PE13 Fast Food/Supersize Me Project For this project you are going to examine the role of fast food companies in the obesity epidemic. You are going to watch the movie Me”, a 2004 American documentary film directed “Supersize by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker. Spurlock's film follows a 28-day period (February 2003) during which he eats only McDonald's food. The film documents this lifestyle's drastic effects on Spurlock's physical and psychological well-being, and explores the fast food industry's corporate influence, including how it encourages poor nutrition for its own profit. Once you have watched the documentary you are required to answer the following questions here for a link to the word document of the questions). SUPERSIZE ME VIDEO QUESTIONS 1. How many Americans eat a meal in a fast food restaurant daily? 2. If we consider this project an experiment, why did Morgan make several doctors’ visits before he started this project? 3. In general what is Morgan’s health status at the beginning of this project? 4. What effects do the doctors think this diet will have on Morgan? 5. What is Morgan’s starting weight and body fat percentage? weight: body fat 6. How many calories should Morgan eat each day to maintain his weight? 7. How many calories does Morgan eat each day on his McDonald’s diet?
PE13 Fast Food/Supersize Me Project For this project you are going to examine the role of fast food companies in the obesity epidemic. You are going to watch the movie “Supersize Me”, a 2004 American documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker. Spurlock's film follows a 28-day period (February 2003) during which he eats only McDonald's food. The film documents this lifestyle's drastic effects on Spurlock's physical and psychological well-being, and explores the fast food industry's corporate influence, including how it encourages poor nutrition for its own profit. Once you have watched the documentary you are required to answer the following questions here for a link to the word document of the questions). SUPERSIZE ME VIDEO QUESTIONS 1. How many Americans eat a meal in a fast food restaurant daily? 2. If we consider this project an experiment, why did Morgan make several doctors’ visits before he started this project? 3. In general what is Morgan’s health status at the beginning of this project? 4. What effects do the doctors think this diet will have on Morgan? 5. What is Morgan’s starting weight and body fat percentage? weight: body fat 6. How many calories should Morgan eat each day to maintain his weight? 7. How many calories does Morgan eat each day on his McDonald’s diet?
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