In one month he eats the same amount of McDonald’s food that nutritionists recommend eating over the course of eight years and gains nearly twenty-five pounds in the process, along with numerous health problems. I was shocked to see how quickly his health began to decline a week into the experiment, not only physically but emotionally as well. The more he ate the fast food, the more his body craved it. I think Morgan took a big risk jeopardizing his own health, but I think he really proved a point of the negative impact

With Several legal suits have been brought against McDonald's Restaurants that they are knowingly selling food that is unhealthy. Some of the court decisions have stated that the plaintiffs would have a claim if they could prove that eating the food every day for every meal is dangerous. Taking a social experiment in fast-food Morgan Spurlock sees himself in attempting to endure uniquely foods from the fast food chain known as McDonald’s. In the process he has to eat three meals a day from McDonald’s (breakfast, lunch and dinner) for thirty days. Thought the process Spurlock health starts to react to the terrifying side effects. In Super-Size Me film maker and producer Morgan Spurlock wants to reach young people and its contribution to America`s

In 2002 in New York, two teenage girls sued McDonald’s for knowingly selling them unhealthy food that ultimately caused their obesity. One of the girls was 14 years old, four feet, ten inches tall and weighed 170 pounds. The other girl was 19 years old, five feet, five inches tall, and weighed 264 pounds. Several courts stated that the claimants would have a case if they could prove that eating McDonald’s food every day is dangerous to the human body. In response to these claims, director and filmmaker Morgan Spurlock created a documentary called Super-Size Me. Using his own body, he conducted an experiment to discover just how dangerous eating McDonald’s food can be to the average person’s

I agree with Jasmine about the film Super Size Me and it’s explorative position of Morgan’s documentary film. It is a truly a realistic film that will help viewers see what McDonalds and bad food choices will do to our bodies. Morgan showed the audience every step he had taken to make us see how bad McDonalds is for us and how obesity is one of the biggest problem in not only America, but all over the world. Morgan not only gave us the facts, but he gave us the results of his visit with the doctors before and after. Not once did he try to make us believe his views, instead he made us decide for ourselves by really watching the outcome of his 30 day McDonalds experiment. As much as the doctors tried to stop Morgan from continuing his experiment

Research has shown that people who consume fast food more than twice a week increase the risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic problems. In 2004, Morgan Spurlock released the movie called, Super Size Me. He was the director of the movie and starred in it as well. Moreover, Spurlock dedicated himself to a 30-day plan of only eating McDonald’s food three times a day. Not to mention, he had to consume all of the food items on the menu at least once over a 30 day period. This experiment had taken its toll on Spurlock’s body both physically and psychologically. As a result, he gained 24 ½ lbs. His body mass increased by 13% also increasing his cholesterol to 230 mg/dl. Spurlock experienced fat accumulation in his liver,

Super Size Me is a documentary that will make you think twice before you go back to another fast food joint. The writer, director and main star, Morgan Spurlock takes on a challenge to only eat fast food three times a day for an entire month. This challenge was self-endured to discover what fast food does to our bodies. During his adventure, Morgan enlisted the help of various doctors to help him track his health and to truly show an experts perspective the outcome of eating fast food. This movie will be great to show the class because there are many points where we can stop and have a discussion to evaluate the choices we are making along with the choices we should be making. Students will be able to use this video, our discussion, and their

This American documentary film “Super Size Me” was produced in 2004, directed and starred by an independent American filmmaker, named Morgan Spurlock. The documentary portrays Spurlock consuming only McDonald’s foods for 30 consecutive days, commencing from February 1 to March 2, 2003. The main intention of the documentary film is not only intended to investigate and conduct the experiment, but to

The documentary uses mass media to critique the business McDonald. The documentary film is geared at the mass market of fast food and how its causes obesity through the United States, which recounts the directors experience of only consuming a McDonalds diet for a month. The focus of the film is to highlight the role of how McDonalds is believed to be at fault with todays problem of obesity. As expected, he experienced injurious to his health and was able to gain ten pounds of fat in a

In 2003 Morgan Spurlock launched on an experiment of sorts to fully understand the effects that fast food, in this case specifically McDonald’s food can have on one’s physiological and mental health by eating nothing but McDonald’s food for thirty days. Before embarking on this quest, Spurlock visited a general practitioner, a cardiologist, a gastroenterologist, a dietician, and an exercise specialist. He began his McDonald’s journey with exceptional health, by the end of the thirty days he had suffered serious health consequences both physically and mentally. From an addiction to McDonald’s food to a major increase in cholesterol levels there is no doubt that Spurlock’s health greatly declined in the month long period. Spurlock documented his journey in a film entitled Supersize Me, which has served as a call to action for the years since its release.