Fast food has become a huge problem with today’s society, and that is the main thesis that the film Super Size Me (Spurlock V. Morgan, 2004) has displayed. From the movie they are trying to find out what exactly is making people in America so obese, their conclusion being fast food. Personally I would like to agree that fast food is one of the major contributors to the reason not only America but other countries in the world are so obese. The director of this movie was trying to teach those who don’t know exactly what fast food is doing to their bodies, and the impact it has not only on them but their children. It’s nothing new to hear that the increasing numbers of obesity is becoming relevant in our society today. According to an article:
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The obesity of children is something to think about, and take action upon because it is going to craft the future of our society. More specifically, the fact that these kids are drawn to fast foods on a regular basis. For example, when you go to McDonalds they have a play area, perfect for an excuse for not only adults to eat McDonalds but for kids to as well. Children are constantly taken to fast food restaurants and at some point will think that it doesn’t harm their body in any way. In the film the professor John F. Banzhaf III talks about how from adolescence people are taught that McDonald 's is safe, he talked about how when parents take them to a fast food restaurant they make memories with their parents and they begin to carry over for their lives. In the podcast Obesity and the Biology of Social Justice, after Elizabeth Goodman is asked how relevant is childhood obesity, she replies with, “It’s a really important problem not only because childhood obesity is on the rise, but also because childhood obesity leads to adult obesity.” She continues to talk about how the statistical evidence is definitely something to think
The obesity of children is something to think about, and take action upon because it is going to craft the future of our society. More specifically, the fact that these kids are drawn to fast foods on a regular basis. For example, when you go to McDonalds they have a play area, perfect for an excuse for not only adults to eat McDonalds but for kids to as well. Children are constantly taken to fast food restaurants and at some point will think that it doesn’t harm their body in any way. In the film the professor John F. Banzhaf III talks about how from adolescence people are taught that McDonald 's is safe, he talked about how when parents take them to a fast food restaurant they make memories with their parents and they begin to carry over for their lives. In the podcast Obesity and the Biology of Social Justice, after Elizabeth Goodman is asked how relevant is childhood obesity, she replies with, “It’s a really important problem not only because childhood obesity is on the rise, but also because childhood obesity leads to adult obesity.” She continues to talk about how the statistical evidence is definitely something to think