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Interesting video on Fast Food... (pg. 3)
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| eRRaTiK |
| quote: | Originally posted by Euphorica
what do you folks think about the movie SUPERSIZE ME? |
supersize me FTW! really opened my eyes when it came to the American fast food culture.
love Spurlock's stuff, and his tv show "30 days" is cool too. |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by bass drive
the food being fattening is not the only concern, but also the methods they use to maximize effiecincy (for them)
I believe they put some chemicals in frying oil to make it last longer (which is debated to be cancerous). the vegtebales are preserved in some weird manners (alot of genetically modified crap I assume also).
I think I read here by someone who worked at Mcdonalds that said; the onions they use are actually in poweder form before it's cooked.
the meat, I don't want to go there... |
And if any of these things could be proven dangerous, then I agree, the consumers should be made aware of it. Not forbidden from eating it by some sort of ban, but informed.
| quote: | Originally posted by eRRaTiK
supersize me FTW! really opened my eyes when it came to the American fast food culture. |
I'm guessing you *didn't* know about the university professor who, after seeing that movie, ate fast food once a day for 30 days and actually lost weight in order to show his students that they shouldn't believe everything they see on TV.
Eating that amount of food is unhealthy no matter what kind of food it is, especially when said individual is getting no exercise whatsoever. Nobody really should have been surprised at the results in "Super Size Me".
Here's a theme for Spurlock's next movie: "If I stab myself in the hand for 6 hours with a rusty nail, I'll probably get an infection of some kind!" |
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| Fir3start3r |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
Here's a theme for Spurlock's next movie: "If I stab myself in the hand for 6 hours with a rusty nail, I'll probably get an infection of some kind!" |
BHAHAHAHA!!! :haha: |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Crazy Serb
Well, very often parents give into that, just to shut their kids up, and since the parents are often not educated enough about the quality of the food either, they don't care that much. As long as their kid is happy...
Now, imagine growing up like that (like Jay did, I presume :D)... being fed McD's all the time... it's not easy to get off of it once you grow up. |
my parents never gave in. Fast food was always a treat and to this day i still treat myself sometimes.
I just dont need self rightious food snobs telling me im evil everytime i do so. |
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| eRRaTiK |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
I'm guessing you *didn't* know about the university professor who, after seeing that movie, ate fast food once a day for 30 days and actually lost weight in order to show his students that they shouldn't believe everything they see on TV. |
No, I didn't as a matter of fact. Is that a doco? What's it called?
The interesting thing to me was not Spurlock making himself sick, but moreso the ideas behind commercialisation of schools and government support of enterprise as opposed to health. Not a far stretch to say we'll feed the people crap from a young age, they'll grow up with health problems and they will end up buying the medicines that we are pushing for them to buy.
I didn't see it on TV so it must be true ;) |
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| Euphorica |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
And if any of these things could be proven dangerous, then I agree, the consumers should be made aware of it. Not forbidden from eating it by some sort of ban, but informed.
I'm guessing you *didn't* know about the university professor who, after seeing that movie, ate fast food once a day for 30 days and actually lost weight in order to show his students that they shouldn't believe everything they see on TV.
Eating that amount of food is unhealthy no matter what kind of food it is, especially when said individual is getting no exercise whatsoever. Nobody really should have been surprised at the results in "Super Size Me".
Here's a theme for Spurlock's next movie: "If I stab myself in the hand for 6 hours with a rusty nail, I'll probably get an infection of some kind!" |
lol not only that, the dudes g/f was a vegan and fed him vegetables for quite some time im sure. anyone who is not used to stuffing mcdicks in their stomach will not do to well if they suddenly switch and soley eat that kind of food.
it was interesting but not the holy grail ;) |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by eRRaTiK
No, I didn't as a matter of fact. Is that a doco? What's it called? |
It wasn't made into a movie (as far as I know), it was just something he did and made it into several news channels and articles (of course, not the liberal media giants, haha).
He ate fast food every day but he exercised. And lost weight. Pretty simple really.
| quote: | | The interesting thing to me was not Spurlock making himself sick, but moreso the ideas behind commercialisation of schools and government support of enterprise as opposed to health. Not a far stretch to say we'll feed the people crap from a young age, they'll grow up with health problems and they will end up buying the medicines that we are pushing for them to buy. |
You're joking, right? Public schools only commercialize because they're run by government(s) with ridiculous inefficiency... if North America would smarten up and at least use a voucher system like most of Europe, there would be a lot less corporate presence in the schools. Schools don't want that kind of corporate sponsorship, they just do it because it's the only way they can afford to keep running! I'm sure you don't believe that, but if it weren't true, then why aren't these corporations invading the private schools and universities that charge normal tuition rates?
And as for government supporting enterprise... yeah, right. The only time I have seen the U.S. government support private enterprise was when they passed the laws banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers and fast food companies because they're selling a LEGAL product whose risks are universally known. I can't think of any corresponding example in Canada, whose government is almost universally anti-corporate except for the particular corporations that make huge donations to the LPC.
| quote: | Originally posted by Euphorica
lol not only that, the dudes g/f was a vegan and fed him vegetables for quite some time im sure. anyone who is not used to stuffing mcdicks in their stomach will not do to well if they suddenly switch and soley eat that kind of food. |
No kidding - most people who don't eat that stuff regularly will start to feel sick if they eat too much of it. I can't even touch their fries anymore... you almost have to force yourself to get addicted to that garbage. |
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| Crazy Serb |
another interesting read:
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_...u_work_for.html
this time it's Walmart... and what money can do these days ;)
and we just saw this movie in the environment/geography class the other day:
http://www.endofsuburbia.com/
it's freakin' striking... and if these walmarts keep on expanding like they are, and using up all the resources as they are, I can really see the predictions from the movie coming true. |
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| mushyflowa |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
why???
if you dont like fast food just dont eat it.
Why should you care if it exists? |
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| Fir3start3r |
If you guys like watching food domentaries may I suggest Jamie Oliver's, "Jamie's School Dinners".
It's a hilarious show but has a very serious agenda...
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This is how the Feed Me Better campaign all started. See what happened when I took charge of a London borough which serves 20,000 school meals a day.
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>>Check it<<
>>Feed Me Better Campaign<< |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by Crazy Serb
another interesting read:
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_...u_work_for.html
this time it's Walmart... and what money can do these days ;)
and we just saw this movie in the environment/geography class the other day:
http://www.endofsuburbia.com/
it's freakin' striking... and if these walmarts keep on expanding like they are, and using up all the resources as they are, I can really see the predictions from the movie coming true. |
LOL, well no comment on the oil stuff, but Walmart is actually a really interesting phenomenon. EVERYBODY hates them - the real estate owners, the stores, the suppliers... and yet they get all the business anyway.
South Park did an episode on Wal Mart, everybody should watch that. :D |
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| iLiptikalOrbitZ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Euphorica
similar topic...what do you folks think about the movie SUPERSIZE ME?
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best part of that movie is when he does the experiment at the end, with all the rotting food. Watched it and laughed my ass off...then went and ate some chicken nuggets :D JK
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
McDonald's and other "big bad corporations" are leading the way in environmental cleanup and spend billions of dollars per year trying to promote active lifestyles and sponsoring things like the Olympics. |
sorry to go against you agian Digi, but McDonalds (or any other company) doesn't do those things because they are a good company! They Sponsor the Olympics because it's a huge way to advertise! Business is business, and they are there to make a buck. period. not to feel hunky-dory about doing something good. The olympics last for a week, with Millions of people watching all day, every day. The only reason they now spend all this money on "active lifestyles" and environmental clean up, is because the PR department says it will the company look good (and from Movies like Super-Size me making them look bad) You also fail to mention that even though they are spending some money (a fraction of what they spend on advertising) to clean up the environment, they clear rainforest TO RAISE CATTLE!!! |
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