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| Radish 2171th Post
 
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|  "Re(1):Supersize Me, Mcdonalds!"
, posted Mon 26 Jan 20:56:
This is another case of someone who has a conclusion, then find data that supports it, instead of forming a conclusion from data.
Everyone knows that eating McDonalds isn't incredibly healthy, but even if you were going to eat it for 3 meals a day for a month there are healthy (although not very tasty) salads and crap. Overindulgence in most things is bad for you, let alone fast food.
Additionally, where is he getting his vegetables? If I don't eat fruit or vegetables for a day or two, I feel like crap. The fries are pure sodium and hardly count. This is like if I bought 90 microwave pizzas from Giant and then declared Giant to be incredibly unhealthy when I suffered from malnutrition at the end of a month.
EDIT: Not trying to be mean to anyone or defend McDonalds, but I just don't like "studies" that are dishonest like this. If he had a balanced breakfast, lunch and dinner that covered the major food groups, picked the big mac for dinner and had a small sensible lunch and then was unhealthy I might agree. However like hungrywolf said he picked an incredibly unrealistic diet in order to prove his hypothesis.
[this message was edited by Radish on Mon 26 Jan 21:09] |
| Undead Fred 1248th Post
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| "Re(2):Supersize Me, Mcdonalds!" , posted Mon 26 Jan 21:47
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This is another case of someone who has a conclusion, then find data that supports it, instead of forming a conclusion from data.
Everyone knows that eating McDonalds isn't incredibly healthy, but even if you were going to eat it for 3 meals a day for a month there are healthy (although not very tasty) salads and crap. Overindulgence in most things is bad for you, let alone fast food.
Additionally, where is he getting his vegetables? If I don't eat fruit or vegetables for a day or two, I feel like crap. The fries are pure sodium and hardly count. This is like if I bought 90 microwave pizzas from Giant and then declared Giant to be incredibly unhealthy when I suffered from malnutrition at the end of a month.
EDIT: Not trying to be mean to anyone or defend McDonalds, but I just don't like "studies" that are dishonest like this. If he had a balanced breakfast, lunch and dinner that covered the major food groups, picked the big mac for dinner and had a small sensible lunch and then was unhealthy I might agree. However like hungrywolf said he picked an incredibly unrealistic diet in order to prove his hypothesis.
Well, that's all true, but I think he was trying to just make a point. Like the article said, he wasn't out to attack McDonald's. It was an exaggerated situation, though... but it was just to illustrate a point.
At least it's not like those horrible Truth.com ads... "Cigarette companies want you to believe that cigarettes are full of vitamins and will make you rich! It's a LIE!! We're revolutionaries!"
BLARGBLARG PLACE YOUR BETS!
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| Radish 2172th Post
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| "Re(3):Supersize Me, Mcdonalds!" , posted Mon 26 Jan 21:56
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This is another case of someone who has a conclusion, then find data that supports it, instead of forming a conclusion from data.
Everyone knows that eating McDonalds isn't incredibly healthy, but even if you were going to eat it for 3 meals a day for a month there are healthy (although not very tasty) salads and crap. Overindulgence in most things is bad for you, let alone fast food.
Additionally, where is he getting his vegetables? If I don't eat fruit or vegetables for a day or two, I feel like crap. The fries are pure sodium and hardly count. This is like if I bought 90 microwave pizzas from Giant and then declared Giant to be incredibly unhealthy when I suffered from malnutrition at the end of a month.
EDIT: Not trying to be mean to anyone or defend McDonalds, but I just don't like "studies" that are dishonest like this. If he had a balanced breakfast, lunch and dinner that covered the major food groups, picked the big mac for dinner and had a small sensible lunch and then was unhealthy I might agree. However like hungrywolf said he picked an incredibly unrealistic diet in order to prove his hypothesis.
Well, that's all true, but I think he was trying to just make a point. Like the article said, he wasn't out to attack McDonald's. It was an exaggerated situation, though... but it was just to illustrate a point.
At least it's not like those horrible Truth.com ads... "Cigarette companies want you to believe that cigarettes are full of vitamins and will make you rich! It's a LIE!! We're revolutionaries!"
Yeah I just don't really understand what that point is really that people didn't already know. I could tell you that eating that would make you sick without actually doing it.
And I agree wholeheartedly the truth ads were super annoying. I'm pretty anti smoking and they made me want to start (which could have been the evil conspiracy!)
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| Grahf
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| "Re(2):Supersize Me, Mcdonalds!" , posted Mon 26 Jan 23:57:
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Yeah I just don't really understand what that point is really that people didn't already know. I could tell you that eating that would make you sick without actually doing it.
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Additionally, where is he getting his vegetables? If I don't eat fruit or vegetables for a day or two, I feel like crap.
Although everyone knows that it's bad for you, I think the idea was more to find out exactly how bad it can be. The effects on the guy's liver might even turn out to be helpful information for nutritionists.
Also, I would guess that part of his message he's trying to get across is that you should be eating vegetables. That's part of the problem with fast food.
However, I eat McDonald's all the time, and I don't think there's anything wrong with fast food being out there, as long as people realize that it should be eaten in moderation. The bottom line with the issue at hand is this: is the film entertaining? It sounds like it is to me, so I'll probably watch it one day when I get the chance.
EDIT: Also, as a frequent McDonald's customer, I'm slightly curious as to how it affected his uh... bathroom behavior. Just one meal is enough to me think twice about its nutritional value.
[this message was edited by Grahf on Tue 27 Jan 00:08] |
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hanging out with the boys no one to bother us... none of that noise
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and find that truly good cup of coffee.