1. what was the first thing morgan did before he started his mcdonald’s diet? he went to see a...
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1. What was the first thing Morgan did before he started
his McDonald’s diet?•He went to see a doctor
for a physical and nutritionist to help track the effects of eating so much fast food.
2. What were the rules of his diet? How long did his diet
last?• He had to eat everything on the menu at
least once.• He had to eat 3 square meals a day.• He couldn’t walk more than 2 miles a day.• He couldn’t eat anything not on the menu.• If asked to Supersize, he had to do it.• He had to do this for 1 month.
3. How was he feeling during his diet? Explain why he felt
the way he did.
• He began feeling very lethargic, fatigued, having pressure in his chest.
• Doctors said he was damaging his liver due to all the fat he was eating.
4. What were the doctors telling him to do during the
diet?
•Not to drink his calories•Take a multivitamin
5. What were his mood changes like before eating, while he was eating & after eating?
Why? • Before eating – Physically not good, bad
mood• While eating – felt better because the food
tastes good• After eating – energy crashes
• Why? Due to the sugar and fats in the food
6. What did the nutritionist say about eating fast food? How often should we eat it? Why?
•Ideally never, once a month at most.
•99% said fast food was the #1 contributing factor to obesity.
7. What was his biggest change? Weight, cholesterol, blood pressure,
etc…?
•His liver turned to fat•Cholesterol level shot up •He gained 24.5 lbs. in one month
8. What was his reasoning for making this movie?
•2 teenage girls were suing McDonalds because they were obese. He wanted to see what effect, if any, would occur if he ate only McDonalds for a month.
What was Morgan’s reason for going to public schools?
What did he find out about the PE programs and cafeteria foods?
• He wanted to see how healthy the food was being served to school children and see what their choices were.
• PE was required only 1 time a week• Most food was from cans. They only
cooked 6 dishes out of 36.
10. What part of this movie made the most impact on you and why? Will seeing this movie change the way you eat or where you eat?