Super Size Me

Super Size Me is a hilarious and horrifying look at what happens to a person who eats McDonald's at every meal for a month. Kudos to Morgan Spurlock for submitting his body to such torture. To back up to the premise, Spurlock decides to see if McDonald's is just as bad as some fear, so he offers up his body as a test subject to a month of burgers, fries, and the like. He eats everything on the menu and will always super-size his meal if asked. Additionally, he cannot eat or drink anything outside of McDonald's food during this period. Before, during, and after this gastronomical endeavor, Spurlock goes to a few doctors to check on his health to see if and how it changes. He also tries to keep to the average physical activity of an American adult. Through this experiment, Spurlock not only gains weight, but also experiences lethargy, depression, and palpitations.

Full disclosure: I am not a McDonald's eater. However, I am an occasional fast food eater, which cannot be too different from McDonald's in a big picture sense. I am not suggesting this documentary means no more french fries because, well, I like french fries. But it is a sped up example of what a person's body could experience with the weekly trip to Burger World. I mean, it took a month for Spurlock to gain about 25 pounds and over a year to lose it all.