In the documentary super-size me Morgan Spurlock states "We live in toxic environment where we are almost guaranteed to get sick." One of possible cause of our sickness is in part due to what we consume on a daily basis. Since American society has become accustomed to a lifestyle that effected was the way we eat. Which eventually led to Americans becoming accustomed to eating unhealthy fast food. Corporations saw this growing culture and took advantage of this in order to make a profit. Eventually they began to disregard the consumer's health in order to keep making their money. Since fast food corporations weren't educating people about their products, Spurlock's documentary decided to do so. His documentary "Super-size me" was made to show …show more content…
From the beginning of the experiment his girlfriend was worried that the experiment would take a toll on him. She knew that nothing positive would result from this so she kept warning him and advised him to quit. Partly, due to the fact that during the experiment Spurlock was experiencing sexual dysfunctions. The way he interacted with his girlfriend was changed because he was easily irritated before and after he ate. The way he interacted with the world also changed. For instance he made sure to not exercise any more than the average sedentary individual. So that limited him to engaging in only light physical activity, walking sporadically throughout the day. Sometime not at all in case of bad weather. Thus, he is consuming over 5,000 calories a day and he is working off very little of it. In the end there was nothing beneficial that came from this experiments. This reiterates what McDonald's said, their food wasn't meant to be nutritional for the consumer. In spite of that, consumption of fast food shouldn't have such negative impact on a person who does consume …show more content…
Nonetheless, parents need to be brave enough to tell kids no. Parents need to claim some responsibility. Taking initiatives to teach their kids about teach children how important it to be health-conscience. In particular parents and schools need to work as a team in order to either ban or integrate healthier options into school cafeterias. By working together they can promote healthy eating behaviors even if fast food companies don’t want to. Instead of cutting out physical education they can reestablish it as a requirement and also teach children how to cook their own food. Thus, showing them that they don’t have to depend on fast food products around them when they can cook for themselves. Leading them to care about what goes into their body and how it affects their well-being. Instead of just telling that fast food is bad for them there are other option that can be taken to inform