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Post by Orange on Jan 6, 2014 15:29:55 GMT -5
Pretty crazy, but I dig the overall point of the experiment. www.latimes.com/nation/shareitnow/la-sh-mcdonalds-diet-20140106,0,7082569.story#axzz2peU05bSB I won't be trying it for myself, but if it worked for the dude then more power to him. It also shows that you don't have to cut all the 'fun' foods out of your life in your quest to lose weight. So long as you don't gorge yourself at every meal and exercise, a healthy weight is possible.
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Post by wisdomwizard on Jan 6, 2014 15:35:52 GMT -5
As much as I enjoyed Super Size Me, it's nice that some ammunition against it has gotten some mainstream attention finally.
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Post by Cyno on Jan 6, 2014 15:41:15 GMT -5
The McDonalds menu has radically changed in the years since Supersize Me came out. In part due the the public reaction to the documentary, McDonalds eliminated the "Supersize" from its menu entirely and added healthier options to Big Macs, fries, and soda.
This guy's a decade or so late to the party.
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Post by Amazing Kitsune on Jan 6, 2014 15:42:25 GMT -5
I've always believed that this was possible. McDonald's has had a lot of healthy options for probably over a decade now. In addition to this, your overall life style is just as important as your dinner choices.
People still refer to Large size as "Super-size" even though it hasn't been around for near a decade either.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2014 15:44:33 GMT -5
Who knew that a well balanced diet and exercise is good for you?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2014 16:14:16 GMT -5
Even once a day I'd bet that those burgers are doing a number on his arteries.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 6, 2014 16:20:52 GMT -5
A number of issues with this, though it is an interesting experiment.
The entire point of Super Size Me was not that McDonalds is some kind of magical poison food that will kill you instantly, it was that the meals were too much calories for a person to subsist on, which some people virtually do. Combo for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and he was to eat every menu item at least once within the film.
All of this was clearly stated in the film, if I recall. Virtually nothing was refuted by this.
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Post by fw91 on Jan 6, 2014 17:20:31 GMT -5
good for him.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2014 17:27:02 GMT -5
I remember watching a documentary during the Summer which basically set-out to refute everything that was in 'Supersize Me'. It was actually pretty interesting and starts off with the theory similar to what the OP is about, that eating McDonalds combined with exercise and moderation can actually be good for you; www.youtube.com/watch?v=evcNPfZlrZs&feature=mv_sr
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Post by Red Impact on Jan 6, 2014 17:30:56 GMT -5
Some college professor a while back achieved this result with something like Twinkies, I believe. Weight is just a matter of calories consumed being less than calories burned over a long period of time, you can do that on health food or junk food. Getting the nutrients you need is a different matter entirely. A number of issues with this, though it is an interesting experiment. The entire point of Super Size Me was not that McDonalds is some kind of magical poison food that will kill you instantly, it was that the meals were too much calories for a person to subsist on, which some people virtually do. Combo for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and he was to eat every menu item at least once within the film. All of this was clearly stated in the film, if I recall. Virtually nothing was refuted by this. It was, but the thing is that no one has been able to replicate the results of the experiment. All the researchers that have tried have found that the subject's bodies eventually adjusted, which does give cause to question Spurlock's results.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 6, 2014 17:37:39 GMT -5
Some college professor a while back achieved this result with something like Twinkies, I believe. Weight is just a matter of calories consumed being less than calories burned over a long period of time, you can do that on health food or junk food. Getting the nutrients you need is a different matter entirely. A number of issues with this, though it is an interesting experiment. The entire point of Super Size Me was not that McDonalds is some kind of magical poison food that will kill you instantly, it was that the meals were too much calories for a person to subsist on, which some people virtually do. Combo for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and he was to eat every menu item at least once within the film. All of this was clearly stated in the film, if I recall. Virtually nothing was refuted by this. It was, but the thing is that no one has been able to replicate the results of the experiment. All the researchers that have tried have found that the subject's bodies eventually adjusted, which does give cause to question Spurlock's results. That is fair. Makes me wonder how much of it, if it is all on the level, would be due to his own body and health, and maybe psychosomatic issues with it. Health is really damn weir like that.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jan 6, 2014 20:35:05 GMT -5
The thing about fast food is that calories are usually not the issue. If you make a hamburger of the same size and general ingredients of a McDonalds burger at home with stuff bought from the supermarket, it's gonna have more or less the same amount of calories as a McDonalds burger. The issue with fast food is usually things like fat content, sodium, sometimes carbs, and artificial ingredients and preservatives. "Supersize Me", which I believe was faked to a large degree, ignored all these genuine health issues in favor of "you're a fatso" because it works better on film.
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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on Jan 7, 2014 0:36:08 GMT -5
I remember watching a documentary during the Summer which basically set-out to refute everything that was in 'Supersize Me'. It was actually pretty interesting and starts off with the theory similar to what the OP is about, that eating McDonalds combined with exercise and moderation can actually be good for you; www.youtube.com/watch?v=evcNPfZlrZs&feature=mv_srThere was also an episode of "Penn and Teller: Bullshit!" along the same lines that featured a family that ate fast food almost every day, but managed to keep an active lifestyle and they all looked pretty fit to me.
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Post by Red Impact on Jan 7, 2014 0:51:11 GMT -5
I remember watching a documentary during the Summer which basically set-out to refute everything that was in 'Supersize Me'. It was actually pretty interesting and starts off with the theory similar to what the OP is about, that eating McDonalds combined with exercise and moderation can actually be good for you; www.youtube.com/watch?v=evcNPfZlrZs&feature=mv_srThere was also an episode of "Penn and Teller: Bullshit!" along the same lines that featured a family that ate fast food almost every day, but managed to keep an active lifestyle and they all looked pretty fit to me. They're just as prone to twisting as anyone else, honestly. I remember that that episode basically took one of the more extreme health food advocates they could find to make the pro-fast food side look better. Granted, knowing their political ideologies, I'd expect that from them, but it's hard to ignore the bias in it. As blackout said, much of the real issue with fast food is in the rest of it's nutritional content. Typically, it's really high in sodium and sugar, so you're not getting as much quality calories as you might otherwise from consuming those same calories from other sources.
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Post by lildude8218 on Jan 7, 2014 12:57:32 GMT -5
he only spent 37 pounds on all that food?
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Post by Bootista on Jan 7, 2014 13:05:49 GMT -5
he only spent 37 pounds on all that food? No He lost weight.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jan 7, 2014 13:08:27 GMT -5
There was also an episode of "Penn and Teller: Bullshit!" along the same lines that featured a family that ate fast food almost every day, but managed to keep an active lifestyle and they all looked pretty fit to me. They're just as prone to twisting as anyone else, honestly. I remember that that episode basically took one of the more extreme health food advocates they could find to make the pro-fast food side look better. Granted, knowing their political ideologies, I'd expect that from them, but it's hard to ignore the bias in it. As blackout said, much of the real issue with fast food is in the rest of it's nutritional content. Typically, it's really high in sodium and sugar, so you're not getting as much quality calories as you might otherwise from consuming those same calories from other sources. Well to be fair Penn and Teller ususally preface a lot of their stuff with, we're biased as hell.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2014 14:36:34 GMT -5
The trick to fast food is just to not be a pig about it.
If you're fairly active and pop of and get you a value meal and a shake one day, no biggie.
If you're there every day jamming McDoubles into your hole, guess what? You're not losing weight. It's not on them to protect you. They are grease merchants. You aren't there for a salad.
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Post by Andrew is Good on Jan 7, 2014 17:51:56 GMT -5
McDonalds now has these wraps. I usually get the chicken wrap with no sauce. So it's basically grilled chicken, bacon, and lettuce in a whole wheat wrap. The sauce there is really bad for you, same goes with any sauce on the salad. But, if you get rid of the sauce, bam, you have something healthy to eat.
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Post by Malcolm on Jan 7, 2014 17:54:49 GMT -5
John Cisna: Rise above weight.
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