Supersized Fast Food Nation

Supersize Me was really an eye opener for me in terms of the extent of the damage fast food can do to a healthy body. Judging by the preliminary predictions made by Morgan Spurlock's doctors, it must have been an eye opener for the medical world as well. Supersize Me was really an eye opener for me in terms of the extent of the damage fast food can do to a healthy body. Judging by the preliminary predictions made by Morgan Spurlock's doctors, it must have been an eye opener for the medical world as well.

The changes Morgan went through physically and mentally were disgustingly drastic and Supersize Me should be taken as a call to action. However, any action taken should be preceded by thorough research and a measure of caution. Any legal action taken on a corporation should be made unquestionable and thoroughly defensible by raw data. This is why, I kind of wish there were some controls in Morgan’s project. Seeing that this was a one man study, I understand that this wasn’t really possible but it would be great if we could get data for the same kind of experiment but maybe without any soda. Another idea would be to repeat the study but with normal portions instead of the super size. Otherwise, McDonald’s can point out the fact that both huge quantities of soda or just large food portions can lead to the symptoms that Morgan felt.

Another thing we see in Supersize Me is the questionable morality of Mickey D in marketing to young children. We see this written about in Fast Food Nation as well. Advertisers start targeting children, the most defenseless and easily manipulatable members of our society. Should we ban their ability to do this? Seeing how easily that could lead to a slippery slope situation, I think not. It is however, our duty to do something about it. We can set mandatory health standards for any meal marketed towards children. I feel that would be a healthy compromise where companies get top keep their rights and our children can continue to enjoy cheap happy meal toys with a healthier happy meal lunch.