Morgan Spurlock's Experiment

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The purpose of Morgan Spurlock's experiment was to see the effects that fast food has on your body. He also did this because of two young teenage girls who were suing McDonalds because they believed that the corporation made them obese. Morgan wanted to see if this was the truth or not.

The five guidelines that Morgan had to follow during the experiment were as follows…
#1. He can only Super Size when asked to
#2. He can only eat food from McDonald's
#3. He has to eat everything on the menu at least once
#4. He must eat three meals a day
#5. He has to limit himself to 5,000 steps a day The physical effects Morgan endured during this experiment were a fatty liver and very high cholesterol. That alone doubled his risk of heart disease

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