Current Events > "Super size me" the McDonalds documentary may have been BS...

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https://youtu.be/iepZBS9BxGo?si=UXY50gR5LdfI08XR

tl;dr Morgan Spurlock the director and subject of supersizeme, the movie that got McDonalds to end their supersize portions admitted to being a chronic alcoholic before, during, and after the movie. The scene where Morgan's doctor tells him his liver is in a bad way was implied to be because of eating all that food...but now with his alcohol use out there...well its casts doubts on the movie...

After Spurlock admitted to maybe SAing a woman in college, all his projects have been canceled but people including teachers still use his documentary to warn people about fast food even thought others have tried the same 30 day experiment and had none of the same issues except weightgain...

I thought we already knew this like a month after it came out.

I didnt think this story would pop up here after all this time. This is seriously old news.

Portion sizes have been spiraling out of control since the '60s. They needed to get rid of supersized even without the documentary because this country is fat enough.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/6efd018f.jpg

Pretty much all documentaries are BS, because being entertaining comes first and providing truthful information comes... I dunno, something like eighth or ninth. Also a lot of the time the filmmaker has an agenda they're trying to push so they only tell the side of the story that supports their point of view.

The documentary gave mcdonalds an excuse to give you less food for more money.

Ehh, I'm kinda skeptical that a burger was 120 calories, especially one that looks like that. And if it was it's probably a good thing it changed.

s0nicfan posted...

Portion sizes have been spiraling out of control since the '60s. They needed to get rid of supersized even without the documentary because this country is fat enough.

But can you imagine if we had the portion sizes of the 60's with today's prices? That would be even worse imo

s0nicfan posted...

Portion sizes have been spiraling out of control since the '60s. They needed to get rid of supersized even without the documentary because this country is fat enough.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/6efd018f.jpg

No way that original cheese burger is only 120 calories.

REALLY old news, man.

This may be a hot take, but does it matter if it was bs?

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Nope

Someone get Ja Rule on the line so I can make sense of this!

You could tell he was lying when the doctor asked if he uses alcohol. "Uhhh...now no".

Oh well. No one gets rich by being 100% honest.

Morgan Spurlock is a wussy

I know it's healthier but there is no way I would have been able to be satisfied with that 1960s combo. I'd have to eat 2 probably

Wasn't there a counter documentary where someone ate fast food for every meal and ended up losing weight?

-Crissaegrim- posted...

No way that original cheese burger is only 120 calories.

The bun alone is probably 120 calories

-Crissaegrim- posted...

No way that original cheese burger is only 120 calories.

Probably just the beef. The other burger I'm assuming is a double quarter pounder which is why it's listed as "8 oz"

May Have?

its been proven many times over by numerous people, groups, doctors, dieticians and more.

plus the guy who made it always refused to provide any evidence or stuff to show his results

plus that scene of him throwing up was so damn fake from eating a value meal

tbh idgaf if a mcdonalds meal is over 9000 calories if the nutritional information is both clearly and honestly stated
if you cant stop your self from eating things that are clearly bad for you, should prolly seek professional help for an eating disorder tbh

gmanthebest posted...

Wasn't there a counter documentary where someone ate fast food for every meal and ended up losing weight?

A lot of it depends on your metabolism and activity. I ate Papa Johns constantly when I was in college and actually went from 190 to 170 because I stopped working out when I retired from hockey.

gmanthebest posted...

Wasn't there a counter documentary where someone ate fast food for every meal and ended up losing weight?

Yeah it was called Fat Head.

-Crissaegrim- posted...

No way that original cheese burger is only 120 calories.

That thing's the size of my palm, I'm surprised it even reaches 120. A large pizza slice is roughly 300.

RamenNoodles posted...

plus that scene of him throwing up was so damn fake from eating a value meal

Dunno if it was fake, but it looked like he gagged himself on purpose. Overeating to the point where you puke is extremely painful.

NoxObscuras posted...

But can you imagine if we had the portion sizes of the 60's with today's prices? That would be even worse imo

Stop giving McDonald ideas.

If McDonalds fits your macros then its fine

RamenNoodles posted...

May Have?

its been proven many times over by numerous people, groups, doctors, dieticians and more.

plus the guy who made it always refused to provide any evidence or stuff to show his results

plus that scene of him throwing up was so damn fake from eating a value meal

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/210284e5.jpg

I hate that motherfucker. And nothing that he SA someone makes me hate him even more.

All of Spurlocks stuff is so terrible and cringe

that big mac guy from the doc has reached 30,000 big macs eaten!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LIdA_-4geA

gmanthebest posted...

Wasn't there a counter documentary where someone ate fast food for every meal and ended up losing weight?

I know for a fact that Ive eaten from fast food places for basically years at a time.

It all boils down to whether you eat or overeat.

The movie may have been BS but it did change things for the better

regardless of his alcoholism, consuming nothing but McDonalds for 30 days straight is bad for you.

not that i needed to watch the documentary to reach that conclusion... lol

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Yeah, but how do you filter out the crap integrated into it?

gmanthebest posted...

Wasn't there a counter documentary where someone ate fast food for every meal and ended up losing weight?

Yes, it's called Fat Head. He avoided sodas and fries, eating only the burgers themselves.

It was always bs to me. When you conduct an experiment, you change one variable. In this case that would be eating at McDonalds.

But this dude went over the top, he was going off vitamins, stopped exercising, all sorts of other variables not tied to eating at McDonalds.

Thats not a good scientific experiment or evidence at that point.

Metal_Gear_Raxis posted...

Yes, it's called Fat Head. He avoided sodas and fries, eating only the burgers themselves.

Which, of course, missed the entire point of "Super Size me"...

aarrgus posted...

Which, of course, missed the entire point of "Super Size me"...

The point of a Super Size was an alcoholic rapist conning people because McDonalds is so easy to hate.

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