January 23, 2004

The McDonald's Diet...

From the New York Post: bq. Last February, Morgan Spurlock decided to become a gastronomical guinea pig. His mission: To eat three meals a day for 30 days at McDonald's and document the impact on his health. bq. Scores of cheeseburgers, hundreds of fries and dozens of chocolate shakes later, the formerly strapping 6-foot-2 New Yorker - who started out at a healthy 185 pounds - had packed on 25 pounds. bq. But his supersized shape was the least of his problems. bq. Within a few days of beginning his drive-through diet, Spurlock, 33, was vomiting out the window of his car, and doctors who examined him were shocked at how rapidly Spurlock's entire body deteriorated. bq. "It was really crazy - my body basically fell apart over the course of 30 days," Spurlock told The Post. bq. His liver became toxic, his cholesterol shot up from a low 165 to 230, his libido flagged and he suffered headaches and depression. bq. Spurlock charted his journey from fit to flab in a tongue-in-cheek documentary, which he has taken to the Sundance Film Festival with the hopes of getting a distribution deal. bq. "Super Size Me" explores the obesity epidemic that plagues America today - a sort of "Bowling for Columbine" for fast food. No snarky comment needed... Posted by DaveH at January 23, 2004 11:58 AM