SUPER SIZE ME

Super Size Me is an award-winning documentary about the fast food industry and the health ailments associated with fast foods such as obesity. Obesity has become a real problem in this country and will eventually kill more Americans than tobacco products.  Much like the books we have been reading in class this documentary brings light to the fast food industry, the lobbyist, and the governments hand in the obesity epidemic in this country.  The way Americans eat has changed over the years from eating most of our food at home to eating fast food on the go.  We are now eating more processed foods which helps attribute to health issues such as diabetes.  Some interesting but disturbing facts I gathered from the documentary are the impact these food can cause the body such as hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity and a long list of other health issues.  Did you know?

·      A super gulp from Seven Eleven is equivalent to ½ gallon of soda

·         We are the fattest  nation in the world with 60% of adults over weight

·         Mississippi is one of the most obese states with 1 in 4 overweight

·         1 out of 3 kids born in the 2000’s will develop diabetes in a lifetime

·         If you obtain diabetes before the age of 15 you will take 15-17 years off your life span

So where does personal responsibility stop and corporate responsibility start? My thoughts are that personal responsibility STARTS with us as the consumers. Buying fast food is a choice and when you make bad choices you get bad results.   As a business major I understand that companies are in business to make money. We must remember these fast food companies are not non-profit organization working towards the good of a community or some cause.   It is our responsibility to know and understand what we are putting into our bodies. I know that fast food is unhealthy for me but if continue to buy a double cheeseburger I cannot then file a lawsuit and blame my heath issue or obesity on McDonalds.