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[children singing]
♪ A Pizza Hut
A Pizza Hut ♪
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♪ Kentucky Fried Chicken
And a Pizza Hut ♪
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♪ A Pizza Hut
A Pizza Hut ♪
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♪ Kentucky Fried Chicken
And a Pizza Hut ♪
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♪ McDonalds, McDonalds
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♪ Kentucky Fried Chicken
And a Pizza Hut ♪
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♪ McDonalds, McDonalds
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♪ Kentucky Fried Chicken
And a Pizza Hut ♪
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♪ I like food
I like food ♪
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♪ Kentucky Fried Chicken
And a Pizza Hut ♪
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♪ You like food
You like food ♪
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♪ Kentucky Fried Chicken
And a Pizza Hut ♪
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[flute music playing]
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[Morgan] Everything's
bigger in America,
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we've got the biggest cars,
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the biggest houses,
the biggest companies,
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the biggest food,
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and, finally,
the biggest people.
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America has now become
the fattest nation
in the world.
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Congratulations.
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Nearly 100 million Americans
are today, either overweight
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or obese.
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That's more than 60%
of all U.S. adults.
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Since 1980,
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the total number of overweight
and obese Americans
has doubled,
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with twice as many
overweight children
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and three times as many
overweight adolescents.
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The fattest state in America?
Mississippi.
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Where one in four people
are obese.
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I grew up in West Virginia,
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currently the second fattest
state in America.
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When I was growing up,
my mother cooked dinner
every single day.
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Almost all my memories of her
are in the kitchen.
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And we never ate out,
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only on those few,
rare special occasions.
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Today, families do it
all the time,
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and they're paying for it,
not only with their wallets,
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but with their waistlines.
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Obesity is now
second only to smoking
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as a major cause
of preventable death
in America,
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with over 300,000
deaths per year
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associated
with related illnesses.
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In 2002, a few Americans
got fed up
with being overweight
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and did what we do best.
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They sued the bastards.
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taking aim
at the fast-food companies
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and blaming them
for their obesity
and illnesses,
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a lawsuit was filed in New York on behalf of two teenage girls,
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one who was 14 years old,
4'10", and 170 pounds,
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the other, 19 years old,
5'6", and 270 pounds.
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The unthinkable
had suddenly become reality.
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People were suing
the golden arches
for selling them food
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that most of us know
isn't good for you
to begin with.
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Yet each day,
one in four Americans
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visits a fast-food restaurant.
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And this hunger
for fast food
isn't just in America.
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It's happening
on a global basis.
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McDonald's alone operates
more than 30,000 joints
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in over 100 countries
on 6 continents
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and feeds more than
46 million people
worldwide every day.
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That's more than
the entire
population of Spain.
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In the United States alone,
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McDonald's accounts
for 43 percent of the total
fast-food market.
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They're everywhere...
Walmarts, airports,
rest stops,
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gas stations, train stations,
shopping malls,
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department stores,
amusement parts,
even hospitals.
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That's right...hospitals.
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At least you're close
when the coronary kicks in.
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Lawyers for McDonald's
called the suits "frivolous",
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stating that the dangers of
its food are universally known
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and that these kids
can't show that
their weight problems
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and health woes
were caused
solely by their McDiets.
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The judge states, however,
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that if lawyers
for the teens can show
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that McDonald's intends
for people to eat its food
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for every meal of every day
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and that doing so would be
unreasonably dangerous,
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they may be able
to state a claim.
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Are the food companies solely
to blame for this epidemic?
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Where does personal
responsibility stop
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and corporate responsibility
begin?
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Is fast food
really that bad for you?
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I mean, what would happen
if I ate nothing but McDonald's
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for 30 days straight?
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Would I suddenly be
on the fast track
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to becoming an obese American?
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Would it be
unreasonably dangerous?
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Let's find out.
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I'm ready.
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Super-size me.
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[rock 'n' roll music playing]
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I knew
if I was going to do this,
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I would need some serious
medical supervision,
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so I enlisted the help
of not one,
but three doctors,
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a cardiologist,
a gastroenterologist,
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and a general practitioner.
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-You're feeling
quite well today, yes?
-Quite well.
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In general, any fatigue
or weight loss, weight gain,
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-any change in your vision?
-No, no.
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No fever,
no earache, no cough
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no shortness of breath,
no chest pain...
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...nausea,
vomiting, heartburn?
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[Dr. Isaacs] And
no hospitalizations
for illness?
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Do you take
any medications
of any sort?
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I don't.
I've just been
taking vitamins.
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-Okay. Any food allergies
or anything?
-No.
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There's no heart disease
or diabetes or blood pressure
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or cancer
in the immediate family?
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-My grandfather's had
a couple open-heart surgeries.
-Um-hmm.
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-One out of four
grandparents is dead.
-Yeah.
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Good genes.
That's the important thing.
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-Any alcohol use?
-Now? None.
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-You don't smoke?
-I used to, but I don't.
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Any drug use at all?
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Not for a long time.
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-Are you sexually active
at present?
-Yes.
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-A, a, a girlfriend?
-Yes.
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Is there anything
we didn't cover?
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Is there anything else
you need to tell me?
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I don't think so.
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"Patient is embarking
on a one-month
McDonald's binge."
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Very good.
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You might have something
called white coats...
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140 over about 95.
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130 over 105.
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120 over 80.
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-That's what it is?
-Um-hmm.
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The other guys
are stressing me out.
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You're much more
relaxed, right?
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-I tend to do that
to my patients.
-See.
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Swallow, please.
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[gulps]
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Your reflexes are perfect.
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Good. Back out.
Normal.
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-Say ah.
-Ah...
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-Everything
looks pretty normal here.
-Good.
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We'll skip
checking for hernias.
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We're gonna
do a rectal exam.
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I like to be more
thorough than that.
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And I like doctors
to be thorough.
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You're gonna go downstairs
and get your bloods drawn.
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So, the reason
we have you fasting
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is the true cholesterol
and glucose number is fasting.
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So, if you had, like,
a bacon, egg, and cheese
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your cholesterol
would be way high,
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or if you had orange juice,
your glucose would be high.
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Three down.
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Your blood tests
are excellent.
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Okay, your starting off with
a total cholesterol of 168
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which is less than 200,
which is really superb
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your blood level's fine.
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-Your iron level
is good as well.
-Um-hmm.
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you have no evidence
of diabetes.
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Your fasting blood sugar
is very low.
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The other thing
that we looked at
were all your electrolytes
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in terms of salts
in your blood,
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your kidney function,
your liver function.
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They were all perfect.
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Your triglycerides, which is
your building blocks of fat...
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basically, what you acquire
from eating fat...
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is 43, which is low,
which is good.
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Your general health,
you know...i-i-is outstanding.
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-Great.
-Your urinalysis is,
is great.
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So, you're
starting off terrific.
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Um, I think
the worst-case scenario
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is that you increase
your triglycerides
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and your cholesterol level,
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and if you have
any heart disease
in the family,
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or... any...
underlying heart disease,
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you're putting
your heart at risk.
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Uh, I expect to see
an increase
in your triglycerides,
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uh, because that won't,
can be affected.
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-You're at 87 now,
and I think that will change.
-Um-hmm.
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And I think that's the only
thing that will change.
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-Out of everything?
-Out of everything.
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I mean, you know,
there might be
some minor variations,
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but the body
is extremely adaptable,
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and the kidneys will handle
any extra salt you're taking in,
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and your liver will be able
to metabolize additional fats.
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Um, as far as
you gaining weight,
you probably will.
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As far as your cholesterol
going up, it probably will.
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Uh, um, as far as you
feeling miserable, may be.
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I don't know.
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Um, unless you start cheating
and just order the salads.
[laughing]
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I also went to a fancy
new York wellness center
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to meet a registered dietitian
who would help
track my progress.
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Okay, let's start
with getting your
height and weight.
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-Um, I'm 6'2".
-Um-hmm.
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I weight about 185.
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For your height,
this is a healthy weight.
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I can tell you that
right now.
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Um, your BMI,
which is
the body mass index,
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is within normal limits,
which means you're not obese.
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You're actually
at the correct weight.
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So, what I should do is,
I should keep a checklist
of the things that I eat
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-for breakfast, lunch
and dinner?
-Keep a food log.
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Your calorie needs
are gonna be averaging
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about 2,500 calories a day.
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As far as fat goes,
for 2,500 calories,
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you're gonna want about
80 grams of total fat in a day.
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The saturated fat,
which is a component
of total fat,
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you want to have
less than 25 grams a day.
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Don't try to overindulge
too much.
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-Yep.
-Good luck, Morgan.
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-Thanks.
-Thank you.
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Hi, there. I'm Eric Rowley,
our exercise physiologist.
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Great.
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[Rowley]
The official weigh-in...
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185 and a half.
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We'll go through
the cardiovascular assessment,
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and then I'll be able
to calculate
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how much oxygen
your muscles can utilize,
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and that's also an indicator
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of what type of condition your
cardiovascular system is in.
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All right, good work.
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I'm gonna use
these skin-fold calipers
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to estimate
your body density.
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You're 11% body fat.
that's great.
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We're gonna
measure your flexibility
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of your hamstrings,
your hips,
and your lower back.
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Good, good.
very nice.
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38 centimeters
was your best.
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And there's a basic
you know, old-school test
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for muscular strength
and endurance.
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36. Good job.
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You're above average
above average fitness
for your age group,
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definitely, I'd say.
So, you're at
a good spot right now.
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[Morgan]
More than 60% of Americans
get no form of exercise,
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so for the next 30 days,
neither will I.
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But I'll still have to walk.
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How much does the average
American walk a day?
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Uh, you know,
there's reason to believe
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we have these pedometers
that we put on people,
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step counters.
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You could very roughly
estimate at about 2,000 steps,
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because 2,000
would make a mile.
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And we know that people
that work in office settings,
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um, who drive a car
to and from work,
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who take an elevator
up to that office,
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may take as little
as 2,500 or 3,000 steps
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in their entire day.
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If you wanted to feel
physically like a lot
of Americans do,
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then you'd kinda
limit yourself
to about 5,000 steps a day.
244
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[Morgan] Us New Yorkers,
we walk everywhere.
245
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We walk to work,
to the park, to the store.
246
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Most of us don't even own cars.
247
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The average New Yorker
will walk
four to five miles a day...
248
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a day!
249
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That's a lot of walking.
250
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I'll also have the blessing of being close to a food source
251
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almost everywhere I go.
252
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I walk past three golden arches just on my way to the office,
253
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three in just over a mile.
254
00:12:13,950 --> 00:12:15,647
There are more
Mickey D's in Manhattan
255
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than anywhere else
in the world.
256
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This tiny little island
is less than 13 miles long
257
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by 2 miles wide,
22.4 square miles,
258
00:12:23,612 --> 00:12:27,485
and packed into that area
are 83 McDonald's,
259
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nearly four per square mile.
260
00:12:29,313 --> 00:12:31,098
There are twice as many
Mac Shacks
261
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as there are Burger Kings,
262
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and there are
more McDonald's than KFC,
263
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Wendy's, Popeye's,
and Taco Bell combined.
264
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That's a lot of burger.
265
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I know he's
gonna do it for a month,
266
00:12:41,108 --> 00:12:44,067
but I think after a week,
he's gonna be really irritated.
267
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I think it's gonna
affect our relationship.
268
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[man laughing]
269
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[man]
You are a vegan chef?
270
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Yes, I'm a vegan chef.
271
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Ugh. I just don't
know if I can...
272
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...of course I will.
I'll sit next to him
while he eats McDonald's.
273
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Of course I will.
274
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I'm just gonna be
rolling my eyes the whole time.
275
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[dishes clanking]
276
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[Alex]
I have a vegetable tart
277
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and a quinoa
and roasted veggie salad
278
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artichokes,
and a simple green salad,
279
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all beautiful, organic,
fresh vegetables
280
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that you're gonna
miss so much.
281
00:13:27,110 --> 00:13:28,808
What am I gonna have
that's organic?
282
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-In the next month?
Nothing.
-Nothing?
283
00:13:31,158 --> 00:13:33,769
You're only gonna have
genetically modified potatoes
284
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I'm gonna eat as many
vegetables as I can tonight.
285
00:13:36,032 --> 00:13:38,078
There's plenty
here for you.
286
00:13:38,121 --> 00:13:39,601
That's really good.
287
00:13:39,644 --> 00:13:41,429
-Thanks.
-Have they improved
their cookies
288
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in the last 10 years?
289
00:13:43,126 --> 00:13:45,563
Last time I had them,
they were
like little hockey pucks.
290
00:13:45,607 --> 00:13:47,348
I don't know.
We'll see.
291
00:13:56,661 --> 00:13:59,534
It's uh,
it's the first day,
292
00:13:59,577 --> 00:14:03,320
and uh,
I'm on my way
to breakfast.
293
00:14:03,364 --> 00:14:08,282
Could I get uh,
an egg McMuffin
extra value meal?
294
00:14:08,325 --> 00:14:10,240
Every 8-year-old's
dream right now
295
00:14:10,284 --> 00:14:12,155
that I'm getting ready
to fulfill.
296
00:14:12,199 --> 00:14:14,418
I got my egg McMuffin.
297
00:14:14,462 --> 00:14:16,420
That's gonna be
the first thing right there.
298
00:14:17,726 --> 00:14:19,336
[upbeat music playing]
299
00:14:24,646 --> 00:14:27,257
[slurping]
300
00:14:27,301 --> 00:14:30,130
This McDonald's
delivers for free.
301
00:14:30,173 --> 00:14:32,132
All I did today
was leave my apartment,
302
00:14:32,175 --> 00:14:34,874
walk down the stairs,
and walk to the McDonald's,
303
00:14:34,917 --> 00:14:36,484
1,272 steps.
304
00:14:36,527 --> 00:14:39,008
So, we got to go to the corner
and we got to get a cab.
305
00:14:41,924 --> 00:14:43,752
The cabs are gonna
add up in this thing.
306
00:14:43,795 --> 00:14:44,840
I can tell already.
307
00:14:46,059 --> 00:14:47,364
I got my scorecard,
308
00:14:47,408 --> 00:14:50,063
and in here,
I had one egg McMuffin.
309
00:14:50,106 --> 00:14:51,891
I had one sausage biscuit.
310
00:14:56,721 --> 00:14:57,940
Do you eat fast food?
311
00:14:57,984 --> 00:14:59,028
Once in a while.
312
00:14:59,072 --> 00:15:00,943
-Once in a while.
-Yeah? How often?
313
00:15:00,987 --> 00:15:03,076
I'd say probably
once every two weeks.
314
00:15:03,119 --> 00:15:05,948
Ah, three, four times
a week maybe.
315
00:15:05,992 --> 00:15:07,994
-In France, yes.
-Yeah.
316
00:15:08,037 --> 00:15:11,040
But here, no.
I don't like here.
317
00:15:11,084 --> 00:15:14,783
It doesn't sounds
very uh...clean.
318
00:15:14,826 --> 00:15:16,654
And what's
your favorite place?
319
00:15:16,698 --> 00:15:18,656
Uh, probably Wendy's.
320
00:15:18,700 --> 00:15:19,788
McDo.
321
00:15:19,831 --> 00:15:21,050
Taco Bell.
322
00:15:21,094 --> 00:15:22,312
Taco Bell.
323
00:15:22,356 --> 00:15:23,879
McDonald's is pretty close.
324
00:15:23,923 --> 00:15:26,273
Do you ever have
uh, super sized cokes?
325
00:15:26,316 --> 00:15:28,449
-Uh, no, in France...
-No?
326
00:15:28,492 --> 00:15:34,237
uh, the small size here,
it's a bigger size in France.
327
00:15:34,281 --> 00:15:37,284
Even the small size here,
I can't drink.
328
00:15:37,327 --> 00:15:40,896
There are rules
to what's going on here
in this whole process.
329
00:15:40,940 --> 00:15:43,551
I will only super-size it
if they ask me.
330
00:15:43,594 --> 00:15:47,033
I can only eat things
that are for sale
over the counter at McDonald's,
331
00:15:47,076 --> 00:15:48,643
water included.
332
00:15:48,686 --> 00:15:50,645
If McDonald's doesn't sell it,
I can't eat it.
333
00:15:50,688 --> 00:15:52,429
I have to have
everything on the menu
334
00:15:52,473 --> 00:15:54,344
at least once
over the next 30 days,
335
00:15:54,388 --> 00:15:56,781
and I have to have
three squares a day...
336
00:15:56,825 --> 00:15:58,522
breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
337
00:15:58,566 --> 00:16:00,176
No excuses.
338
00:16:00,220 --> 00:16:01,786
Oh, I love Big Macs.
339
00:16:01,830 --> 00:16:04,050
See, this is probably
the first time in a long time
340
00:16:04,093 --> 00:16:06,400
that I've seen a big Mac
that looks like the picture,
341
00:16:06,443 --> 00:16:08,402
that actually almost
looks like the picture.
342
00:16:08,445 --> 00:16:09,925
Look at that.
343
00:16:09,969 --> 00:16:12,754
Big Macs never look this good.
344
00:16:12,797 --> 00:16:14,974
You got to come to Chinatown
for the good big Macs.
345
00:16:16,192 --> 00:16:17,585
Mmm.
346
00:16:31,991 --> 00:16:35,690
You've heard about all
these people who are suing
these fast-food companies.
347
00:16:35,733 --> 00:16:37,083
Yes, I've heard of them.
348
00:16:37,126 --> 00:16:38,954
I think it's ridiculous,
349
00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:45,091
but it's uh, it's uh,
the American way
to sue for everything.
350
00:16:45,134 --> 00:16:47,267
I'd throw the lawsuit out
if I was a judge.
351
00:16:47,310 --> 00:16:53,403
And like I was saying,
if these fast-food places
can put their signs up,
352
00:16:53,447 --> 00:16:56,058
if I can walk by them
and just totally ignore them
353
00:16:56,102 --> 00:16:58,843
and say, "I'm not hungry.
I don't need this,"
354
00:16:58,887 --> 00:17:00,628
they can do it, too.
355
00:17:00,671 --> 00:17:03,022
We don't have to go there.
We don't have
to shop with them.
356
00:17:03,065 --> 00:17:05,285
We can easily go
in McDonald's
and grab a salad,
357
00:17:05,328 --> 00:17:06,808
but we choose not to.
358
00:17:06,851 --> 00:17:09,071
Now, if the McDonald's
refused them service,
359
00:17:09,115 --> 00:17:13,032
they'd be in court again saying,
"we were refused service."
360
00:17:14,729 --> 00:17:16,774
So you can't win
if you try
in this world.
361
00:17:16,818 --> 00:17:19,603
I think there's a lot
of focus on
the fast-food companies
362
00:17:19,647 --> 00:17:21,910
because they are mentioned more
363
00:17:21,953 --> 00:17:23,912
than virtually
all the other causes
364
00:17:23,955 --> 00:17:26,567
in most of the articles
and books and studies
365
00:17:26,610 --> 00:17:29,004
about why it's
a sudden epidemic.
366
00:17:29,048 --> 00:17:31,093
Again, it can't be
the neighborhood restaurant.
367
00:17:31,137 --> 00:17:34,314
We've had
neighborhood restaurants
for hundreds of years.
368
00:17:34,357 --> 00:17:36,316
It can't be the foods
we eat at home.
369
00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:38,970
We've been eating at home
for hundreds of years.
370
00:17:39,014 --> 00:17:41,103
Something is very different.
371
00:17:41,147 --> 00:17:45,586
I think the figure is
we eat out something like
40% of our meals.
372
00:17:45,629 --> 00:17:47,979
[Morgan] John Banzhaf
is currently spearheading
373
00:17:48,023 --> 00:17:50,373
the attacks
against the food industry,
374
00:17:50,417 --> 00:17:53,420
advising many of the lawyers
who are currently
going through the process.
375
00:17:53,463 --> 00:17:54,943
People say he's crazy,
376
00:17:54,986 --> 00:17:56,814
but that's what
they used to say about him
377
00:17:56,858 --> 00:17:58,947
when he first sued
the tobacco companies...
378
00:17:58,990 --> 00:18:00,862
until he won.
379
00:18:00,905 --> 00:18:02,994
I think in terms
of responsibility,
380
00:18:03,038 --> 00:18:06,563
it's fair to point
the big gun at McDonald's.
381
00:18:06,607 --> 00:18:09,000
McDonald's is
one of the biggest
382
00:18:09,044 --> 00:18:12,003
but, more importantly,
it is the one which,
383
00:18:12,047 --> 00:18:16,617
far more than all the others,
lures in young children.
384
00:18:16,660 --> 00:18:19,968
They have the playgrounds,
the closed,
indoor playgrounds.
385
00:18:20,011 --> 00:18:22,318
Many places, there are
no other playgrounds.
386
00:18:22,362 --> 00:18:24,190
You've got to
take your kid there.
387
00:18:24,233 --> 00:18:25,930
So even at two
and three and four,
388
00:18:25,974 --> 00:18:28,107
those kids are being
lured into there.
389
00:18:28,150 --> 00:18:31,371
McDonald's is very heavy
on birthday parties.
390
00:18:31,414 --> 00:18:33,634
They, of course,
pioneered the happy meals,
391
00:18:33,677 --> 00:18:35,157
now the
mighty kids' meals also
392
00:18:35,201 --> 00:18:37,159
with those little
"gotta have 'em" toys.
393
00:18:37,203 --> 00:18:39,248
So they get the kids in.
394
00:18:39,292 --> 00:18:41,729
And, of course,
the whole clown.
McDonald's has the clown.
395
00:18:41,772 --> 00:18:44,035
A lot of those ads
appeal primarily to kids.
396
00:18:44,079 --> 00:18:46,995
There's a cartoon on TV
which features him.
397
00:18:47,038 --> 00:18:50,216
So they, more than others,
lure the kids in.
398
00:18:50,259 --> 00:18:53,697
I think all of us are far more
concerned about the kids.
399
00:18:53,741 --> 00:18:57,005
[Morgan] Another man
who is worried about the kids
is Samuel Hirsch.
400
00:18:57,048 --> 00:18:59,486
He represents the two girls
who are suing McDonald's,
401
00:18:59,529 --> 00:19:02,619
with much advisement
coming from
Professor Banzhaf.
402
00:19:02,663 --> 00:19:07,233
Why are you suing
the fast-food
establishment?
403
00:19:07,276 --> 00:19:11,541
You mean motives besides
monetary recompensation?
404
00:19:11,585 --> 00:19:14,414
You mean you want
to hear a noble cause?
Is that it?
405
00:19:16,633 --> 00:19:18,069
Um...
406
00:19:18,113 --> 00:19:19,549
I think that fast foods
407
00:19:19,593 --> 00:19:22,683
are a major contributor
to this epidemic.
408
00:19:22,726 --> 00:19:24,337
[Morgan] In 2000,
Dr. David Satcher
409
00:19:24,380 --> 00:19:25,860
became the first
surgeon general
410
00:19:25,903 --> 00:19:28,123
to draw attention
to the obesity crisis,
411
00:19:28,167 --> 00:19:30,212
declaring it
a national epidemic.
412
00:19:30,256 --> 00:19:33,650
Now, remember,
we're super-sizing everything.
413
00:19:33,694 --> 00:19:35,739
Uh, you go
to any place to buy...
414
00:19:35,783 --> 00:19:37,872
Go to any fast food store,
415
00:19:37,915 --> 00:19:41,005
and they're trained to tell you to buy a bigger size.
416
00:19:41,049 --> 00:19:44,183
For five cents more,
you can get the super size.
417
00:19:44,226 --> 00:19:47,708
Federal government
will define a piece of meat,
418
00:19:47,751 --> 00:19:49,971
three ounces of meat,
as a sensible portion,
419
00:19:50,014 --> 00:19:51,973
and that looks like
a deck of cards.
420
00:19:52,016 --> 00:19:54,845
Few people would be able
to find this deck of cards
421
00:19:54,889 --> 00:19:57,718
if they were served
a piece of meat, a steak,
in a restaurant.
422
00:19:57,761 --> 00:20:00,242
It would probably be about
four or five times this size.
423
00:20:00,286 --> 00:20:02,897
One typical bagel
that one is eating
424
00:20:02,940 --> 00:20:04,594
that looks something like this
425
00:20:04,638 --> 00:20:08,555
is going to comprise
five servings of bread.
426
00:20:08,598 --> 00:20:10,426
When fast food companies
first opened,
427
00:20:10,470 --> 00:20:13,429
they generally
introduced one size.
428
00:20:13,473 --> 00:20:15,736
For example,
one size French fries
429
00:20:15,779 --> 00:20:19,348
when McDonald's
first opened,
called "fries."
430
00:20:19,392 --> 00:20:22,221
that size fries
is now called "small."
431
00:20:22,264 --> 00:20:25,789
Medium, large, and super size.
432
00:20:26,790 --> 00:20:29,140
That original size
is still here.
433
00:20:29,184 --> 00:20:30,794
It's got about 200 calories.
434
00:20:30,838 --> 00:20:34,233
but the super size
is gonna pack in
over 600 calories.
435
00:20:34,276 --> 00:20:35,843
When Burger King
first opened,
436
00:20:35,886 --> 00:20:39,325
they had a 12-ounce small
and a 16-ounce large.
437
00:20:39,368 --> 00:20:41,762
This 12-ounce is now kiddy.
438
00:20:41,805 --> 00:20:43,764
The 16-ounce
is now the small...
439
00:20:43,807 --> 00:20:46,767
the medium, the 32,
and the 42
440
00:20:46,810 --> 00:20:50,074
and this is across the board
with all fast-food places.
441
00:20:50,118 --> 00:20:52,642
Cars have introduced
larger cup holders
442
00:20:52,686 --> 00:20:57,517
to accommodate those huge
7-eleven double gulps,
443
00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:00,041
which are 64 ounces,
a half gallon,
444
00:21:00,084 --> 00:21:02,130
and hold anywhere
from 600 to 800 calories,
445
00:21:02,173 --> 00:21:04,654
depending on how much
ice you put in.
446
00:21:04,698 --> 00:21:06,090
[Morgan]
A half-gallon of soda?
447
00:21:06,134 --> 00:21:07,744
A half-gallon of soda
for one person,
448
00:21:07,788 --> 00:21:09,268
48 teaspoons of sugar.
449
00:21:11,835 --> 00:21:15,056
-[woman]
Hello, may I help you?
-Yeah, could I get the uh...
450
00:21:15,099 --> 00:21:17,493
the double quarter pounder
with cheese meal?
451
00:21:18,451 --> 00:21:20,627
Large or super size?
452
00:21:20,670 --> 00:21:22,759
I think I'm gonna
have to go super size.
453
00:21:24,283 --> 00:21:26,894
[laughing] Look at that.
Look at that coke.
454
00:21:26,937 --> 00:21:29,113
That barely fits in there.
455
00:21:29,157 --> 00:21:31,072
[laughing]
Oh, shit!
456
00:21:32,029 --> 00:21:33,901
I've got a...
Look at that.
457
00:21:33,944 --> 00:21:35,946
Look at how big
that thing is.
458
00:21:35,990 --> 00:21:39,080
Look how big
that French fry is.
459
00:21:39,123 --> 00:21:42,126
That thing is,
like, four feet tall.
460
00:21:42,170 --> 00:21:44,999
Double quarter pounder
with cheese.
461
00:21:45,042 --> 00:21:46,479
More calories than anything.
462
00:21:46,522 --> 00:21:48,350
There it is,
a little bit of heaven.
463
00:21:50,221 --> 00:21:51,266
Mmm!
464
00:22:02,016 --> 00:22:03,974
That's a lot of food, man.
465
00:22:04,018 --> 00:22:05,062
I'll tell you what...
466
00:22:09,023 --> 00:22:10,851
You get
all that super sized stuff,
467
00:22:12,243 --> 00:22:14,594
that stuff
gets super sized, man...
468
00:22:14,637 --> 00:22:16,291
Look at that.
469
00:22:16,335 --> 00:22:17,510
I just put a...
470
00:22:17,553 --> 00:22:19,860
I'm not even halfway done
with those fries.
471
00:22:22,384 --> 00:22:23,516
Not even halfway.
472
00:22:26,127 --> 00:22:27,258
[groans]
473
00:22:30,436 --> 00:22:31,611
This is like a workout.
474
00:22:33,264 --> 00:22:35,397
[exhales]
475
00:22:35,441 --> 00:22:36,833
See, now's the time
of the meal
476
00:22:36,877 --> 00:22:39,270
when you start getting
the McStomachache.
477
00:22:39,314 --> 00:22:40,707
You start getting
the McTummy.
478
00:22:40,750 --> 00:22:43,710
[stuttering]
You get the McGurgles
in there.
479
00:22:43,753 --> 00:22:45,755
You get the McBrick.
480
00:22:45,799 --> 00:22:47,366
And then you get
the McStomachache.
481
00:22:47,409 --> 00:22:50,325
Right now I got,
I got some McGas
that's rockin'.
482
00:22:52,458 --> 00:22:53,850
[man]
Are you sweating there?
483
00:22:53,894 --> 00:22:56,505
My arms... I feel like
I got some McSweats
going on.
484
00:22:56,549 --> 00:22:58,638
My arms got the McTwitches
going in here
485
00:22:58,681 --> 00:23:01,118
from all of the sugar that's
going in my body right now.
486
00:23:04,165 --> 00:23:05,601
I'm feeling a little McCrazy.
487
00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:09,431
[groaning]
488
00:23:10,214 --> 00:23:11,564
Just give me a minute.
489
00:23:11,607 --> 00:23:14,784
[man laughing]
I'm in pure McDonald's heaven.
490
00:23:15,437 --> 00:23:17,439
[laughs]
491
00:23:17,483 --> 00:23:19,963
[Alex] This is gonna be you,
like, after every meal.
492
00:23:20,355 --> 00:23:21,356
Oh!
493
00:23:22,662 --> 00:23:24,577
I'm dying.
494
00:23:28,232 --> 00:23:30,670
[man] Oh, God,
that looks so nasty.
495
00:23:30,713 --> 00:23:31,758
[burps]
496
00:23:32,498 --> 00:23:34,021
It's making me puke.
497
00:23:35,457 --> 00:23:36,850
[gagging]
498
00:23:38,025 --> 00:23:39,418
[vomiting]
499
00:23:56,609 --> 00:23:57,784
Ohhh...
500
00:23:59,786 --> 00:24:01,091
[man] You all right?
501
00:24:02,441 --> 00:24:03,529
Yeah.
502
00:24:11,232 --> 00:24:13,277
I believe we live
in a toxic-food
503
00:24:13,321 --> 00:24:15,149
and physical-inactivity
environment.
504
00:24:15,192 --> 00:24:16,933
That is,
we live in an environment
505
00:24:16,977 --> 00:24:19,327
that almost guarantees
that we become sick.
506
00:24:19,370 --> 00:24:22,635
Not 100% of people
become sick, but the numbers
of people who do
507
00:24:22,678 --> 00:24:24,724
are growing
and growing and growing.
508
00:24:24,767 --> 00:24:28,292
I don't believe that "toxic"
is too strong a word, either,
509
00:24:28,336 --> 00:24:31,121
because this...
An epidemic of obesity
510
00:24:31,165 --> 00:24:33,167
where 60% of the population
is suffering
511
00:24:33,210 --> 00:24:35,561
and record numbers
of children are having this
512
00:24:35,604 --> 00:24:37,954
is a crisis by any standard.
513
00:24:37,998 --> 00:24:40,348
[Morgan]
The toxic environment
is constant access
514
00:24:40,391 --> 00:24:42,437
to cheap, fat-laden foods.
515
00:24:42,481 --> 00:24:45,527
It's gas stations
that sell more candy
and sodas than gas.
516
00:24:45,571 --> 00:24:47,660
It's a nation where there
are more than 3 million
517
00:24:47,703 --> 00:24:48,922
soda vending machines.
518
00:24:48,965 --> 00:24:51,664
That's one
for every 97 Americans.
519
00:24:51,707 --> 00:24:54,188
It's a world
where people depend
completely on their cars
520
00:24:54,231 --> 00:24:55,624
for transportation
521
00:24:55,668 --> 00:24:57,234
and where walking
has become such a chore
522
00:24:57,278 --> 00:24:59,498
that we rely on machines
to do it for us.
523
00:25:02,413 --> 00:25:04,328
My stomach feels horrible
this morning.
524
00:25:05,591 --> 00:25:06,983
It doesn't feel good at all.
525
00:25:09,769 --> 00:25:11,422
There we go.
526
00:25:11,466 --> 00:25:14,338
I'm getting this really
weird feeling
right in my midsection,
527
00:25:14,382 --> 00:25:16,993
basically in my penis
right now,
and it's just like this...
528
00:25:17,037 --> 00:25:18,995
[makes whooshing noise]
529
00:25:20,083 --> 00:25:21,868
It's really freaky.
530
00:25:21,911 --> 00:25:23,870
-That is very odd.
-Yeah.
531
00:25:23,913 --> 00:25:25,654
It could be
from the caffeine,
532
00:25:25,698 --> 00:25:29,832
but I'm not, you know,
I couldn't really
pinpoint that 100%.
533
00:25:29,876 --> 00:25:31,878
I have a delivery
for Mr. Morgan.
534
00:25:32,618 --> 00:25:33,749
$13.39.
535
00:25:33,793 --> 00:25:35,577
$13.39.
536
00:25:35,621 --> 00:25:37,405
I made it over
the three-day hump.
537
00:25:37,448 --> 00:25:39,407
You know how
when you quit smoking...
538
00:25:39,450 --> 00:25:42,671
I don't know how many of you
out there smoke cigarettes,
but you should stop.
539
00:25:44,020 --> 00:25:45,456
I quit smoking.
540
00:25:45,500 --> 00:25:48,808
And there's the,
it's the three-day hump.
541
00:25:48,851 --> 00:25:51,462
[laughing] Three-day...
it's the three-day hump
542
00:25:51,506 --> 00:25:54,465
when you quit
smoking cigarettes.
543
00:25:54,509 --> 00:25:58,078
If you can make it
over those three days
544
00:25:58,121 --> 00:25:59,645
without smoking one cigarette,
545
00:25:59,688 --> 00:26:01,734
if you can make it past
day one, two, three,
546
00:26:01,777 --> 00:26:03,823
if you can make it over
the hump, you're fine.
547
00:26:03,866 --> 00:26:05,868
Same thing with this.
I made it past day three.
548
00:26:07,740 --> 00:26:09,045
I'm all right.
549
00:26:09,089 --> 00:26:13,615
Left unabated,
obesity would overtake
550
00:26:13,659 --> 00:26:17,619
smoking as the leading
preventable cause
of death in this country.
551
00:26:17,663 --> 00:26:20,100
[Sullum]
I was at this meal,
and it came up
552
00:26:20,143 --> 00:26:22,015
that one of the people
was a smoker,
553
00:26:22,058 --> 00:26:24,757
and somebody else
at the table started hectoring
them about it.
554
00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:28,282
"What's the matter with you?
Don't you know
how bad it is for you?
555
00:26:28,325 --> 00:26:31,633
It'll do this, that,
and the other thing to you,
and you really should stop."
556
00:26:31,677 --> 00:26:33,722
And the smoker,
rather than saying,
"Fuck you",
557
00:26:33,766 --> 00:26:35,855
which you know,
is mind your own business.
558
00:26:35,898 --> 00:26:40,120
Which, I think,
is the appropriate response,
was abashed and defensive.
559
00:26:40,163 --> 00:26:42,905
And he's like "Oh,
I tried to quit," and,
"I'm gonna try again,"
560
00:26:42,949 --> 00:26:44,820
and "you're right,
you're right,"
and so on.
561
00:26:44,864 --> 00:26:47,693
At that same table,
there was
a quite large woman,
562
00:26:47,736 --> 00:26:49,433
and I was wondering,
what if this guy,
563
00:26:49,477 --> 00:26:51,522
instead of confronting
the smoker,
564
00:26:51,566 --> 00:26:53,786
had said to the large woman,
565
00:26:53,829 --> 00:26:56,049
"what's the matter with you,
you fat pig?
566
00:26:56,092 --> 00:26:58,791
"don't you know how dangerous
it is to be so overweight?
567
00:26:58,834 --> 00:27:02,925
"Stop eating, for god's sake.
And don't you dare get dessert,
and what's the matter with you?"
568
00:27:02,969 --> 00:27:04,231
Uh, same logic.
569
00:27:04,274 --> 00:27:06,276
I'd be hard-pressed
to find a distinction
570
00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:08,888
[laughing]
between those two examples.
571
00:27:08,931 --> 00:27:11,586
Okay, so, one is now
socially acceptable,
572
00:27:11,630 --> 00:27:13,588
to hector smokers,
573
00:27:13,632 --> 00:27:16,460
but the other one
isn't quite yet.
574
00:27:16,504 --> 00:27:19,681
So the question is,
at what point
will it become acceptable
575
00:27:19,725 --> 00:27:23,250
to publicly hector
fat people
576
00:27:23,293 --> 00:27:26,949
uh, in, in the way
that smokers
are publicly hectored?
577
00:27:26,993 --> 00:27:29,212
A secret study by one
of the tobacco companies
578
00:27:30,431 --> 00:27:32,694
had the ominous title,
something like,
579
00:27:35,218 --> 00:27:39,179
"brand imprinting
for later actuation in life."
580
00:27:39,222 --> 00:27:43,183
They would buy
the little toy cigarettes,
581
00:27:43,226 --> 00:27:47,013
and they'd start
play-smoking them
at 4 or 5 or 6.
582
00:27:47,056 --> 00:27:49,058
Wouldn't even
notice the pack.
583
00:27:49,102 --> 00:27:51,713
If you asked them
what pack it was,
they wouldn't notice it,
584
00:27:51,757 --> 00:27:55,325
but the theory was
that somewhere,
it's buried in here,
585
00:27:55,369 --> 00:27:58,154
and then when they get
to the age
where they're smoking,
586
00:27:58,198 --> 00:27:59,808
without even realizing it,
587
00:27:59,852 --> 00:28:01,984
they're going for that pack
that they recognize
588
00:28:02,028 --> 00:28:06,032
because it had
those nice feelings for them
when they were little kids.
589
00:28:06,075 --> 00:28:09,078
And the same way here,
young, they're satisfied,
it's nice,
590
00:28:09,122 --> 00:28:10,645
they remember
the warm feelings
591
00:28:10,689 --> 00:28:12,603
of playing
and getting the toy,
592
00:28:12,647 --> 00:28:14,170
being with mom and dad.
593
00:28:16,433 --> 00:28:18,435
It's gonna carry through.
594
00:28:18,479 --> 00:28:19,959
That's why
when I have kids,
595
00:28:20,002 --> 00:28:21,961
every time I drive
by a fast-food restaurant,
596
00:28:22,004 --> 00:28:23,571
I'm gonna
punch my kid in the face
597
00:28:23,614 --> 00:28:25,181
[both laughing]
598
00:28:26,922 --> 00:28:28,750
Then we'll never
want to come.
599
00:28:28,794 --> 00:28:30,404
[rock song playing]
600
00:29:04,264 --> 00:29:07,049
One of the most disturbing
things uh, to me
601
00:29:07,093 --> 00:29:10,444
is that in the last
20 to 25 years,
602
00:29:10,487 --> 00:29:12,620
we've actually seen a doubling
603
00:29:12,663 --> 00:29:15,841
of overweight
and obese children
and adolescents.
604
00:29:15,884 --> 00:29:17,799
[Morgan]
And this weight gain
has been linked
605
00:29:17,843 --> 00:29:20,280
to countless health problems
later in life, such as...
606
00:29:20,323 --> 00:29:21,585
[reading]
607
00:29:40,648 --> 00:29:43,042
In fact,
if current trends continue
608
00:29:43,085 --> 00:29:46,306
one out of every three children born in the year 2000
609
00:29:46,349 --> 00:29:48,787
will develop diabetes
in their lifetime.
610
00:29:52,573 --> 00:29:53,835
[applauding]
611
00:29:56,882 --> 00:30:00,711
At least 17 million Americans
now have type 2 diabetes,
612
00:30:00,755 --> 00:30:03,323
about one out of
every 20 people.
613
00:30:03,366 --> 00:30:07,327
If the diabetes starts
before the age of 15,
614
00:30:07,370 --> 00:30:13,594
you lose somewhere between
17 and 27 years of life-span.
615
00:30:13,637 --> 00:30:15,378
According to the new research,
616
00:30:15,422 --> 00:30:20,296
the direct medical costs
associated with diabetes
have doubled.
617
00:30:20,340 --> 00:30:25,214
The direct medical costs have
doubled in the past five years,
618
00:30:25,258 --> 00:30:32,221
from $44 billion in 1997
to $92 billion in 2002.
619
00:30:32,265 --> 00:30:37,270
Somewhere in the neighborhood of
about 20% of the obese children
620
00:30:37,313 --> 00:30:40,664
have elevated abnormal
liver function tests,
621
00:30:41,622 --> 00:30:44,146
and we have now
started a study
622
00:30:44,190 --> 00:30:45,887
where we're
biopsying these children
623
00:30:45,931 --> 00:30:49,543
to see what their livers
actually look like
under the microscope,
624
00:30:49,586 --> 00:30:52,807
and half of them have evidence
of scarring of the liver,
625
00:30:52,851 --> 00:30:57,290
fibrosis of the liver,
the early stages of cirrhosis.
626
00:30:57,333 --> 00:30:59,640
So, when these children
end up being adults,
627
00:30:59,683 --> 00:31:01,511
uh, they're going
to end up,
628
00:31:01,555 --> 00:31:07,039
if they don't change
their uh, their eating
and exercise habits,
629
00:31:07,082 --> 00:31:09,824
are gonna end up
with liver failure uh,
630
00:31:09,868 --> 00:31:13,610
and, well,
either transplant or death.
631
00:31:18,050 --> 00:31:20,530
Did you want lettuce
and mayonnaise
on all of them?
632
00:31:20,574 --> 00:31:23,142
I think it's very,
very hard
for overweight teenagers
633
00:31:23,185 --> 00:31:25,274
because you're always
going to see
634
00:31:25,318 --> 00:31:27,450
the thin, pretty,
popular girls,
635
00:31:27,494 --> 00:31:29,278
and you can't help
but look at them
636
00:31:29,322 --> 00:31:33,065
and think, "I wish I was her,"
or, "I wish I could have that."
637
00:31:33,108 --> 00:31:38,331
And it's depressing.
It makes you feel like crap.
638
00:31:38,374 --> 00:31:40,246
I mean, that's just,
that's just how it is,
639
00:31:40,289 --> 00:31:43,945
and, and of course
it's hard being a teenager
640
00:31:43,989 --> 00:31:47,253
because you see all the girls
in the Cosmo girl
641
00:31:47,296 --> 00:31:50,952
are teen people,
and they're all beautiful,
642
00:31:50,996 --> 00:31:54,434
and you think, "Aren't I
supposed to look like that?"
643
00:31:54,477 --> 00:31:56,827
And it's just not,
it's not realistic.
644
00:31:56,871 --> 00:31:58,438
It's not a realistic
way to live.
645
00:31:58,481 --> 00:32:01,397
[applause]
646
00:32:01,441 --> 00:32:04,835
So, without further ado,
let's welcome Jared Fogle.
647
00:32:04,879 --> 00:32:07,969
[cheers and applause]
648
00:32:08,013 --> 00:32:09,840
My, my good thing
was never smoking.
649
00:32:09,884 --> 00:32:11,190
It was never drinking.
650
00:32:11,233 --> 00:32:13,018
Obviously,
it wasn't doing drugs.
651
00:32:13,061 --> 00:32:14,976
My big vice was food,
652
00:32:15,020 --> 00:32:19,154
and before I knew it,
I wound up weighing 425 pounds.
653
00:32:20,460 --> 00:32:22,244
I brought in
a present for you,
654
00:32:22,288 --> 00:32:25,639
my old pants
that are now made famous
in all the subway commercials.
655
00:32:26,770 --> 00:32:28,424
[applause]
656
00:32:31,862 --> 00:32:32,951
You're welcome.
657
00:32:35,127 --> 00:32:36,998
[woman] This is
my daughter, Victoria.
658
00:32:37,042 --> 00:32:38,608
She's an eighth-grade
honor student,
659
00:32:38,652 --> 00:32:40,523
and you're a real
inspiration to the kids.
660
00:32:40,567 --> 00:32:42,090
I really
appreciate that.
661
00:32:42,134 --> 00:32:44,179
That's one of the greatest,
I mean, you know, as I said
662
00:32:44,223 --> 00:32:47,617
I started putting my weight on
as you guys know,
about third or fourth grade.
663
00:32:47,661 --> 00:32:50,098
And she was real tiny
when she was littler...
664
00:32:50,142 --> 00:32:51,926
-Sure.
-...and it's been
in our family.
665
00:32:51,970 --> 00:32:54,537
In fact,
I had a great-grandfather
666
00:32:54,581 --> 00:32:57,105
that died
and was buried
in a piano box
667
00:32:57,149 --> 00:33:00,239
years and years ago,
so it's a history...
668
00:33:00,282 --> 00:33:01,631
Absolutely.
669
00:33:01,675 --> 00:33:04,895
And so, she's been trying
to maintain her weight.
670
00:33:04,939 --> 00:33:06,854
It's tough.
it's always a challenge.
671
00:33:06,897 --> 00:33:09,857
I know, and as you know
as a kid, it's awfully hard
these days--
672
00:33:09,900 --> 00:33:12,120
And, and kids
are not always kind.
673
00:33:12,164 --> 00:33:14,818
No, not at all.
And I know that firsthand.
674
00:33:14,862 --> 00:33:17,778
And it's uh,
you know, the problem is,
the world's not gonna change
675
00:33:17,821 --> 00:33:18,997
You have to change.
676
00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:20,955
I guess it's kind of cool
to know somebody
677
00:33:20,999 --> 00:33:23,088
or be able
to listen to somebody
678
00:33:23,131 --> 00:33:26,221
talk about actually
being where I am right now,
679
00:33:26,265 --> 00:33:27,701
and it's kind of hard
680
00:33:27,744 --> 00:33:31,096
because I can't afford
to go there every single day
681
00:33:31,139 --> 00:33:34,534
and buy a sandwich
two times a day,
682
00:33:34,577 --> 00:33:37,711
and that's what
he's talking about,
like that's the only solution.
683
00:33:37,754 --> 00:33:40,148
Like, that's what he said
worked the best,
684
00:33:40,192 --> 00:33:42,672
but I can't do that.
685
00:33:42,716 --> 00:33:46,111
And I've tried other ways,
and it's kind of hurt my body
686
00:33:46,154 --> 00:33:48,243
from doing other ways
that I've tried to do.
687
00:33:48,287 --> 00:33:54,075
And it's kind of hard
to, like, look at someone
688
00:33:54,119 --> 00:33:56,295
who says,
"Hey, I've done it.
So, you can do it."
689
00:33:56,338 --> 00:33:58,079
but it's not that easy.
690
00:33:58,123 --> 00:33:59,776
[Robbins]
I'd been sick as a kid.
691
00:33:59,820 --> 00:34:01,909
I grew up eating
a lot of ice cream,
692
00:34:01,952 --> 00:34:04,042
more than you can believe.
693
00:34:04,085 --> 00:34:07,654
We had
an ice-cream-cone-shaped
swimming pool in our backyard.
694
00:34:07,697 --> 00:34:11,092
We had a commercial freezer with
not only all 31 flavors in it,
695
00:34:11,136 --> 00:34:14,226
but all experimental flavors
that were under development.
696
00:34:14,269 --> 00:34:16,967
And I made myself
the official taster.
697
00:34:17,011 --> 00:34:19,840
I had to approve
everything, in my mind.
698
00:34:19,883 --> 00:34:22,364
And I loved it.
What kid wouldn't?
699
00:34:22,408 --> 00:34:25,367
I mean, I literally
had unlimited ice cream.
700
00:34:25,411 --> 00:34:27,239
I ate ice cream for breakfast.
701
00:34:27,282 --> 00:34:29,154
But I was sick a lot.
702
00:34:29,197 --> 00:34:31,112
And I wasn't very athletic.
703
00:34:31,156 --> 00:34:32,592
You know,
I was really ill.
704
00:34:33,419 --> 00:34:35,377
And I didn't feel good.
705
00:34:35,421 --> 00:34:38,076
So I would kind of
appease that
by eating more ice cream.
706
00:34:38,119 --> 00:34:40,774
You can see how the vicious
cycle would take place.
707
00:34:40,817 --> 00:34:43,081
One of the triggering factors
for me was my uncle,
708
00:34:43,124 --> 00:34:46,649
Burt Baskin, my dad's partner
and brother-in-law,
709
00:34:46,693 --> 00:34:50,305
co-founder of the company,
died of a heart attack.
I think he was 51.
710
00:34:50,349 --> 00:34:52,525
You know, my uncle weighed
about 240 pounds,
711
00:34:53,656 --> 00:34:56,094
heavyset fellow.
712
00:34:56,137 --> 00:35:00,054
And when he died,
as a young man,
I asked my dad,
713
00:35:00,098 --> 00:35:02,056
"Do you think
there could be
a connection
714
00:35:02,100 --> 00:35:05,059
between his fatal heart attack
and the amount
of ice cream he'd eat?"
715
00:35:05,103 --> 00:35:07,670
My father said,
"No, his ticker
just got tired
716
00:35:07,714 --> 00:35:09,977
and stopped working."
717
00:35:10,020 --> 00:35:12,458
By this time, he had
manufactured and sold
more ice cream
718
00:35:12,501 --> 00:35:14,938
than any human being
that had ever
lived on this planet.
719
00:35:14,982 --> 00:35:17,637
He didn't want to think
that the product
was hurting anybody,
720
00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:19,465
that it had contributed
to the death
721
00:35:19,508 --> 00:35:22,207
of his brother-in-law
and partner, and,
in many ways, best friend.
722
00:35:22,250 --> 00:35:24,557
I mean, no way.
723
00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:27,690
Ben Cohen, the Ben
of "Ben and Jerry's",
724
00:35:27,734 --> 00:35:30,171
a couple years ago,
had a quintuple
bypass procedure
725
00:35:30,215 --> 00:35:32,304
at the age of 49.
726
00:35:32,347 --> 00:35:35,176
My uncle, Burt Baskin
of Baskin-Robbins,
727
00:35:35,220 --> 00:35:37,918
dies at the age of 51
of a heart attack.
728
00:35:37,961 --> 00:35:40,703
My father, Irv Robbins,
the other founder
of the company,
729
00:35:40,747 --> 00:35:43,184
ended up with
very serious diabetes.
730
00:35:43,228 --> 00:35:44,838
You can't deny these links.
731
00:35:46,100 --> 00:35:47,797
You just can't.
732
00:35:47,841 --> 00:35:49,973
Yeah, could I get
the two-cheeseburger meal?
733
00:35:51,279 --> 00:35:52,976
Okay, super sized.
734
00:35:53,020 --> 00:35:54,152
Second time.
735
00:35:54,761 --> 00:35:55,762
Mmm.
736
00:35:56,545 --> 00:35:57,720
Thank you, sir.
737
00:35:57,764 --> 00:35:59,331
Thanks, man.
738
00:35:59,374 --> 00:36:02,421
[Bennett] After five days
on the McDonald's diet,
739
00:36:02,464 --> 00:36:06,338
what I did was I ran um,
three days' worth
of food analysis.
740
00:36:06,381 --> 00:36:09,341
the needs for you to maintain
weight at the 185
741
00:36:09,384 --> 00:36:11,778
that you were at
when you came in,
186 pounds
742
00:36:11,821 --> 00:36:14,781
um, was approximately
2,500 calories. Okay?
743
00:36:14,824 --> 00:36:18,567
-Okay.
-Right now you're getting
almost 5,000 calories a day,
744
00:36:18,611 --> 00:36:20,656
the average being 4,986.
745
00:36:20,700 --> 00:36:22,615
I would love for you
to take a multivitamin.
746
00:36:22,658 --> 00:36:25,270
-McDonald's doesn't sell
multivitamins.
-[laughing]
747
00:36:25,313 --> 00:36:27,097
Well,
here's my new advice,
748
00:36:27,141 --> 00:36:28,708
is just kind of
minimize the meals.
749
00:36:28,751 --> 00:36:31,711
A nice substitute
for the hot fudge sundae
would be the yogurt.
750
00:36:31,754 --> 00:36:34,061
[Morgan] That is true,
if you get the snack size,
751
00:36:34,104 --> 00:36:35,628
five ounces.
752
00:36:35,671 --> 00:36:37,586
If you get the regular size
without granola,
753
00:36:37,630 --> 00:36:40,850
it contains nearly
as many calories
as a strawberry sundae.
754
00:36:40,894 --> 00:36:42,852
With granola,
it has more calories
755
00:36:42,896 --> 00:36:45,246
than the hot fudge
or caramel sundae.
756
00:36:45,290 --> 00:36:47,901
And if that doesn't make you think twice about the parfaits,
757
00:36:47,944 --> 00:36:49,337
then how about this?
758
00:36:49,381 --> 00:36:50,991
[Morgan]
Hey, there's a big,
nappy hair in it!
759
00:36:51,034 --> 00:36:53,646
That's disgusting.
I'm gonna show you
how we do it.
760
00:36:53,689 --> 00:36:56,214
You go like this.
We go...
[whistles]
761
00:36:56,257 --> 00:36:58,477
Oh, look, it's long, too!
Did you see that!
762
00:36:58,520 --> 00:37:01,610
[laughs]
Oh, that's so gross!
763
00:37:01,654 --> 00:37:04,178
Only the finest at McDonald's.
764
00:37:04,222 --> 00:37:06,267
-Here we are at 190.
-It was 186 last week.
765
00:37:06,311 --> 00:37:09,531
192, 193, 194.
766
00:37:09,575 --> 00:37:10,576
No.
767
00:37:14,057 --> 00:37:16,451
We have to stop everything.
I don't believe it.
768
00:37:16,495 --> 00:37:17,931
Hundred and ninety-five
pounds.
769
00:37:17,974 --> 00:37:20,281
-Wait.
-It can't be.
We have to redo this.
770
00:37:20,325 --> 00:37:22,327
-That's zero.
-That thing is zeroed.
771
00:37:22,370 --> 00:37:23,545
Second try.
772
00:37:24,720 --> 00:37:28,811
Eighty-eight, 92, 94.
773
00:37:28,855 --> 00:37:33,076
You've gained, actually,
about 5% of your body weight.
774
00:37:33,120 --> 00:37:35,949
Losing and gaining weight
that fast is not healthy.
775
00:37:35,992 --> 00:37:37,385
Do you eat fast food?
776
00:37:37,429 --> 00:37:38,865
-Yes, I do.
-Yeah?
777
00:37:38,908 --> 00:37:40,432
[laughing]
Unfortunately.
778
00:37:40,475 --> 00:37:43,522
Oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
love it, love it, love It!
779
00:37:43,565 --> 00:37:44,784
Love fast food.
780
00:37:44,827 --> 00:37:46,612
Yeah, how often
do you guys eat it?
781
00:37:46,655 --> 00:37:47,830
Every week?
782
00:37:47,874 --> 00:37:50,093
Oh, maybe once
or twice a week.
783
00:37:50,137 --> 00:37:53,096
We're gonna go hit up
McDonald's in a little while.
784
00:37:53,140 --> 00:37:54,794
At least two times today
785
00:37:54,837 --> 00:37:56,796
you know we ain't had
no meal yet today.
786
00:37:56,839 --> 00:37:58,624
We was just pointing
towards McDonald's.
787
00:37:58,667 --> 00:38:01,670
I get the number two,
the cheeseburger
788
00:38:01,714 --> 00:38:05,108
-um, with the super size coke
and fries.
-[Morgan speaking indistinctly]
789
00:38:05,152 --> 00:38:09,809
Super-size it up!
Make it bacon, 69 cents.
790
00:38:09,852 --> 00:38:11,811
That's what they say.
"Make it bacon."
791
00:38:11,854 --> 00:38:15,031
-Make it bacon, baby.
-How often do you think
people should eat fast food?
792
00:38:15,075 --> 00:38:16,946
I don't know
if they should eat it at all.
793
00:38:16,990 --> 00:38:20,776
I don't know if I should,
I don't know about
what they should do.
794
00:38:20,820 --> 00:38:22,343
Oh, that's baloney!
795
00:38:22,387 --> 00:38:23,779
It's baloney!
796
00:38:23,823 --> 00:38:26,869
What they need to do
is 25 minutes
on that treadmill,
797
00:38:26,913 --> 00:38:28,741
work out a little,
do some push-ups.
798
00:38:28,784 --> 00:38:30,482
If you do some push-ups
when you eat,
799
00:38:30,525 --> 00:38:33,006
you'll keep
your weight down.
See, I keep my weight down.
800
00:38:33,049 --> 00:38:35,574
-I hit them push-ups
and everything.
-It's baloney.
801
00:38:35,617 --> 00:38:37,315
Keep myself cool.
802
00:38:37,358 --> 00:38:40,361
Who has time to do that?
we have to work.
803
00:38:40,405 --> 00:38:42,450
We have to take care of kids.
We have to clean.
804
00:38:42,494 --> 00:38:44,757
So you exercise,
you run after your kids.
[laughing]
805
00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:48,021
[trumpet fanfare plays]
806
00:38:48,543 --> 00:38:50,066
[squawking]
807
00:38:54,462 --> 00:38:56,899
[squawking]
808
00:38:56,943 --> 00:38:58,727
These are the first
McNuggets I've had
809
00:38:58,771 --> 00:39:02,731
in this whole exciting
tour of duty.
810
00:39:02,775 --> 00:39:05,734
Look at that
glistening in the sun.
811
00:39:07,519 --> 00:39:08,824
Mmm.
812
00:39:08,868 --> 00:39:11,740
Boy, that is miserable.
813
00:39:11,784 --> 00:39:14,526
I'm not sure what portion
of the chicken
that's shaped like that.
814
00:39:14,569 --> 00:39:16,484
I'm guessing
this is the foot
n the chicken.
815
00:39:16,528 --> 00:39:19,008
-[man laughing]
-[Morgan] In the lawsuit
against them,
816
00:39:19,052 --> 00:39:21,054
McDonald's stated
in their own defense
817
00:39:21,097 --> 00:39:22,925
that it's a matter
of common knowledge
818
00:39:22,969 --> 00:39:25,493
that any processing
that its foods undergo
819
00:39:25,537 --> 00:39:29,628
serve to make them
more harmful
than unprocessed foods.
820
00:39:29,671 --> 00:39:31,760
Case in point, McNuggets.
821
00:39:32,935 --> 00:39:34,633
Originally created
from old chickens
822
00:39:34,676 --> 00:39:36,025
that could
no longer lay eggs,
823
00:39:36,069 --> 00:39:37,679
McNuggets are now
made from chickens
824
00:39:37,723 --> 00:39:39,812
with unusually large breasts.
825
00:39:39,855 --> 00:39:41,335
They're stripped from the bone
826
00:39:41,379 --> 00:39:43,685
and ground up
into a sort of chicken mash,
827
00:39:43,729 --> 00:39:46,688
which is then combined
with all sorts of stabilizers
and preservatives,
828
00:39:46,732 --> 00:39:48,211
pressed into familiar shapes,
829
00:39:48,255 --> 00:39:50,257
breaded, deep-fried,
freeze-dried,
830
00:39:50,300 --> 00:39:53,042
and then shipped
to a McDonald's near you.
831
00:39:53,086 --> 00:39:54,653
Judge Robert Sweet
called them
832
00:39:54,696 --> 00:39:57,177
"a McFrankenstein creation
of various elements
833
00:39:57,220 --> 00:39:59,222
not utilized by the home cook."
834
00:40:03,792 --> 00:40:05,011
[upbeat music playing]
835
00:40:09,058 --> 00:40:10,451
So, for the past couple days,
836
00:40:10,495 --> 00:40:12,366
which I haven't
shared with everybody,
837
00:40:12,410 --> 00:40:15,238
it's been a new thing,
is I've started to have,
like, some chest...
838
00:40:15,282 --> 00:40:17,153
not chest pains,
but, like, pressure.
839
00:40:17,197 --> 00:40:19,286
You know, I feel like
I got pressure
on my chest.
840
00:40:19,329 --> 00:40:21,810
So, uh, I figure
that's probably
not a good thing.
841
00:40:23,377 --> 00:40:27,076
[laughing]
But neither's
eating all this, so...
842
00:40:32,778 --> 00:40:34,736
I tell you.
I haven't smelled bad yet.
843
00:40:34,780 --> 00:40:36,477
-[man]
Yeah, you have.
-No, I haven't.
844
00:40:36,521 --> 00:40:38,436
-You just don't know
how bad you smell.
-No.
845
00:40:39,524 --> 00:40:41,221
Look at that fish fillet.
846
00:40:42,875 --> 00:40:44,180
Look at this thing.
847
00:40:44,224 --> 00:40:46,313
[man] Oh, God,
that looks nasty, man.
848
00:40:46,356 --> 00:40:47,749
Isn't that horrible?
849
00:40:47,793 --> 00:40:49,795
[man]
Obviously, that's been
sitting around all day.
850
00:40:49,838 --> 00:40:51,536
That, the Filet-o-Fish.
851
00:40:54,408 --> 00:40:55,714
[man] Ugh.
852
00:40:55,757 --> 00:40:57,367
Shit!
853
00:40:57,411 --> 00:40:59,021
[woman]
How can I help you?
854
00:40:59,065 --> 00:41:02,242
Can I get the uh,
double quarter pounder
with cheese value meal?
855
00:41:02,285 --> 00:41:03,983
Okay, thank you.
$4.86.
856
00:41:07,073 --> 00:41:08,770
I don't feel good today.
857
00:41:08,814 --> 00:41:10,511
Not that I feel sick,
858
00:41:10,555 --> 00:41:13,035
but I just feel
really depressed,
859
00:41:13,079 --> 00:41:14,341
and you know,
for no reason.
860
00:41:14,384 --> 00:41:15,690
I mean,
things are going great.
861
00:41:15,734 --> 00:41:17,039
I've had a good day.
862
00:41:17,083 --> 00:41:18,345
I just feel really...
863
00:41:20,303 --> 00:41:21,914
Yeah.
864
00:41:21,957 --> 00:41:24,351
It's not real hard
eating this food all the time,
865
00:41:24,394 --> 00:41:27,223
just because it tastes good,
it makes you feel good.
866
00:41:27,267 --> 00:41:29,574
I really noticed
I'll eat some,
867
00:41:29,617 --> 00:41:32,098
and just a little while later,
I'll be hungry again,
868
00:41:32,141 --> 00:41:34,535
and I'll want more,
more, more, more.
869
00:41:34,579 --> 00:41:36,319
I'm pretty bored
with their menu.
870
00:41:37,886 --> 00:41:39,235
It only took me nine days.
871
00:41:40,280 --> 00:41:42,543
But it's pretty good otherwise.
872
00:41:42,587 --> 00:41:43,588
Nine days.
873
00:41:43,631 --> 00:41:45,067
[upbeat music plays]
874
00:41:53,598 --> 00:41:55,251
-[woman] How many?
-[Morgan laughing]
875
00:41:55,295 --> 00:41:57,776
-[Morgan] How many's
the question.
-[speaking indistinctly]
876
00:41:57,819 --> 00:42:00,343
We always ask how many,
and he holds up
how many fingers.
877
00:42:00,387 --> 00:42:02,694
That's it.
It's always the, "How many"?
878
00:42:02,737 --> 00:42:05,740
-It's just one,
one for now.
-[Morgan] Just one?
879
00:42:05,784 --> 00:42:07,437
As soon as I got
my first car,
880
00:42:07,481 --> 00:42:09,309
this is the first place
I came to.
881
00:42:09,352 --> 00:42:12,878
Uh, I bought
three Big Macs,
ate them out there.
882
00:42:12,921 --> 00:42:14,575
I enjoyed them so much,
883
00:42:14,619 --> 00:42:17,926
and I came back
about 5:00 p.m. at night,
bought three more,
884
00:42:17,970 --> 00:42:19,319
ate them out there,
885
00:42:19,362 --> 00:42:21,408
came back around 11:00 p.m.
before they closed,
886
00:42:21,451 --> 00:42:22,801
and ate three more,
887
00:42:22,844 --> 00:42:25,455
so the first day I came here,
I ate nine Big Macs,
888
00:42:25,499 --> 00:42:29,547
and it was like I couldn't get
enough hamburger at that time,
889
00:42:29,590 --> 00:42:31,331
and Big Macs are so good,
890
00:42:31,374 --> 00:42:34,726
so I ate 265
in the first month.
891
00:42:34,769 --> 00:42:36,815
[Morgan]
How many do you eat
a day, usually?
892
00:42:36,858 --> 00:42:38,077
Usually it's two a day.
893
00:42:38,120 --> 00:42:41,689
Okay, now, last year,
I ate 741 last year.
894
00:42:41,733 --> 00:42:43,473
Okay, well, that's more
than two a day,
895
00:42:43,517 --> 00:42:45,214
so that means
there's days I had three,
896
00:42:45,258 --> 00:42:47,129
but that's because
they're getting smaller.
897
00:42:47,173 --> 00:42:51,873
Probably 90% of my,
my uh, solid diet
is probably Big Macs.
898
00:42:51,917 --> 00:42:55,137
That parking spot,
that's where I asked her
if she wanted to get married.
899
00:42:55,181 --> 00:42:57,836
I mean, this place
is special
for a lot of reasons.
900
00:42:57,879 --> 00:42:59,489
I had one whopper
in my life...
901
00:42:59,533 --> 00:43:01,100
-Yeah.
-1984.
902
00:43:01,143 --> 00:43:03,929
A guy gave me 5 bucks
to eat a whopper.
903
00:43:03,972 --> 00:43:05,670
Once I won it
after I ate the whopper,
904
00:43:05,713 --> 00:43:08,063
took my 5 bucks
over to McDonald's,
got some Big Macs.
905
00:43:08,107 --> 00:43:10,457
-[all laughing]
-I always make fun
of people at work.
906
00:43:10,500 --> 00:43:13,852
They say, "I'm gaining weight."
I say, "Well, you should try
the Gorske diet."
907
00:43:13,895 --> 00:43:15,505
-[mumbling]
-[laughing]
908
00:43:15,549 --> 00:43:17,507
-They don't like that.
-They don't like that.
909
00:43:17,551 --> 00:43:19,379
Man, this is
a perfect sandwich,
you know.
910
00:43:19,422 --> 00:43:21,120
At least for me, it is.
911
00:43:21,163 --> 00:43:24,166
-[Morgan] Mmm, there it is,
bite number 19,000.
-Yep.
912
00:43:24,210 --> 00:43:26,908
The wife says
when she's got to put them
in a blender, it ends.
913
00:43:26,952 --> 00:43:28,954
-[laughing]
-You know,
that's what she told me.
914
00:43:28,997 --> 00:43:30,520
[Morgan] Big Mac smoothies.
915
00:43:42,924 --> 00:43:44,796
[Ron] America's
been McDonaldized,
you know.
916
00:43:44,839 --> 00:43:46,580
It's been franchised out.
917
00:43:46,624 --> 00:43:48,930
It's like one of those
"Flintstones" cartoons
918
00:43:48,974 --> 00:43:51,193
where they had something
rolling in the background.
919
00:43:51,237 --> 00:43:54,719
You kept seeing the same
buildings go by. It's like
K-Mart, Walmart, McDonald's,
920
00:43:54,762 --> 00:43:56,677
K-Mart, Walmart,
Wendy's, K-Mart.
921
00:43:56,721 --> 00:43:59,375
And it's like you have no sense
of where you're at anymore.
922
00:43:59,419 --> 00:44:01,987
The way I look at it
is Cezanne was inspired
923
00:44:02,030 --> 00:44:03,858
by the mountain he saw
out his window,
924
00:44:03,902 --> 00:44:06,121
and when I look out my window,
I see no mountains.
925
00:44:06,165 --> 00:44:08,167
I just see billboards
and advertisements,
926
00:44:08,210 --> 00:44:10,517
so I use that as my inspiration.
927
00:44:11,344 --> 00:44:12,867
The average American child
928
00:44:12,911 --> 00:44:16,218
sees 10,000
food advertisements
per year on television.
929
00:44:16,262 --> 00:44:18,612
Ninety-five percent of those
are for sugared cereals,
930
00:44:18,656 --> 00:44:21,049
soft drinks,
fast foods, or candy.
931
00:44:21,093 --> 00:44:24,705
A parent who eats
every meal every day
932
00:44:24,749 --> 00:44:26,402
for the whole year
with their child
933
00:44:26,446 --> 00:44:29,754
and at every meal gives a very
compelling nutrition message
934
00:44:29,797 --> 00:44:32,887
and can bring in
cartoon characters
and Michael Jordan,
935
00:44:32,931 --> 00:44:34,367
so instead
of selling McDonald's,
936
00:44:34,410 --> 00:44:35,585
he sells oranges
937
00:44:35,629 --> 00:44:37,544
and Britney spears,
instead of selling Pepsi
938
00:44:37,587 --> 00:44:40,808
will, will sell radishes
or lettuce or something...
939
00:44:40,852 --> 00:44:43,942
that parents will have
1,000 cracks at their child,
940
00:44:43,985 --> 00:44:46,596
compared to 10,000
for the food industry.
941
00:44:46,640 --> 00:44:48,120
So it's not a fair fight.
942
00:44:48,163 --> 00:44:50,122
Now, by the time kids
are able to speak,
943
00:44:50,165 --> 00:44:52,037
most of them can say
"McDonald's."
944
00:44:52,080 --> 00:44:53,995
[Morgan] I'm gonna
show you some pictures,
945
00:44:54,039 --> 00:44:56,128
and I want you
to tell me who they are.
946
00:44:56,171 --> 00:44:57,564
Okay.
947
00:44:57,607 --> 00:44:59,044
Who's that?
948
00:44:59,087 --> 00:45:00,741
You don't know?
949
00:45:00,785 --> 00:45:02,351
George Washington.
950
00:45:02,395 --> 00:45:03,918
Yeah, who is he?
951
00:45:03,962 --> 00:45:06,573
He, he was
the fourth President.
952
00:45:06,616 --> 00:45:08,053
He freed the slaves.
953
00:45:08,096 --> 00:45:09,837
And he could
never tell a lie.
954
00:45:10,620 --> 00:45:12,144
Who's that?
955
00:45:12,187 --> 00:45:13,406
Don't know.
956
00:45:13,449 --> 00:45:14,799
-I don't know.
-You don't know?
957
00:45:15,190 --> 00:45:16,235
No.
958
00:45:16,278 --> 00:45:17,671
[laughing]
I don't know.
959
00:45:17,715 --> 00:45:19,629
George W. Bush?
960
00:45:19,673 --> 00:45:21,370
No. That's a good guess,
though.
961
00:45:25,635 --> 00:45:26,898
Who is this?
962
00:45:27,986 --> 00:45:29,291
I don't know.
963
00:45:29,988 --> 00:45:31,076
Goldilocks?
964
00:45:32,730 --> 00:45:35,645
I forgot the name,
but I think I know.
965
00:45:35,689 --> 00:45:37,647
Yeah?
Where have you seen her?
966
00:45:37,691 --> 00:45:39,954
That picture
is on the sign.
967
00:45:39,998 --> 00:45:41,521
-Wendy.
-Nice.
968
00:45:41,564 --> 00:45:42,652
Who's that?
969
00:45:42,696 --> 00:45:45,177
McDonald,
Ronald McDonald.
970
00:45:45,220 --> 00:45:47,483
-Who is it?
-McDonald.
971
00:45:47,527 --> 00:45:48,789
What does he do?
972
00:45:48,833 --> 00:45:51,270
He was helping people
at the cash register.
973
00:45:51,313 --> 00:45:52,358
He works at McDonald's.
974
00:45:52,401 --> 00:45:55,535
I love their pancakes
and sausage.
975
00:45:55,578 --> 00:45:58,538
He brings every,
all his friends
to McDonald's
976
00:45:58,581 --> 00:46:00,279
for a happy meal.
977
00:46:00,322 --> 00:46:03,282
-Where have you seen him?
-On television,
on the commercials.
978
00:46:03,325 --> 00:46:05,893
He's the character
that made McDonald's,
979
00:46:05,937 --> 00:46:08,635
and he does a lot
of funny stuff on TV.
980
00:46:09,897 --> 00:46:11,420
[Morgan]
Companies spend billions
981
00:46:11,464 --> 00:46:13,596
making sure
you know their product.
982
00:46:13,640 --> 00:46:16,774
In 2001, on direct
media advertising,
983
00:46:16,817 --> 00:46:18,950
that's radio,
television, and print,
984
00:46:18,993 --> 00:46:22,954
McDonald's spent
$1.4 billion worldwide.
985
00:46:24,129 --> 00:46:25,870
On direct media advertising,
986
00:46:25,913 --> 00:46:28,176
Pepsi spent
more than $1 billion.
987
00:46:29,264 --> 00:46:31,397
To advertise its candy,
988
00:46:31,440 --> 00:46:35,967
Hershey foods spent
under a mere
$200 million internationally.
989
00:46:36,010 --> 00:46:39,840
In its peak year,
the "5 a day" fruit
and vegetable campaign's
990
00:46:39,884 --> 00:46:42,756
total advertising budget
in all media
991
00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:45,977
was a lowly $2 million,
992
00:46:46,020 --> 00:46:48,980
100 times less than
just the direct media budget
993
00:46:49,023 --> 00:46:50,851
of one candy company.
994
00:46:52,374 --> 00:46:54,550
Think about the way
food is marketed.
995
00:46:54,594 --> 00:46:58,554
T-shirts, coupons,
toys for children,
996
00:46:58,598 --> 00:47:01,644
giveaways
in fast-food places,
place mats,
997
00:47:01,688 --> 00:47:03,516
I mean, just all
of the different ways
998
00:47:03,559 --> 00:47:06,084
in which food marketing
is ubiquitous.
999
00:47:06,127 --> 00:47:09,043
The most heavily advertised
foods are consumed the most.
1000
00:47:09,087 --> 00:47:10,305
No surprise.
1001
00:47:10,349 --> 00:47:12,655
[recording]
Thank you. Come again.
1002
00:47:12,699 --> 00:47:14,179
[recording]
Welcome to McDonald's!
1003
00:47:16,094 --> 00:47:18,966
[Morgan]
Tomato concentrate,
distilled vinegar,
1004
00:47:19,010 --> 00:47:20,838
high-fructose corn syrup,
1005
00:47:20,881 --> 00:47:23,405
high-fructose corn syrup
and corn syrup.
1006
00:47:24,058 --> 00:47:25,712
That means sugar.
1007
00:47:30,760 --> 00:47:32,632
I'm gonna move over
to my salad shaker.
1008
00:47:36,114 --> 00:47:38,594
I feel a little sick
to my stomach.
[slurps]
1009
00:47:38,638 --> 00:47:40,335
This is the best part
of the day,
1010
00:47:40,379 --> 00:47:43,773
when I get to be fat on the bed
with my quart of coke.
1011
00:47:44,296 --> 00:47:45,558
Mm-mm.
1012
00:47:46,689 --> 00:47:47,865
[ice rattling]
1013
00:47:52,173 --> 00:47:53,827
People eat out a lot,
1014
00:47:53,871 --> 00:47:56,743
and so if there aren't healthy
foods available at restaurants,
1015
00:47:56,786 --> 00:47:58,701
and there isn't
good nutrition information,
1016
00:47:58,745 --> 00:48:00,573
it makes eating out difficult.
1017
00:48:00,616 --> 00:48:02,618
[Morgan] McDonald's says
nutrition information
1018
00:48:02,662 --> 00:48:04,794
for all their products
is available on-line,
1019
00:48:04,838 --> 00:48:07,101
but according
to the 2000 U.S. census,
1020
00:48:07,145 --> 00:48:08,581
more than half
of all U.S. homes
1021
00:48:08,624 --> 00:48:10,322
still don't have
Internet access.
1022
00:48:10,365 --> 00:48:12,280
So, what are these people
supposed to do?
1023
00:48:12,324 --> 00:48:14,282
Go to the stores
for nutrition information?
1024
00:48:14,326 --> 00:48:16,154
Is that information
even there?
1025
00:48:16,197 --> 00:48:17,416
I went to find out.
1026
00:48:17,459 --> 00:48:18,721
[upbeat music playing]
1027
00:48:21,855 --> 00:48:24,075
[Morgan] Do you guys have
any nutrition fact sheets?
1028
00:48:24,118 --> 00:48:25,467
Do you guys have
one of those?
1029
00:48:25,511 --> 00:48:27,643
The things that fold out
and have nutrition info?
1030
00:48:34,607 --> 00:48:36,043
There aren't
any over there?
1031
00:48:36,087 --> 00:48:38,350
-Or where would they be?
Up front?
-Yeah, they should be.
1032
00:48:38,393 --> 00:48:41,005
But they got lots of info
about "Dora the explorer live!"
1033
00:48:41,048 --> 00:48:42,571
I don't have any in front.
1034
00:48:42,615 --> 00:48:44,791
-Let me check
in the back, okay?
-That's cool. Thank you.
1035
00:48:48,926 --> 00:48:51,450
-Just give me one second.
I can't find the booklet.
-Okay.
1036
00:48:51,493 --> 00:48:52,930
You can use the one
on the wall.
1037
00:48:52,973 --> 00:48:54,932
But you don't have ones
you can take with you?
1038
00:48:54,975 --> 00:48:56,672
-No.
-Do you guys have
one on the wall?
1039
00:48:56,716 --> 00:48:58,761
No sir, they only have
like, fliers now.
1040
00:48:58,805 --> 00:49:01,155
We had one before.
They don't put it up no more.
1041
00:49:01,199 --> 00:49:03,853
-They don't post this
any more? Why not?
-I don't know.
1042
00:49:03,897 --> 00:49:05,899
[Morgan] Only half
the McDonald's in Manhattan
1043
00:49:05,943 --> 00:49:08,032
had the nutrition info
posted on the wall,
1044
00:49:08,075 --> 00:49:10,034
some had
the takeaway nutrition charts,
1045
00:49:10,077 --> 00:49:13,341
and one in four
had no information whatsoever.
1046
00:49:13,385 --> 00:49:15,865
This nice manager brought me
the nutrition wall chart
1047
00:49:15,909 --> 00:49:17,955
from the basement.
1048
00:49:17,998 --> 00:49:21,567
Thank you... You don't
have one that I could
take with me, like a takeaway?
1049
00:49:21,610 --> 00:49:24,135
Do you know when
you'll have some
of the paper ones again?
1050
00:49:24,178 --> 00:49:26,050
No.
1051
00:49:26,093 --> 00:49:28,878
[Morgan] John Banzhaf and I looked all over this McDonald's in Washington
1052
00:49:28,922 --> 00:49:30,445
for any
nutritional information.
1053
00:49:30,489 --> 00:49:31,707
And then we found it.
1054
00:49:31,751 --> 00:49:33,187
-Ah-ha!
-Here we go.
1055
00:49:33,231 --> 00:49:34,754
Behind here.
You'd never see it.
1056
00:49:34,797 --> 00:49:36,669
It's right back there.
1057
00:49:36,712 --> 00:49:41,021
You can't argue
that people should exercise
personal responsibility
1058
00:49:41,065 --> 00:49:44,982
and then not give them
the information
on which to base it.
1059
00:49:45,025 --> 00:49:46,505
[Morgan] I got
my chicken group.
1060
00:49:46,548 --> 00:49:48,028
[Alex] There's no
chicken group.
1061
00:49:48,072 --> 00:49:50,552
-That's my cholesterol group.
-It's protein.
1062
00:49:50,596 --> 00:49:52,859
-I got my protein group.
-Carbohydrates.
1063
00:49:52,902 --> 00:49:54,295
I got my meat group.
1064
00:49:54,339 --> 00:49:56,558
You got meat, meat,
sugar, and fat.
1065
00:49:58,908 --> 00:50:01,346
I officially had to loosen
my belt the other day from...
1066
00:50:01,389 --> 00:50:03,696
-[both laugh]
-I had to go a notch lower.
1067
00:50:03,739 --> 00:50:05,176
-One notch?
-One notch.
1068
00:50:05,219 --> 00:50:06,742
It's scary.
1069
00:50:06,786 --> 00:50:08,788
-I'm an old pro at this now.
-Right.
1070
00:50:08,831 --> 00:50:11,399
-You'll get sick of this,
too, though.
-[both laugh]
1071
00:50:11,443 --> 00:50:13,401
Your girlfriend
must be loving you.
1072
00:50:13,445 --> 00:50:15,055
-She hates me.
-[both laugh]
1073
00:50:15,099 --> 00:50:17,753
-All right, take care.
-Thank you. Bye-bye.
1074
00:50:17,797 --> 00:50:20,278
I averaged out
all the calories
for the last nine days,
1075
00:50:20,321 --> 00:50:22,758
and you're eating...
You're still eating
1076
00:50:23,977 --> 00:50:26,588
over 200%
of what your needs are.
1077
00:50:26,632 --> 00:50:29,417
I suggest you cut out
all the liquids
1078
00:50:29,461 --> 00:50:31,854
that you're drinking
from McDonald's,
except for water.
1079
00:50:31,898 --> 00:50:34,161
A lot of people
who lose 10%,
if they're obese,
1080
00:50:34,205 --> 00:50:37,164
and they lose 10%
of their body weight,
it's it's beneficial.
1081
00:50:37,208 --> 00:50:40,646
It can be beneficial
in terms of, you know,
blood pressure and so on,
1082
00:50:40,689 --> 00:50:43,997
Um, so gaining 10%
of your body weight
1083
00:50:44,041 --> 00:50:47,131
maybe could be
equally non-beneficial.
1084
00:50:47,174 --> 00:50:50,699
Here we go.
Second weigh-in.
1085
00:50:50,743 --> 00:50:52,266
What do you think, Eric?
203?
1086
00:50:52,310 --> 00:50:54,660
-About 202, 203, yeah.
-203?
1087
00:50:54,703 --> 00:50:57,228
I think you almost got
10% of your
body weight gained,
1088
00:50:57,271 --> 00:50:59,404
so you've pretty much
gained 17 pounds
1089
00:51:00,274 --> 00:51:01,754
in 12 days.
1090
00:51:01,797 --> 00:51:03,625
-You look like it.
-You better slow down.
1091
00:51:03,669 --> 00:51:05,540
I'm telling you,
don't drink your calories.
1092
00:51:05,584 --> 00:51:09,805
I told him no more shakes,
no more coke,
no more double burgers.
1093
00:51:09,849 --> 00:51:11,720
The staff here's
calling you "burger boy."
1094
00:51:11,764 --> 00:51:13,722
It's starting to get dangerous now, man.
1095
00:51:13,766 --> 00:51:16,247
I'm getting nervous for you.
1096
00:51:16,290 --> 00:51:18,988
[Morgan] The one place
where the impact
of our fast-food world
1097
00:51:19,032 --> 00:51:21,991
has become more
and more evident
is in our nation's schools.
1098
00:51:22,035 --> 00:51:24,168
Can I get a shot
of your lunch
right there?
1099
00:51:24,211 --> 00:51:25,952
[indistinct chatter
in background]
1100
00:52:37,893 --> 00:52:40,026
[Morgan] This is where
schools turn a blind eye.
1101
00:52:40,069 --> 00:52:41,506
The student
with the french fries
1102
00:52:41,549 --> 00:52:43,638
probably brought a lunch
with real food.
1103
00:52:43,682 --> 00:52:46,250
The girl with the chips
is probably sharing them
with someone else.
1104
00:52:46,293 --> 00:52:48,426
Out of sight, out of mind.
1105
00:52:48,469 --> 00:52:50,079
[indistinct chatter
in background]
1106
00:52:56,869 --> 00:52:58,566
[children shouting
in background]
1107
00:53:25,637 --> 00:53:28,292
[Morgan] Barbara Brown
is the field representative
for Sodexo,
1108
00:53:28,335 --> 00:53:30,119
one of the countless
lowest bidders
1109
00:53:30,163 --> 00:53:33,340
that school districts have farmed outthe feeding of your children to.
1110
00:53:33,384 --> 00:53:38,476
Sodexho services more than
400 K-12 school districts
nationwide every day,
1111
00:53:38,519 --> 00:53:41,479
providing quality food like
little Debbie snack cakes,
1112
00:53:41,522 --> 00:53:43,872
Gatorade, and candy bars
to your children.
1113
00:53:43,916 --> 00:53:45,352
They also operate prisons
1114
00:53:45,396 --> 00:53:48,268
and feed thousands
of inmates worldwide.
1115
00:53:48,312 --> 00:53:51,663
[Brown] Part of our position
is that we're hoping
1116
00:53:51,706 --> 00:53:54,274
that through
nutrition education,
1117
00:53:54,318 --> 00:53:57,582
the students will learn
to make the right food choices
1118
00:53:57,625 --> 00:54:02,021
without restricting, uh,
what they can purchase.
1119
00:54:03,675 --> 00:54:06,199
[Morgan] At this middle school
in Beckley, West Virginia,
1120
00:54:06,243 --> 00:54:08,854
the school lunches don't have
the flair they do in Illinois.
1121
00:54:08,897 --> 00:54:11,117
This school does not outsource
their food service,
1122
00:54:11,160 --> 00:54:13,293
but they are on the federal
school lunch program,
1123
00:54:13,337 --> 00:54:16,557
providing USDA reimbursable
meals to the students,
1124
00:54:16,601 --> 00:54:20,735
most of which are reheated,
reconstituted packaged foods.
1125
00:54:20,779 --> 00:54:24,130
Some days
the amount of calories
in each meal tops 1,000.
1126
00:54:24,173 --> 00:54:27,264
So, the USDA sends this food
for you to prepare for kids.
1127
00:54:27,307 --> 00:54:30,136
[Glover] Right.
Well, not all of it, now.
1128
00:54:30,179 --> 00:54:35,141
You've got sloppy joe
bar-b-que sauce with pork.
1129
00:54:35,184 --> 00:54:36,447
From the government.
1130
00:54:36,490 --> 00:54:38,927
Whatever happened to cooks
actually cooking?
1131
00:54:38,971 --> 00:54:41,278
I don't know what happened.
Too many whiny people.
1132
00:54:41,321 --> 00:54:42,496
Yeah?
1133
00:54:42,540 --> 00:54:44,324
They don't want
to work hard.
1134
00:54:44,368 --> 00:54:47,153
It's easy to come in here.
This is the best tool
we got right here,
1135
00:54:47,762 --> 00:54:49,416
box opener.
1136
00:54:49,460 --> 00:54:51,418
-That's your chef's tool,
the box cutter.
-That's it.
1137
00:54:51,462 --> 00:54:53,681
-Open up a box, serve it,
give it to them.
-Yeah.
1138
00:54:53,725 --> 00:54:56,118
-Let's look at the things
that are cooked.
-Uh, okay.
1139
00:54:56,162 --> 00:54:57,381
Here we go
Here's a menu.
1140
00:54:57,424 --> 00:54:59,426
-Wednesday.
-Mashed potatoes.
1141
00:54:59,470 --> 00:55:01,559
Ham.
Chili will be homemade.
1142
00:55:01,602 --> 00:55:02,821
The chili
will be homemade.
1143
00:55:02,864 --> 00:55:04,605
And what about
the tomato soup?
1144
00:55:04,649 --> 00:55:05,824
Uh, Campbell's.
1145
00:55:05,867 --> 00:55:07,129
Meatballs?
1146
00:55:07,173 --> 00:55:09,567
-Comes in--
-Comes in a box.
You heat it up.
1147
00:55:09,610 --> 00:55:11,699
Out of the course
of an entire month,
1148
00:55:11,743 --> 00:55:12,831
six out of 36.
1149
00:55:14,920 --> 00:55:18,402
-That's right.
-You're only cooking
six out of 36 meals?
1150
00:55:18,445 --> 00:55:20,621
[Morgan] Appleton Central
Alternative High School
1151
00:55:20,665 --> 00:55:23,624
is filled with students
who have truancy
and behavioral problems.
1152
00:55:23,668 --> 00:55:25,191
But they've turned
things around.
1153
00:55:25,234 --> 00:55:27,672
Not through discipline,
but through diet.
1154
00:55:27,715 --> 00:55:30,414
We were fortunate
to, uh,
kind of stumble across
1155
00:55:30,457 --> 00:55:35,332
this healthy program
as a result
of, uh, some contact
1156
00:55:35,375 --> 00:55:38,509
with Natural Oven
and Bakery
of Manitowoc, Wisconsin,
1157
00:55:38,552 --> 00:55:43,122
and they believe
in low-fat, low-sugar,
1158
00:55:43,165 --> 00:55:45,472
non-chemically
processed foods
1159
00:55:45,516 --> 00:55:48,170
that are free of dyes
and preservatives,
1160
00:55:48,214 --> 00:55:50,738
uh, full of,
uh, whole grains,
1161
00:55:50,782 --> 00:55:53,262
a lot of fresh fruits
and vegetables.
1162
00:55:53,306 --> 00:55:55,482
We do no beef here at all,
1163
00:55:55,526 --> 00:55:57,354
and then it's the method
of preparation,
1164
00:55:57,397 --> 00:55:59,225
where we don't fry.
1165
00:55:59,268 --> 00:56:02,620
A lot of baking
and then just
fresh preparation,
1166
00:56:02,663 --> 00:56:06,232
as opposed to opening cans
or thawing things out
from the box.
1167
00:56:06,275 --> 00:56:08,190
We got rid
of candy machines,
soda machines,
1168
00:56:08,234 --> 00:56:12,064
brought in bottled water,
and it was just a situation
1169
00:56:12,107 --> 00:56:15,110
where we saw
a major change in the kids.
1170
00:56:15,154 --> 00:56:17,678
You know, if you
walk through these halls,
and you're here,
1171
00:56:17,722 --> 00:56:20,638
these do not look
like at-risk,
out-of-control kids.
1172
00:56:20,681 --> 00:56:22,335
Their behaviors are better.
1173
00:56:22,379 --> 00:56:25,164
Uh, they seem
to be more focused.
1174
00:56:25,207 --> 00:56:28,907
Uh, teachers will tell you
that they get more
out of them in the class.
1175
00:56:28,950 --> 00:56:31,736
[Morgan] Keep in mind,
this is not a private school.
1176
00:56:31,779 --> 00:56:35,043
These are the "trouble kids"
of the public school system
1177
00:56:35,087 --> 00:56:37,524
in Appleton, Wisconsin,
that are eating so well.
1178
00:56:37,568 --> 00:56:39,439
and it costs about the same
1179
00:56:39,483 --> 00:56:41,572
as any other
school lunch program.
1180
00:56:41,615 --> 00:56:44,662
So my question is,
why isn't everyone doing this?
1181
00:56:44,705 --> 00:56:47,665
There's an awful lot
of resistance
1182
00:56:47,708 --> 00:56:52,496
from the junk food companies
that make huge profits off
schools at the present time.
1183
00:56:52,539 --> 00:56:55,194
They don't want to get kicked
out of the school system.
1184
00:56:55,237 --> 00:56:58,240
They want to be there to addict the children for life.
1185
00:56:58,284 --> 00:57:00,678
The soft drink companies,
especially, boast about
1186
00:57:00,721 --> 00:57:03,681
how they're contributing
to America's education,
1187
00:57:03,724 --> 00:57:04,812
but what they're doing
1188
00:57:04,856 --> 00:57:06,640
is draining money
from the community
1189
00:57:06,684 --> 00:57:08,990
rather than
contributing money
to the community
1190
00:57:09,034 --> 00:57:11,166
because the soft drink
companies aren't pumping
1191
00:57:11,210 --> 00:57:12,690
those dollars
into the machines.
1192
00:57:12,733 --> 00:57:14,300
It's the children
in the community
1193
00:57:14,343 --> 00:57:16,345
who are getting the money
from their parents,
1194
00:57:16,389 --> 00:57:18,826
and instead of that money
going directly to education,
1195
00:57:18,870 --> 00:57:20,959
the soft drink companies
are taking a cut of it
1196
00:57:21,002 --> 00:57:23,527
and walking away rich
as a consequence.
1197
00:57:23,570 --> 00:57:26,617
We just banned soda
in our school district,
1198
00:57:26,660 --> 00:57:31,665
and the sugar here
shows you how much sugar
a student will drink
1199
00:57:31,709 --> 00:57:33,624
in a week of just soda.
1200
00:57:33,667 --> 00:57:35,756
Um, forget about
the rest of the food they eat.
1201
00:57:35,800 --> 00:57:40,718
And some of these companies
are really opposing the ban
1202
00:57:40,761 --> 00:57:43,634
for reasons of
that we would lose revenue.
1203
00:57:43,677 --> 00:57:45,723
And it's not about money.
1204
00:57:45,766 --> 00:57:48,160
It's not about economics.
It's about health.
1205
00:57:48,203 --> 00:57:49,466
[peppy music playing]
1206
00:57:51,424 --> 00:57:52,730
Ooh.
1207
00:57:52,773 --> 00:57:55,254
The McDonald's
Texas home-style burger meal.
1208
00:57:57,125 --> 00:58:00,259
That's a, uh,
that's a local specialty.
1209
00:58:00,302 --> 00:58:02,000
So it's kind of like
a big 'n' tasty?
1210
00:58:02,043 --> 00:58:04,393
Yes, except the big 'n' tasty
comes with mayonnaise.
1211
00:58:04,437 --> 00:58:06,308
Comes with mayo...
Oh, then, you know what?
1212
00:58:06,352 --> 00:58:11,400
I need the McDonald's Texas
home-style burger meal, please.
1213
00:58:11,444 --> 00:58:15,100
-Would you like
to super-size it today?
-Oh, yes, I would.
1214
00:58:15,143 --> 00:58:17,363
-Do a lot of people
super-size it?
-Yes.
1215
00:58:17,406 --> 00:58:19,104
Yeah, say you
asked five people.
1216
00:58:19,147 --> 00:58:20,801
How many of
those five do it?
1217
00:58:20,845 --> 00:58:23,151
Actually,
I get mostly all of them.
1218
00:58:23,195 --> 00:58:26,154
Mostly all of them?
So you're batting
about 100%?
1219
00:58:26,198 --> 00:58:27,286
I guess.
1220
00:58:27,329 --> 00:58:29,854
See that?
She's that good.
1221
00:58:29,897 --> 00:58:31,464
Deborah's that good.
1222
00:58:31,508 --> 00:58:33,901
First meal
inside the restaurant
that I went in to get,
1223
00:58:33,945 --> 00:58:35,555
and they asked me
to super-size it.
1224
00:58:35,599 --> 00:58:37,557
We're gonna keep
a little tabs,
1225
00:58:37,601 --> 00:58:40,342
see how many times they ask me
to super-size it here in Texas,
1226
00:58:40,386 --> 00:58:43,911
'cause Texas, out of the top 15
fattest cities in America,
1227
00:58:43,955 --> 00:58:45,347
Texas has five.
1228
00:58:52,920 --> 00:58:54,531
[peppy music playing]
1229
00:58:57,185 --> 00:58:59,753
Here we are, Houston, Texas,
fattest city in America,
1230
00:59:01,102 --> 00:59:02,626
getting my first breakfast.
1231
00:59:03,757 --> 00:59:05,063
[indistinct chatter]
1232
00:59:06,455 --> 00:59:08,109
Hi, can I help you, sir?
1233
00:59:08,153 --> 00:59:10,198
[Morgan] When it comes
to the topic of obesity,
1234
00:59:10,242 --> 00:59:12,070
many people are quick
to point the finger
1235
00:59:12,113 --> 00:59:14,246
at various foods
and food companies,
1236
00:59:14,289 --> 00:59:16,335
but the grocery manufacturers
of America,
1237
00:59:16,378 --> 00:59:18,076
a Washington, D.C.-based
lobby group,
1238
00:59:18,119 --> 00:59:19,991
whose mission
is to advance the interests
1239
00:59:20,034 --> 00:59:22,646
of the food, beverage, and consumer products industry,
1240
00:59:22,689 --> 00:59:24,299
are quick
to shift the focus away
1241
00:59:24,343 --> 00:59:26,258
from the companies
they represent
1242
00:59:26,301 --> 00:59:28,826
and to remind everyone
that there's more
at work here
1243
00:59:28,869 --> 00:59:30,697
than just eating poorly.
1244
00:59:30,741 --> 00:59:33,613
[Grabowski] We believe
very strongly in our industry,
1245
00:59:33,657 --> 00:59:35,615
and in other industries,
I think you'll find
1246
00:59:35,659 --> 00:59:37,443
there's a growing consensus
1247
00:59:37,486 --> 00:59:39,576
that the solution
lies in good education.
1248
00:59:39,619 --> 00:59:41,926
We have to get
good information to parents
1249
00:59:41,969 --> 00:59:43,623
so that they can
teach their children
1250
00:59:43,667 --> 00:59:45,625
better exercise
and nutrition habits
1251
00:59:45,669 --> 00:59:48,106
and so they can lead
the healthy lifestyles.
1252
00:59:48,149 --> 00:59:51,979
We don't teach
physical education
in schools anymore.
1253
00:59:52,023 --> 00:59:53,764
[Morgan]
In the U.S., only one state
1254
00:59:53,807 --> 00:59:56,941
requires mandatory physical
education for grades K-12.
1255
00:59:56,984 --> 01:00:00,031
It's also one of
The fattest, Illinois.
1256
01:00:00,074 --> 01:00:02,424
Got enough for...
You got a heart rate?
1257
01:00:02,468 --> 01:00:05,079
[Morgan] Phil Lawler
is the phys ed teacher
at Madison Junior High School,
1258
01:00:05,123 --> 01:00:06,733
home of
the soaring war hawks,
1259
01:00:06,777 --> 01:00:08,953
the snack-ridden school lunches we saw earlier,
1260
01:00:08,996 --> 01:00:10,519
and one of the most
well-executed
1261
01:00:10,563 --> 01:00:13,653
physical education programs
in the country.
1262
01:00:13,697 --> 01:00:16,482
Supported mostly
by fund-raising
and parent involvement,
1263
01:00:16,525 --> 01:00:18,745
Lawler has created a role model for instructors
1264
01:00:18,789 --> 01:00:21,356
and school districts nationwide.
1265
01:00:21,400 --> 01:00:25,839
[Lawler] When's the last time
you heard of a science class fund-raising to get their labs?
1266
01:00:25,883 --> 01:00:28,102
Eventually, society
has to step up to the plate
1267
01:00:28,146 --> 01:00:29,887
and say, "This is important.
1268
01:00:29,930 --> 01:00:31,758
We should have
daily physical education
1269
01:00:31,802 --> 01:00:33,325
and equip it properly."
1270
01:00:33,368 --> 01:00:35,066
We have to say,
"Our greatest strength
1271
01:00:35,109 --> 01:00:36,720
is the resource
of our young people."
1272
01:00:36,763 --> 01:00:38,243
That's our future,
1273
01:00:38,286 --> 01:00:42,639
and the way we're treating
our resources right now,
1274
01:00:42,682 --> 01:00:45,163
we're running into some
serious problems with that.
1275
01:00:45,206 --> 01:00:47,905
I've always said we've never
had healthcare in this country.
1276
01:00:47,948 --> 01:00:49,515
we've only had "sick care."
1277
01:00:49,558 --> 01:00:52,083
I think daily physical education is the only place out there
1278
01:00:52,126 --> 01:00:53,650
that's really offering a solution.
1279
01:00:56,174 --> 01:00:58,132
[Philips]
When I start the music,
1280
01:00:58,176 --> 01:01:01,745
you are gonna begin traveling
through general space.
1281
01:01:01,788 --> 01:01:03,224
You will go back to your spot,
1282
01:01:03,268 --> 01:01:05,400
and I will tell you
a body shape.
1283
01:01:05,444 --> 01:01:06,924
Watch out for other...
1284
01:01:06,967 --> 01:01:08,229
[children] People!
1285
01:01:08,273 --> 01:01:09,622
[upbeat music playing]
1286
01:01:11,493 --> 01:01:12,538
[Philips] Round!
1287
01:01:14,758 --> 01:01:16,542
Good job.
1288
01:01:16,585 --> 01:01:19,197
How many days a week
do the kids here at this school
get to go to gym?
1289
01:01:19,240 --> 01:01:20,633
-Once.
-One day a week.
1290
01:01:20,677 --> 01:01:22,722
One day a week.
For 45 minutes.
1291
01:01:22,766 --> 01:01:25,769
-Is that enough?
-No. Nowhere close.
1292
01:01:25,812 --> 01:01:28,772
Not when the surgeon general
recommends that, at minimum,
1293
01:01:28,815 --> 01:01:31,122
you need 30 minutes
of physical activity a day
1294
01:01:31,165 --> 01:01:33,646
to maintain your weight
and a healthy well-being.
1295
01:01:33,690 --> 01:01:36,693
So, once a week
is nowhere close.
1296
01:01:36,736 --> 01:01:39,521
[Morgan] In 2001,
President Bush
announced his presidency
1297
01:01:39,565 --> 01:01:41,741
with sweeping
education reform.
1298
01:01:41,785 --> 01:01:44,352
The "no child left behind" act
would now
hold states accountable
1299
01:01:44,396 --> 01:01:47,442
for not having students
who met minimum
education requirements.
1300
01:01:47,486 --> 01:01:50,445
Apparently, we were
not only the fattest
nation in the world,
1301
01:01:50,489 --> 01:01:52,447
but we were quickly
becoming the stupid est.
1302
01:01:52,491 --> 01:01:54,928
It may be sending a very
difficult message for schools.
1303
01:01:54,972 --> 01:01:57,061
One of the reasons
recess is being cut back
1304
01:01:57,104 --> 01:01:58,976
in elementary schools,
as I said earlier...
1305
01:01:59,019 --> 01:02:01,674
That's being cut out so
they can prepare for the tests.
1306
01:02:01,718 --> 01:02:04,677
and something I've said
to a couple of groups,
it's interesting.
1307
01:02:04,721 --> 01:02:07,462
We could end up with youngsters
who can read, but who are fat.
1308
01:02:07,506 --> 01:02:09,464
So we have "fat readers."
1309
01:02:09,508 --> 01:02:11,249
The more we put mandates on the school,
1310
01:02:11,292 --> 01:02:13,207
to be very myopic in their focus,
1311
01:02:13,251 --> 01:02:15,253
we mitigate against
all of these other areas
1312
01:02:15,296 --> 01:02:17,298
where they should be
devoting time and energy,
1313
01:02:17,342 --> 01:02:19,126
including phys ed,
nutrition, health.
1314
01:02:19,170 --> 01:02:20,954
These are all the things
being cut out.
1315
01:02:20,998 --> 01:02:23,174
[Morgan] Who in here
can tell me
what a calorie is?
1316
01:02:23,957 --> 01:02:26,743
[indistinct talking]
1317
01:02:28,745 --> 01:02:30,268
Something
you should watch.
1318
01:02:30,311 --> 01:02:32,836
[laughing] Something
you should watch.
You got that right.
1319
01:02:32,879 --> 01:02:37,362
Is it the fat
that goes through
your, um...
1320
01:02:38,276 --> 01:02:39,407
What's a calorie?
1321
01:02:40,060 --> 01:02:41,148
Oh, Jesus.
1322
01:02:41,192 --> 01:02:43,672
A calorie is
an increment of, um...
1323
01:02:43,977 --> 01:02:45,631
Ugh.
1324
01:02:45,674 --> 01:02:48,329
Um, that's a good question.
1325
01:02:48,373 --> 01:02:51,289
Most of us know
what a calorie actually is.
1326
01:02:51,332 --> 01:02:53,900
I don't know.
Oh, wait.
1327
01:02:53,944 --> 01:02:57,991
Is a calorie
some part of fat?
Like... I don't know.
1328
01:02:58,035 --> 01:02:59,079
Uh...
1329
01:03:01,212 --> 01:03:04,432
It's something that builds
up the fat in your body.
Calories are not good.
1330
01:03:04,476 --> 01:03:05,782
It's the amount of...
1331
01:03:05,825 --> 01:03:07,609
-See, I don't know.
-[Morgan laughs]
1332
01:03:07,653 --> 01:03:10,351
I want to say it's the amount
of calories in a calorie.
Don't know.
1333
01:03:10,395 --> 01:03:12,614
I never pay no mind
to what calories are.
1334
01:03:12,658 --> 01:03:15,139
I just eat when I'm hungry,
and that's it.
1335
01:03:15,182 --> 01:03:18,229
If you can tell me
what a calorie is, go ahead.
1336
01:03:18,272 --> 01:03:21,972
A calorie is a measure
of the energy content of food,
1337
01:03:22,015 --> 01:03:25,932
and a calorie,
the kind that you usually see
1338
01:03:25,976 --> 01:03:30,023
when you see the caloric content
on food labels,
1339
01:03:30,067 --> 01:03:33,026
one calorie
is the amount of energy
1340
01:03:33,070 --> 01:03:37,422
that's needed to raise the
temperature of a liter of water
1341
01:03:37,465 --> 01:03:38,858
by one degree centigrade.
1342
01:03:40,164 --> 01:03:41,382
[Morgan] Well said.
1343
01:03:41,426 --> 01:03:45,517
Could I get a bacon,
egg, and cheese McGriddle?
1344
01:03:46,648 --> 01:03:47,693
Hmm.
1345
01:03:47,736 --> 01:03:49,042
Smells like a little pancake.
1346
01:03:51,915 --> 01:03:54,178
Mmm.
Tastes like a little pancake.
1347
01:03:55,179 --> 01:03:56,745
[laughing]
Look at that.
1348
01:03:56,789 --> 01:03:59,966
I haven't walked a half-mile
a day since we've been h ere.
1349
01:04:00,010 --> 01:04:01,968
No wonder
everything's bigger in Texas
1350
01:04:02,012 --> 01:04:04,101
[sombre music plays]
1351
01:04:04,144 --> 01:04:05,885
[woman]
If you're inside, stay there.
1352
01:04:05,929 --> 01:04:08,888
The blizzard of 2003
isn't over yet.
1353
01:04:08,932 --> 01:04:10,672
[Morgan]
I got my lunch.
1354
01:04:10,716 --> 01:04:12,500
I got my dinner.
1355
01:04:12,544 --> 01:04:14,763
Never have to leave the house.
1356
01:04:14,807 --> 01:04:17,114
I'm not gonna
completely become vegan
1357
01:04:17,157 --> 01:04:19,116
just because
you want me to.
1358
01:04:19,159 --> 01:04:21,509
I'm not saying
you should do it
because I want you to.
1359
01:04:21,553 --> 01:04:23,076
I'm saying you need
to think about
1360
01:04:23,120 --> 01:04:24,643
what you believe
is a system
1361
01:04:24,686 --> 01:04:28,777
that it is corrupt
and immoral
and wrong and hurtful,
1362
01:04:28,821 --> 01:04:30,605
but you're gonna
be a part of it.
1363
01:04:30,649 --> 01:04:32,259
Where is
the disconnect there?
1364
01:04:32,303 --> 01:04:34,479
Why don't you
make that choice?
1365
01:04:34,522 --> 01:04:36,437
Why don't I make the choice
to not eat meat?
1366
01:04:36,481 --> 01:04:37,525
Yes.
1367
01:04:37,569 --> 01:04:39,484
-Um--
-Because you like it.
1368
01:04:39,527 --> 01:04:41,225
-'Cause I like--
-'Cause it tastes good
1369
01:04:41,268 --> 01:04:43,923
I like bacon.
I love pork chops.
1370
01:04:43,967 --> 01:04:45,794
Ham is the greatest
thing ever.
1371
01:04:45,838 --> 01:04:48,928
I'm sure heroin is awesome.
I'm sure it's great.
1372
01:04:48,972 --> 01:04:53,237
Heroine and ham
are in completely
different categories.
1373
01:04:53,280 --> 01:04:55,979
I'm sorry, but ham and heroin
are not the same thing.
1374
01:04:56,022 --> 01:04:57,023
They're not.
1375
01:04:57,763 --> 01:04:59,069
They're not.
1376
01:04:59,112 --> 01:05:02,899
I could be
strung out on ham
for days and be okay.
1377
01:05:02,942 --> 01:05:06,250
-You are a little strung out.
-And I am strung out on ham.
1378
01:05:06,293 --> 01:05:09,818
It's hard for me
to watch him
go through this,
1379
01:05:09,862 --> 01:05:11,385
I got to tell you.
1380
01:05:11,429 --> 01:05:13,126
I worry about his health.
1381
01:05:13,170 --> 01:05:17,000
He's exhausted by the end
of the day, just so tired.
1382
01:05:17,043 --> 01:05:18,915
He gets home
really late from work...
1383
01:05:18,958 --> 01:05:20,568
[yawns]
1384
01:05:20,612 --> 01:05:23,484
and he gets all jacked up
on sugar and caffeine,
1385
01:05:23,528 --> 01:05:25,399
and then he crashes.
1386
01:05:25,443 --> 01:05:29,186
And then,
when we do have sex,
I got to tell you,
1387
01:05:29,229 --> 01:05:32,015
he's not quite as energetic
as he used to be.
1388
01:05:32,058 --> 01:05:33,233
[laughs]
1389
01:05:33,277 --> 01:05:34,669
I have to be on top.
1390
01:05:36,149 --> 01:05:38,891
Otherwise, he, uh...
1391
01:05:39,848 --> 01:05:42,634
You know
he gets tired easily.
1392
01:05:44,027 --> 01:05:45,942
I think the saturated fats
1393
01:05:45,985 --> 01:05:49,032
are starting to impede
the blood flow to his penis,
1394
01:05:49,075 --> 01:05:53,732
and he's having a hard time,
you know, getting it up.
1395
01:05:53,775 --> 01:05:55,429
He does, totally.
1396
01:05:55,473 --> 01:05:57,692
It's still good,
but it's definitely
a big difference.
1397
01:05:57,736 --> 01:05:59,303
There's definitely
a difference.
1398
01:05:59,781 --> 01:06:00,782
I can tell.
1399
01:06:06,092 --> 01:06:07,180
Ugh.
1400
01:06:08,268 --> 01:06:10,096
I feel horrible today.
1401
01:06:10,140 --> 01:06:12,316
My headache's
coming back again.
1402
01:06:12,359 --> 01:06:15,058
It feels like somebody's
yanking on the tendons
behind my eyes.
1403
01:06:16,929 --> 01:06:20,324
My body officially hates me.
1404
01:06:22,500 --> 01:06:24,110
All the vitamins
that you see here,
1405
01:06:24,154 --> 01:06:28,027
vitamin E, Thiamine,
Riboflavin, Riacin,
and so on,
1406
01:06:28,071 --> 01:06:30,769
are all under 50%
of what you need.
1407
01:06:30,812 --> 01:06:32,510
You're getting
a lot of carbohydrates,
1408
01:06:32,553 --> 01:06:36,122
and I know, clearly,
that those are all
refined carbohydrates
1409
01:06:36,166 --> 01:06:41,040
because those are coming
from the buns,
biscuits, hash browns. Okay?
1410
01:06:41,084 --> 01:06:42,476
And the sugar.
1411
01:06:42,520 --> 01:06:45,349
let's not forget
the most refined
carbohydrate of all,
1412
01:06:45,392 --> 01:06:48,439
which is coming from
your milkshakes
and your coke.
1413
01:06:48,482 --> 01:06:50,484
[Morgan] In fact,
there are only seven items
1414
01:06:50,528 --> 01:06:54,053
on the McDonald's menu
that contain
no sugar whatsoever.
1415
01:06:54,097 --> 01:06:58,014
French fries,
chicken McNuggets,
hash browns, sausage,
1416
01:06:58,057 --> 01:07:00,712
diet coke, coffee
and iced tea.
1417
01:07:00,755 --> 01:07:04,107
Everything else,
even the salads,
contain sugar.
1418
01:07:06,239 --> 01:07:07,936
[Bennett]
I'm telling you, 202.
1419
01:07:07,980 --> 01:07:09,938
-[man] Yay, you lost weight!
-I lost a pound!
1420
01:07:09,982 --> 01:07:11,244
Oh, thank God.
1421
01:07:11,288 --> 01:07:13,029
Muscle weighs
more than fat.
1422
01:07:13,072 --> 01:07:16,249
You might have lost
some muscle mass
and gained some fat mass.
1423
01:07:16,293 --> 01:07:18,295
I lost a pound.
Let's go get something to eat.
1424
01:07:21,080 --> 01:07:25,345
I was feeling bad in the car,
feeling like shit, really.
1425
01:07:26,651 --> 01:07:31,395
I was feeling really, really
sick and unhappy.
1426
01:07:32,048 --> 01:07:33,266
I started eating.
1427
01:07:34,267 --> 01:07:35,573
I feel great.
1428
01:07:35,616 --> 01:07:37,270
I feel really good now.
1429
01:07:37,314 --> 01:07:38,793
I feel so good, it's crazy.
1430
01:07:39,620 --> 01:07:40,969
Isn't that right, baby?
1431
01:07:41,013 --> 01:07:42,319
Yeah, you're crazy,
all right.
1432
01:07:52,720 --> 01:07:55,245
One fifty over 90.
1433
01:07:55,288 --> 01:07:58,596
The headaches might even be
hypertensive headaches,
but they're probably not.
1434
01:07:58,639 --> 01:08:02,165
They're probably related
to you know, blood sugar.
1435
01:08:02,208 --> 01:08:05,472
You might be in
this hyperinsulinemic state.
1436
01:08:06,473 --> 01:08:08,127
One fifty over 110.
1437
01:08:10,869 --> 01:08:12,958
Your total cholesterol
was 165 before.
1438
01:08:13,001 --> 01:08:14,742
Now it's 225.
1439
01:08:14,786 --> 01:08:20,139
A liver that's inflamed
in any way
or sick in any way
1440
01:08:20,183 --> 01:08:24,100
will leak some of its enzymes
out to the blood.
1441
01:08:24,143 --> 01:08:26,232
So this
is very nonspecific,
1442
01:08:26,276 --> 01:08:28,365
but it means
the liver is sick,
1443
01:08:28,408 --> 01:08:30,889
and the most likely cause
of your liver sickness
1444
01:08:30,932 --> 01:08:32,804
is a fatty liver.
1445
01:08:32,847 --> 01:08:35,546
Your liver
is now like pate.
1446
01:08:35,589 --> 01:08:38,375
SGOT
was originally 21.
1447
01:08:38,418 --> 01:08:39,985
-Now it's...
-One thirty.
1448
01:08:40,028 --> 01:08:43,858
And SGPT was originally 20.
1449
01:08:43,902 --> 01:08:47,601
Now it's 290,
a more than tenfold increase.
1450
01:08:47,645 --> 01:08:50,256
Not good,
not good, not good.
1451
01:08:50,300 --> 01:08:54,739
Anybody would say right now
that you're sick.
1452
01:08:54,782 --> 01:08:56,132
If you're
fatigued with this,
1453
01:08:56,175 --> 01:08:57,698
you'll feel
lethargic with this,
1454
01:08:57,742 --> 01:09:00,223
you'll feel
run-down with this.
If, you know...
1455
01:09:00,266 --> 01:09:03,139
If somebody were doing this
to their liver with alcohol,
1456
01:09:03,182 --> 01:09:06,490
they could theoretically
wipe out all the liver...
Wipe out their liver cells
1457
01:09:06,533 --> 01:09:09,188
and, and, and they'd be
in liver failure.
1458
01:09:09,232 --> 01:09:11,669
Now, I've never heard
of anybody doing this
to their liver
1459
01:09:11,712 --> 01:09:16,108
with a high-fat diet,
but I guess anything's poss...
1460
01:09:16,152 --> 01:09:18,197
I don't know.
I can't answer the question.
1461
01:09:18,241 --> 01:09:20,286
Never, never been
done before.
1462
01:09:20,330 --> 01:09:23,159
No one's ever
wiped out their liver
with a high-fat diet before.
1463
01:09:23,202 --> 01:09:24,508
Wow.
1464
01:09:24,551 --> 01:09:26,553
And I won't
wipe out my liver
in two more weeks?
1465
01:09:28,816 --> 01:09:30,340
I would think
it would be unlikely.
1466
01:09:30,383 --> 01:09:32,124
I don't want to tell you
you wouldn't.
1467
01:09:32,168 --> 01:09:35,214
My advice to you is
to stop doing
what you're doing,
1468
01:09:35,258 --> 01:09:36,955
because it's hurting you.
1469
01:09:36,998 --> 01:09:39,697
You're sick, and you're
making yourself sick,
1470
01:09:39,740 --> 01:09:41,394
and you can
make yourself unsick
1471
01:09:41,438 --> 01:09:43,135
by stopping doing
what you're doing.
1472
01:09:45,006 --> 01:09:48,836
I'm just afraid there will be something that's totally irreversible.
1473
01:09:48,880 --> 01:09:51,883
You know, that there will be some damage done that...
1474
01:09:51,926 --> 01:09:52,971
[sighs]
1475
01:09:53,014 --> 01:09:54,538
Yeah. I don't know.
1476
01:09:54,581 --> 01:09:59,325
So, do they think that once you change your habits
1477
01:09:59,369 --> 01:10:02,546
that that's going to correct itself?
1478
01:10:02,589 --> 01:10:05,244
Yeah, they think that
everything should
get back on track
1479
01:10:05,288 --> 01:10:06,637
once this is done.
1480
01:10:06,680 --> 01:10:08,813
Your liver... I've been
doing some reading.
1481
01:10:08,856 --> 01:10:12,077
Your liver is very resilient,
and your liver heals itself.
1482
01:10:13,470 --> 01:10:14,732
So...
1483
01:10:14,775 --> 01:10:17,169
Well, if you need a portion of my liver, honey,
1484
01:10:17,213 --> 01:10:18,257
you can have it.
1485
01:10:18,301 --> 01:10:19,476
[both laugh]
1486
01:10:19,519 --> 01:10:21,217
I'll give up part of my liver for you.
1487
01:10:21,260 --> 01:10:22,870
Thanks, mom.
Thanks.
1488
01:10:30,095 --> 01:10:33,272
There's a drug that is used
in emergency rooms,
called Naloxone.
1489
01:10:33,316 --> 01:10:35,056
It's used for heroin overdose.
1490
01:10:35,100 --> 01:10:38,059
A guy comes in
overdosed on heroin, comatose.
1491
01:10:38,103 --> 01:10:39,235
He's gonna die.
1492
01:10:39,278 --> 01:10:41,062
You inject him with this drug,
1493
01:10:41,106 --> 01:10:44,327
and it blocks the opiate
receptors in the brain.
1494
01:10:44,370 --> 01:10:46,894
Heroin doesn't work.
He wakes up.
1495
01:10:46,938 --> 01:10:51,203
If I give that same drug
to a real chocolate addict,
1496
01:10:51,247 --> 01:10:52,770
a person just shoveling it in,
1497
01:10:52,813 --> 01:10:54,250
You find
the most amazing thing.
1498
01:10:54,293 --> 01:10:56,556
They lose
much of their interest
in chocolate.
1499
01:10:56,600 --> 01:10:59,298
They take a bite,
they set it back down.
1500
01:10:59,342 --> 01:11:01,561
In other words,
it's not taste and mouth feel.
1501
01:11:01,605 --> 01:11:04,085
it's a drug effect of the food
within the brain
1502
01:11:04,129 --> 01:11:06,262
that keeps us coming back
again and again.
1503
01:11:06,305 --> 01:11:09,569
You're saying
that your mood goes up
once you start eating.
1504
01:11:09,613 --> 01:11:13,225
Yeah. Lately,
every time I eat,
I feel 100% better.
1505
01:11:13,269 --> 01:11:16,446
Ha! So it seems
like you're starting
to get addicted to it now.
1506
01:11:16,489 --> 01:11:18,926
[peppy music playing]
1507
01:11:43,690 --> 01:11:45,953
[Morgan] McDonald's calls
people who eat their food
1508
01:11:45,997 --> 01:11:48,608
at least once a week
"heavy users."
1509
01:11:48,652 --> 01:11:50,958
I'm not kidding.
1510
01:11:51,002 --> 01:11:53,961
Seventy-two percent of
the people who eat
at McDonald's are heavy users.
1511
01:11:54,005 --> 01:11:56,007
They also have
another category,
1512
01:11:56,050 --> 01:11:58,139
the "super heavy user."
1513
01:11:58,183 --> 01:11:59,489
These people eat their food
1514
01:11:59,532 --> 01:12:02,274
three, four, five times
a week and up.
1515
01:12:02,318 --> 01:12:04,624
Twenty-two percent
of the people
who eat at McDonald's
1516
01:12:04,668 --> 01:12:07,279
are super heavy users.
1517
01:12:07,323 --> 01:12:09,499
If you look at the menu
at a fast-food restaurant,
1518
01:12:09,542 --> 01:12:11,457
they use all of
the addicting components.
1519
01:12:11,501 --> 01:12:14,330
They'll take a slab of meat,
cover it with cheese,
1520
01:12:14,373 --> 01:12:17,724
cheese, of course, which is
filled with the casomorphins,
1521
01:12:17,768 --> 01:12:21,859
uh, the opiates that are found
in the cheese protein.
1522
01:12:21,902 --> 01:12:24,818
and then they serve it
with a sugary soda,
1523
01:12:24,862 --> 01:12:26,994
which has
the addictive powers of sugar
1524
01:12:27,038 --> 01:12:29,040
with plenty of added caffeine.
1525
01:12:29,083 --> 01:12:30,650
Now, you might be
a 12-year-old kid.
1526
01:12:30,694 --> 01:12:33,653
Your brain is no match
for that combination.
1527
01:12:33,697 --> 01:12:35,873
[Morgan] In 2002,
McDonald's France
1528
01:12:35,916 --> 01:12:38,223
took out a full-page ad
in a French magazine
1529
01:12:38,266 --> 01:12:41,052
in which a nutritionist stated, "There is no reason
1530
01:12:41,095 --> 01:12:43,315
to go to McDonald's
more than once a week."
1531
01:12:43,359 --> 01:12:46,318
McDonald's corporate
headquarters in the U.S.
freaked out,
1532
01:12:46,362 --> 01:12:48,189
saying that
this is only one opinion,
1533
01:12:48,233 --> 01:12:50,540
and that the vast majority
of nutrition professionals
1534
01:12:50,583 --> 01:12:53,673
say that McDonald's food
can be a part
of a healthy diet.
1535
01:12:53,717 --> 01:12:57,460
So, we thought we'd randomly call some nutritionists to see what their opinions were
1536
01:12:57,503 --> 01:12:59,244
when it came
to eating fast food.
1537
01:12:59,287 --> 01:13:01,768
How often do you think that
people should eat fast food?
1538
01:13:01,812 --> 01:13:03,335
[woman over phone] Ideally, never.
1539
01:13:03,379 --> 01:13:05,119
[woman 2]
Rare to never.
1540
01:13:05,163 --> 01:13:06,817
[woman 3]
The less, the better.
Zero is the best.
1541
01:13:06,860 --> 01:13:09,863
[woman 4]
Hopefully, no more often
than once a month.
1542
01:13:09,907 --> 01:13:12,692
If you were stranded
on a deserted island,
1543
01:13:12,736 --> 01:13:15,173
or if we get bombed
with anthrax,
1544
01:13:15,216 --> 01:13:16,740
and that's
the only food available,
1545
01:13:16,783 --> 01:13:18,959
that's the only time
you should eat fast food.
1546
01:13:19,003 --> 01:13:21,658
[Morgan] We called 100 nutritionists all over America,
1547
01:13:21,701 --> 01:13:23,224
and the results
were not on track
1548
01:13:23,268 --> 01:13:25,531
with the "vast majority"
McDonald's talked about.
1549
01:13:25,575 --> 01:13:27,359
Only two out of the 100
1550
01:13:27,403 --> 01:13:29,492
said you should eat fast food
two times a week or more.
1551
01:13:29,535 --> 01:13:32,582
Twenty-eight said once a week
to once or twice a month.
1552
01:13:32,625 --> 01:13:35,454
And 45 said
you should never eat it.
1553
01:13:35,498 --> 01:13:38,239
Ninety-five of them agreed
that it is a major contributor
1554
01:13:38,283 --> 01:13:40,677
to the obesity epidemic
sweeping America.
1555
01:13:41,591 --> 01:13:44,071
-Okay.
-Okay? Okay.
1556
01:13:45,551 --> 01:13:47,031
[telephone ringing]
1557
01:13:47,074 --> 01:13:48,772
[telephone beeps]
1558
01:13:48,815 --> 01:13:51,252
Hi, Morgan, how are you?
Bridget Bennett from Health.
1559
01:13:51,296 --> 01:13:53,777
Unfortunately,
I have to tell you
1560
01:13:53,820 --> 01:13:57,215
that Health is gonna have to
close its doors,
effective immediately.
1561
01:13:57,258 --> 01:13:59,086
I'm sorry to tell you that over the phone.
1562
01:13:59,130 --> 01:14:03,221
We're all sort of surprised,
but we will proceed as before,
1563
01:14:03,264 --> 01:14:06,485
just not at
the integrated Health center.
1564
01:14:06,529 --> 01:14:08,705
Okay, Morgan, thanks,
and I will talk to you soon.
1565
01:14:08,748 --> 01:14:09,793
Bye-bye.
1566
01:14:11,055 --> 01:14:13,449
[phone clicks]
1567
01:14:13,492 --> 01:14:16,060
[Morgan] Apparently,
we don't put much value
on health in America anymore.
1568
01:14:16,103 --> 01:14:18,845
In fact, each year,
we spend over $30 billion
1569
01:14:18,889 --> 01:14:21,413
on diet products
and weight-loss programs,
1570
01:14:21,457 --> 01:14:24,198
Two and a half times
what we spend
on fitness and health.
1571
01:14:24,242 --> 01:14:26,287
There are pills, drinks, bars.
1572
01:14:26,331 --> 01:14:28,768
You can lose weight while you
sleep, while you watch TV,
1573
01:14:28,812 --> 01:14:30,857
and while eating
everything you want,
1574
01:14:30,901 --> 01:14:35,949
always pushing the newest way
to stay thin without exercise.
1575
01:14:35,993 --> 01:14:38,865
Some people, however,
feel that they have
tried everything
1576
01:14:38,909 --> 01:14:40,606
and see
only one remaining option
1577
01:14:40,650 --> 01:14:42,216
as their last hope for health.
1578
01:14:43,130 --> 01:14:45,524
[Howlett] I'm diabetic.
1579
01:14:45,568 --> 01:14:48,919
Eighty percent of the people
don't have to take insulin
anymore after this.
1580
01:14:48,962 --> 01:14:51,748
-Mm-hmm.
-Plus, I have hypertension.
1581
01:14:51,791 --> 01:14:55,012
Hopefully, correct that, lose my weight, and lose my high blood pressure.
1582
01:14:55,055 --> 01:14:56,143
Yeah.
1583
01:14:56,187 --> 01:14:57,971
[Morgan]
This is Bruce Howlett.
1584
01:14:58,015 --> 01:15:00,147
In a few minutes, his stomach
will be surgically reduced
1585
01:15:00,191 --> 01:15:04,412
to the size of a small apple
in a gastric bypass operation.
1586
01:15:04,456 --> 01:15:07,981
People with hypertension
who are obese,
1587
01:15:08,025 --> 01:15:10,157
about 75% of them
1588
01:15:10,201 --> 01:15:14,422
will get rid of
their hypertensive medications.
1589
01:15:14,466 --> 01:15:16,512
[Morgan] Doctors Adam Naaman
and Carl Geisler
1590
01:15:16,555 --> 01:15:18,601
will be performing
the operation.
1591
01:15:18,644 --> 01:15:21,386
Together, they have done
more than 500
gastric bypass surgeries,
1592
01:15:21,429 --> 01:15:22,866
and with their
tandem technique,
1593
01:15:22,909 --> 01:15:24,868
they are setting
the industry standard,
1594
01:15:24,911 --> 01:15:27,087
completing the procedure
in less than 30 minutes
1595
01:15:27,131 --> 01:15:29,873
and sending patients home
the following day.
1596
01:15:29,916 --> 01:15:34,007
We have established now
that the only procedure
1597
01:15:34,051 --> 01:15:41,014
that really cures diabetes
is obesity surgery.
1598
01:15:41,058 --> 01:15:42,625
I went blind for a week.
1599
01:15:42,668 --> 01:15:45,149
Just went complete...
One day out of the blue,
you went blind?
1600
01:15:45,192 --> 01:15:48,631
I went to work, got to work,
drove to work that night,
1601
01:15:48,674 --> 01:15:50,937
got to work,
couldn't read the charts,
1602
01:15:50,981 --> 01:15:54,419
and I had to
call my supervisor,
tell her I couldn't work
1603
01:15:54,462 --> 01:15:56,247
because I couldn't see
what I was doing,
1604
01:15:56,290 --> 01:15:58,466
and called my wife,
had to get her to ride to work
1605
01:15:58,510 --> 01:15:59,903
to pick me up
and take me home.
1606
01:15:59,946 --> 01:16:02,645
And then once I stopped
drinking the diet soda waters,
1607
01:16:02,688 --> 01:16:04,342
got my sugars back down.
1608
01:16:04,385 --> 01:16:06,953
I was fortunate enough,
my eyesight came back.
1609
01:16:06,997 --> 01:16:10,000
I didn't do that much damage
to them at that time.
1610
01:16:10,043 --> 01:16:16,484
I think it's human nature
to seek a drastic solution
1611
01:16:16,528 --> 01:16:19,139
only when you're faced
with a drastic problem.
1612
01:16:19,183 --> 01:16:21,315
I drank three or four
of those a day.
1613
01:16:21,359 --> 01:16:23,535
Three or four...
'Cause this is a half-gallon,
1614
01:16:23,579 --> 01:16:27,408
That means you were
drinking probably about
two gallons of soda a day.
1615
01:16:27,452 --> 01:16:29,149
It wasn't unusual,
for a two-week time,
1616
01:16:29,193 --> 01:16:32,065
we'd buy
50 two-liters of soda water.
1617
01:16:32,109 --> 01:16:34,502
-Fifty two-liters
every two weeks.
-Mm-hmm.
1618
01:16:34,546 --> 01:16:37,244
And I'd probably end up
having to pick him up
a couple extra.
1619
01:16:37,288 --> 01:16:38,724
-He drinks more than I do.
-Yeah.
1620
01:16:38,768 --> 01:16:41,422
I'll go through
about one of those a day.
1621
01:16:41,466 --> 01:16:44,817
There's some days I go through
three or four two-liters.
1622
01:16:44,861 --> 01:16:49,387
A lot of us don't realize
the social stigma
1623
01:16:49,430 --> 01:16:53,478
that these people face
on a daily basis.
1624
01:16:54,392 --> 01:16:56,133
[violin music playing]
1625
01:16:57,525 --> 01:16:58,918
[indistinct chatter]
1626
01:17:00,006 --> 01:17:02,487
[man]
One, two, three.
1627
01:17:04,358 --> 01:17:06,447
[waltz music playing]
1628
01:18:13,079 --> 01:18:14,994
[Morgan] It's, um...
1629
01:18:15,038 --> 01:18:20,086
It's, like, 2:00 a.m.
in the morning
on February 21.
1630
01:18:22,045 --> 01:18:25,918
I, uh, woke up,
couldn't breathe.
1631
01:18:25,962 --> 01:18:28,834
I'm having
really difficulty breathing.
1632
01:18:29,617 --> 01:18:31,358
I'm very hot,
1633
01:18:31,402 --> 01:18:35,101
and, uh, um,
1634
01:18:35,145 --> 01:18:38,844
felt like I was having
heart palpitations.
1635
01:18:40,367 --> 01:18:41,499
Um...
1636
01:18:43,066 --> 01:18:46,765
Came up and, uh,
walked around the living room.
1637
01:18:46,809 --> 01:18:48,898
I was trying
to get my breath back.
1638
01:18:48,941 --> 01:18:51,422
and, uh...
I want to finish,
1639
01:18:51,465 --> 01:18:54,730
but I don't want anything
real bad to happen, either.
1640
01:18:58,255 --> 01:18:59,735
[printer whirring]
1641
01:19:04,348 --> 01:19:05,828
[Dr. Isaacs]
your EKG is normal.
1642
01:19:05,871 --> 01:19:07,264
Deep breath.
1643
01:19:07,307 --> 01:19:08,308
And out.
1644
01:19:10,571 --> 01:19:14,619
Now, listen, I don't have
a ready explanation
1645
01:19:14,662 --> 01:19:16,186
for your chest pain.
1646
01:19:16,229 --> 01:19:18,884
Would you at least consider
taking aspirin once a day
1647
01:19:18,928 --> 01:19:20,843
now that you're
on this ridiculous diet?
1648
01:19:20,886 --> 01:19:23,541
Uh, maybe.
I'll think about it.
1649
01:19:23,584 --> 01:19:26,283
Why would you even
think about it?
Why wouldn't you just do it?
1650
01:19:26,326 --> 01:19:28,720
This is really...
You know...
1651
01:19:28,764 --> 01:19:30,853
You saw
these numbers, right?
1652
01:19:30,896 --> 01:19:34,770
These numbers are
absolutely outrageous.
1653
01:19:34,813 --> 01:19:37,511
For the first time,
we're seeing
uric acid elevated,
1654
01:19:37,555 --> 01:19:40,471
so you're giving yourself
hyperuricemia,
1655
01:19:40,514 --> 01:19:44,954
and the danger
of hyperuricemia
is gout, kidney stones.
1656
01:19:44,997 --> 01:19:48,653
The results for your liver
are obscene
1657
01:19:48,696 --> 01:19:51,003
beyond anything
I would have thought.
1658
01:19:51,047 --> 01:19:53,049
-Yeah.
-Truly.
1659
01:19:53,092 --> 01:19:57,053
I mean... You know that movie
"Death in Las Vegas",
1660
01:19:57,096 --> 01:19:59,011
Nicolas Cage,
that pickled his liver
1661
01:19:59,055 --> 01:20:02,145
-during the course
of a few weeks in Las Vegas.
-Right.
1662
01:20:02,188 --> 01:20:05,322
I would never have thought
you could do the same thing
1663
01:20:05,365 --> 01:20:07,193
-with a high-fat diet.
-Yeah.
1664
01:20:07,237 --> 01:20:09,195
Uh, my advice to you,
as a physician,
1665
01:20:09,239 --> 01:20:12,590
is that you've got to stop
pickling your liver.
1666
01:20:12,633 --> 01:20:15,201
And you're kicking it
while it's down now.
1667
01:20:15,245 --> 01:20:17,900
Now it's down,
and you're kicking it further.
1668
01:20:19,727 --> 01:20:23,862
I mean, if you were
an alcoholic,
I'd say, "You're gonna die.
1669
01:20:23,906 --> 01:20:26,256
You keep drinking,
you'll die."
1670
01:20:26,299 --> 01:20:29,781
If the pain starts to radiate
to your jaw or down your arm,
1671
01:20:29,825 --> 01:20:32,653
-that's life-threatening,
and immediately so.
-Yeah.
1672
01:20:32,697 --> 01:20:35,308
So I need to hear about that,
or you need to call 911.
1673
01:20:35,352 --> 01:20:36,919
-Okay.
-All right?
1674
01:20:36,962 --> 01:20:39,399
-[indistinct chatter]
-[telephone ringing]
1675
01:20:40,879 --> 01:20:42,315
-[Alex] Hello?
-[Morgan] Hello.
1676
01:20:42,359 --> 01:20:44,187
-Hi, sweetheart.
-How are you?
1677
01:20:45,188 --> 01:20:47,146
I'm good. I'm worried about you.
1678
01:20:47,190 --> 01:20:48,756
Yeah.
1679
01:20:48,800 --> 01:20:52,108
I had no idea this was gonna be such a dangerous experiment.
1680
01:20:52,151 --> 01:20:53,196
Yeah.
1681
01:20:54,501 --> 01:20:56,503
I don't think anybody did.
1682
01:20:56,547 --> 01:20:58,941
The doctor didn't even
think it was
gonna be this drastic.
1683
01:20:58,984 --> 01:21:01,073
-He's floored by it.
-Yeah.
1684
01:21:01,117 --> 01:21:04,903
And, um, he doesn't know
what will happen.
1685
01:21:04,947 --> 01:21:06,862
He says,
"Listen, I have no idea."
1686
01:21:06,905 --> 01:21:11,475
But, you know,
he said that if I am feeling
bad or feeling anything,
1687
01:21:11,518 --> 01:21:14,565
to page him, and he'll
admit me immediately
wherever I am.
1688
01:21:14,608 --> 01:21:16,045
Oh, sweetheart.
1689
01:21:16,088 --> 01:21:17,089
Yeah.
1690
01:21:18,525 --> 01:21:20,614
[sighs]
1691
01:21:20,658 --> 01:21:23,835
I love you so much, and I don't want you to be hurt.
1692
01:21:23,879 --> 01:21:25,271
Yeah, me either.
1693
01:21:27,795 --> 01:21:28,927
Me either.
1694
01:21:31,582 --> 01:21:33,540
I'll tell you, if you start to get nauseous
1695
01:21:33,584 --> 01:21:35,760
and you start vomiting and your eyes turn yellow,
1696
01:21:35,803 --> 01:21:37,588
you have got to go to the emergency room.
1697
01:21:37,631 --> 01:21:39,416
-Okay. Okay.
-No matter where you are.
1698
01:21:39,459 --> 01:21:42,419
Uh, if you, you know... Again, if you're not keeping food down
1699
01:21:42,462 --> 01:21:44,769
or you're feeling sick to your stomach,
1700
01:21:44,812 --> 01:21:47,772
you know, it looks like your liver functions
are getting worse.
1701
01:21:47,815 --> 01:21:51,210
My suggestion would be to stop the diet.
1702
01:21:51,254 --> 01:21:55,432
-Okay.
-And go back to eating
a lower-fat diet,
1703
01:21:55,475 --> 01:21:57,913
rechecking the blood tests in a couple of weeks.
1704
01:22:11,927 --> 01:22:14,364
[Thompson] Nobody needs to be
partisan about this issue.
1705
01:22:14,407 --> 01:22:17,628
We need fixes,
we need remedies,
and we need support.
1706
01:22:17,671 --> 01:22:20,631
[Morgan] How much influence on government legislators
1707
01:22:20,674 --> 01:22:22,633
does the food
industry have?
1708
01:22:22,676 --> 01:22:26,071
The food industry
is an enormous business
in the United States.
1709
01:22:26,115 --> 01:22:28,595
Therefore,
it employs very expensive
1710
01:22:28,639 --> 01:22:30,510
and well-paid lobbyists,
1711
01:22:30,554 --> 01:22:34,514
and those lobbyists
are in Washington
for two purposes.
1712
01:22:34,558 --> 01:22:38,736
Number one, to make sure
that no government agency
ever says,
1713
01:22:38,779 --> 01:22:41,869
"Eat less
of the company's products."
1714
01:22:41,913 --> 01:22:43,523
Number two,
1715
01:22:43,567 --> 01:22:46,874
that the government
never passes legislation
that is unfavorable.
1716
01:22:46,918 --> 01:22:49,616
And I guess the third one
is to encourage
the government
1717
01:22:49,660 --> 01:22:51,967
to pass favorable legislation.
1718
01:22:52,010 --> 01:22:54,186
[Morgan] The GMA
is one of those lobbies.
1719
01:22:54,230 --> 01:22:56,101
You're going to see us do
what we do best,
1720
01:22:56,145 --> 01:22:58,625
and that is
market appropriately,
1721
01:22:58,669 --> 01:23:02,368
uh, uh, finance,
uh, education programs,
1722
01:23:02,412 --> 01:23:04,457
as we're doing
in a great abundance,
1723
01:23:04,501 --> 01:23:07,417
getting good information
out to parents
so we can solve the problem.
1724
01:23:07,460 --> 01:23:09,636
That's what we do
in the food industry.
1725
01:23:09,680 --> 01:23:14,337
We are... We think that is
a responsible,
important role to play.
1726
01:23:14,380 --> 01:23:17,079
We are not police.
We are not regulators.
1727
01:23:17,122 --> 01:23:20,343
We provide a safe,
affordable abundance of food
1728
01:23:20,386 --> 01:23:22,127
like the world
has never seen.
1729
01:23:22,171 --> 01:23:24,173
The food industry
and the broadcasters
1730
01:23:24,216 --> 01:23:26,740
are extremely
powerful lobbies,
1731
01:23:26,784 --> 01:23:29,874
and ... they out-gun us.
1732
01:23:29,917 --> 01:23:31,702
The industry has
stepped up to the plate.
1733
01:23:31,745 --> 01:23:33,747
We're going to do more.
we want to do more.
1734
01:23:33,791 --> 01:23:36,185
We recognize
we have a role to play.
1735
01:23:36,228 --> 01:23:37,490
We're part of the solution.
1736
01:23:37,534 --> 01:23:38,926
We're part of the problem,
1737
01:23:38,970 --> 01:23:42,756
and we also are part
of the solution.
1738
01:23:42,800 --> 01:23:44,976
[Morgan] Did everyone hear
what he just said?
1739
01:23:45,020 --> 01:23:47,326
"We're part of the problem."
1740
01:23:47,370 --> 01:23:50,634
The lobbyist for Coke, Heinz,
Smucker's, Kellogg's, Nestle,
1741
01:23:50,677 --> 01:23:53,376
Kraft, Hershey's, Sara Lee,
Cadbury, General Mills,
1742
01:23:53,419 --> 01:23:55,987
Seagram, Welch's, Wise,
Anheuser-Busch, Birds Eye,
1743
01:23:56,031 --> 01:23:57,467
Lance, Campbell's,
Carvel, Mars,
1744
01:23:57,510 --> 01:23:59,904
Ocean Spray, Hormel,
Dannon, and Pepsi
1745
01:23:59,947 --> 01:24:02,211
said, "We're part
of the problem."
1746
01:24:02,254 --> 01:24:03,777
I think we're making
some headway.
1747
01:24:04,952 --> 01:24:07,085
[telephone rings]
1748
01:24:07,129 --> 01:24:08,869
[woman] Good afternoon. Media Line.
1749
01:24:08,913 --> 01:24:10,436
Yeah, I wanted
to speak to somebody
1750
01:24:10,480 --> 01:24:12,917
about scheduling an interview
with Jim Cantalupo.
1751
01:24:12,960 --> 01:24:14,223
I can take the information
1752
01:24:14,266 --> 01:24:15,876
and have somebody get back to you.
1753
01:24:15,920 --> 01:24:18,053
[telephone ringing]
1754
01:24:18,096 --> 01:24:20,098
Good morning.
Media Line.
1755
01:24:20,142 --> 01:24:23,754
Uh, good morning.
I wanted to speak to someone
about scheduling an interview.
1756
01:24:23,797 --> 01:24:26,670
I can take the information and have somebody get back to you.
1757
01:24:26,713 --> 01:24:31,327
I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the united states of America,
1758
01:24:31,370 --> 01:24:35,853
for which it stands, one nation,
under God, indivisible,
1759
01:24:35,896 --> 01:24:39,335
with liberty
and justice for all.
1760
01:24:39,378 --> 01:24:41,511
-[Morgan] One more time.
-Yeah, what did you do?
1761
01:24:41,554 --> 01:24:43,817
I said it.
What were you doing?
1762
01:24:43,861 --> 01:24:46,081
I pledge allegiance
to the flag
1763
01:24:46,124 --> 01:24:50,215
of the united states
of America, one nation...
1764
01:24:50,259 --> 01:24:52,957
[Morgan] And to the republic
for which it stands.
1765
01:24:53,000 --> 01:24:54,567
You got me
all freaked out!
1766
01:24:54,611 --> 01:24:58,484
I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the united states of America,
1767
01:24:58,528 --> 01:25:01,052
and to the republic,
for which it stands,
1768
01:25:01,096 --> 01:25:04,186
one nation, under God,
indivisible,
1769
01:25:04,229 --> 01:25:05,883
and justice for all.
1770
01:25:05,926 --> 01:25:09,582
-[all laugh]
-Liberty. Where's the liberty?
1771
01:25:09,626 --> 01:25:11,410
-The liberty. Say it.
-I'm so sorry.
1772
01:25:11,454 --> 01:25:12,933
Do you want us
to keep walking?
1773
01:25:12,977 --> 01:25:14,631
What's the Big Mac slogan?
1774
01:25:14,674 --> 01:25:16,415
You know,
"Two all-beef patties..."
1775
01:25:16,459 --> 01:25:20,027
"Special sauce, lettuce,
cheese, pickles, onions
on a sesame-seed bun."
1776
01:25:20,071 --> 01:25:22,552
Yeah, you know that.
You know that!
1777
01:25:22,595 --> 01:25:25,424
That is a shame!
That is a shame!
1778
01:25:25,468 --> 01:25:26,686
[laughter]
1779
01:25:29,254 --> 01:25:31,517
Welcome to McDonald's.
We're glad you're here.
1780
01:25:31,561 --> 01:25:33,563
[acoustic music playing]
1781
01:26:02,809 --> 01:26:04,289
[woman]
Hi, can I help you?
1782
01:26:04,333 --> 01:26:07,814
Could I get a large
vanilla shake, please?
1783
01:26:07,858 --> 01:26:10,208
I'm sorry, sir. We don't
have any shakes right now.
1784
01:26:10,252 --> 01:26:11,470
-No shakes?
-No.
1785
01:26:11,514 --> 01:26:13,516
When will you have shakes,
do you think?
1786
01:26:13,559 --> 01:26:14,821
[woman speaks indistinctly]
1787
01:26:18,216 --> 01:26:20,000
Guess that's a never.
1788
01:26:20,044 --> 01:26:22,307
At the end of this month,
1789
01:26:22,351 --> 01:26:24,527
I'll have eaten
as much McDonald's
1790
01:26:24,570 --> 01:26:28,226
as most nutritionists say
you're supposed to eat
in eight years.
1791
01:26:32,317 --> 01:26:33,362
[telephone rings]
1792
01:26:34,319 --> 01:26:36,060
Media Line. This is Sheila.
1793
01:26:36,103 --> 01:26:37,801
Sheila, it's
Morgan Spurlock calling.
1794
01:26:37,844 --> 01:26:39,368
I'm trying
to reach Lisa Howard.
1795
01:26:39,411 --> 01:26:41,544
Okay, Morgan, I will let her know.
1796
01:26:41,587 --> 01:26:43,241
[telephone rings]
1797
01:26:43,285 --> 01:26:46,244
Hi, this is Lisa Howard. I'm not able to take your call right now.
1798
01:26:46,288 --> 01:26:48,203
If you'll leave a message, I'll get back...
1799
01:26:48,246 --> 01:26:49,726
Hey, Lisa.
Morgan Spurlock calling.
1800
01:26:49,769 --> 01:26:51,902
I wanted to follow up
on the e-mail I sent you...
1801
01:26:51,945 --> 01:26:54,948
...close to the end of the day,
I didn't know when
she was taking off.
1802
01:26:54,992 --> 01:26:57,212
Sure. I'll put another message on her desk.
1803
01:26:57,255 --> 01:26:58,909
-[telephone rings]
-Lisa Howard.
1804
01:26:58,952 --> 01:27:00,519
Hi, Lisa.
Morgan Spurlock calling.
1805
01:27:00,563 --> 01:27:02,521
-Hi. How are you?
-I'm good. How are you?
1806
01:27:02,565 --> 01:27:04,393
-I'm okay.
-Good. So you got my e-mail.
1807
01:27:04,436 --> 01:27:06,177
-Yes, I got your e-mail.
-Okay.
1808
01:27:06,221 --> 01:27:08,397
And I'm circulating it around.
1809
01:27:08,440 --> 01:27:09,833
Okay.
1810
01:27:09,876 --> 01:27:11,313
I don't have an answer for you.
1811
01:27:11,356 --> 01:27:13,315
Any idea when
you think you might?
1812
01:27:13,358 --> 01:27:15,055
Probably in the next day or two.
1813
01:27:16,709 --> 01:27:19,669
Oh, man!
1814
01:27:19,712 --> 01:27:22,280
Walking up the stairs
has gotten...
1815
01:27:22,324 --> 01:27:24,674
It's starting
to get really difficult.
1816
01:27:24,717 --> 01:27:28,068
By the time I get to the top,
it's really pathetic.
1817
01:27:29,069 --> 01:27:30,854
[exhales deeply]
1818
01:27:30,897 --> 01:27:32,116
Oh, man!
1819
01:27:36,120 --> 01:27:39,036
[keyboard keys clacking]
1820
01:27:39,079 --> 01:27:43,345
[Alex] I've got Morgan's
detox diet all ready to go.
1821
01:27:43,388 --> 01:27:46,348
the biggest thing
is taking the crap out
1822
01:27:46,391 --> 01:27:48,350
and putting good stuff in.
1823
01:27:48,393 --> 01:27:52,441
I'm really focusing
on nutrient-dense food,
1824
01:27:52,484 --> 01:27:55,574
organic, seasonal, fresh food,
1825
01:27:55,618 --> 01:28:01,363
making sure that I'm
getting as much...
As many cleansing vegetables
1826
01:28:01,406 --> 01:28:03,713
into his diet as possible.
1827
01:28:03,756 --> 01:28:05,932
[disco music playing]
1828
01:28:12,199 --> 01:28:13,766
[laughing]
1829
01:28:16,378 --> 01:28:18,336
Now, after you read what he eats everyday,
1830
01:28:18,380 --> 01:28:21,165
and the nutritional information,
'cause I go through it all...
1831
01:28:21,208 --> 01:28:22,209
[exclaiming]
1832
01:28:26,126 --> 01:28:27,650
-[clapping]
-Yeah!
1833
01:28:30,870 --> 01:28:32,698
-We're sharing a portion.
-We're splittin'.
1834
01:28:32,742 --> 01:28:33,786
[laughs]
1835
01:28:37,442 --> 01:28:40,140
-Extra calories.
-[woman] Extra calories.
1836
01:28:40,184 --> 01:28:43,361
I love you dearly,
but you are a demented man.
You're sick.
1837
01:28:43,405 --> 01:28:45,015
-[woman] Bye-bye.
-See you tomorrow?
1838
01:28:45,058 --> 01:28:46,059
Bye!
1839
01:28:47,887 --> 01:28:50,194
[Morgan] I can't believe
that tomorrow
I'm gonna get up
1840
01:28:50,237 --> 01:28:52,239
and not have to go
eat McDonald's.
1841
01:28:55,068 --> 01:28:56,722
[train rumbling]
1842
01:29:05,688 --> 01:29:07,254
That's it.
1843
01:29:07,298 --> 01:29:08,647
-[woman laughs]
-Unbelievable.
1844
01:29:09,692 --> 01:29:11,302
[man] Whoo-hoo!
1845
01:29:11,346 --> 01:29:13,435
[laughing] Okay.
1846
01:29:13,478 --> 01:29:14,784
[laughter]
1847
01:29:14,827 --> 01:29:17,090
It just
keeps getting bigger.
1848
01:29:17,830 --> 01:29:18,831
Wow.
1849
01:29:20,442 --> 01:29:22,313
Oh, yeah.
1850
01:29:22,357 --> 01:29:24,402
-Oh, boy.
-Two hundred and ten pounds.
1851
01:29:24,446 --> 01:29:26,926
[Bennett] I'm gonna say 210,
right on the money.
1852
01:29:26,970 --> 01:29:30,365
We went from 185.5
to 194...
1853
01:29:31,888 --> 01:29:36,806
a week later to 203,
then down to 202,
1854
01:29:36,849 --> 01:29:41,158
and now eight pounds
during the last week for 210.
1855
01:29:41,201 --> 01:29:44,335
I think we know
the damage that can be done.
1856
01:29:47,382 --> 01:29:49,427
Lisa Howard,
it's Morgan Spurlock calling.
1857
01:29:49,471 --> 01:29:51,908
I don't know how many times
we've called her now,
1858
01:29:51,951 --> 01:29:55,390
but this has got to be
the 15th time.
1859
01:29:55,433 --> 01:29:57,609
Lisa Howard, Morgan Spurlock
calling from New York.
1860
01:30:02,571 --> 01:30:04,877
Uh, please call me
when you get this
1861
01:30:04,921 --> 01:30:07,184
and let's talk
about what's possible.
1862
01:30:07,227 --> 01:30:10,056
[high-pitched]
You'll not talk to anybody,
1863
01:30:10,100 --> 01:30:13,799
and you'll like it that way.
1864
01:30:13,843 --> 01:30:15,932
[Morgan] After six months
of deliberation,
1865
01:30:15,975 --> 01:30:18,804
Judge Robert Sweet
dismissed the lawsuit
against McDonald's.
1866
01:30:18,848 --> 01:30:20,197
The big reason?
1867
01:30:20,240 --> 01:30:22,068
The two girls failed to show
1868
01:30:22,112 --> 01:30:25,028
that eating McDonald's food was what caused their injuries.
1869
01:30:25,550 --> 01:30:27,204
Interesting.
1870
01:30:27,247 --> 01:30:29,206
In only 30 days of eating
nothing but McDonald's,
1871
01:30:29,249 --> 01:30:32,514
I gained 24 and half pounds,
my liver turned to fat,
1872
01:30:32,557 --> 01:30:35,778
and my cholesterol
shot up 65 points.
1873
01:30:35,821 --> 01:30:39,042
My body-fat percentage
went from 11% to 18%,
1874
01:30:39,085 --> 01:30:40,565
still below
the national average
1875
01:30:40,609 --> 01:30:43,350
of 22% for men
and 30% for women.
1876
01:30:43,394 --> 01:30:45,875
I nearly doubled my risk
of coronary heart disease,
1877
01:30:45,918 --> 01:30:48,791
making myself twice as likely
to have heart failure.
1878
01:30:48,834 --> 01:30:51,228
I felt depressed
and exhausted
most of the time.
1879
01:30:51,271 --> 01:30:55,885
My moods swung on a dime,
and my sex life
was nonexistent.
1880
01:30:55,928 --> 01:30:58,496
I craved this food
more and more
when I ate it
1881
01:30:58,540 --> 01:31:01,107
and got massive headaches
when I didn't.
1882
01:31:01,151 --> 01:31:02,892
And in my final blood test,
1883
01:31:02,935 --> 01:31:05,764
many of my body functions
showed signs of improvement,
1884
01:31:05,808 --> 01:31:09,333
but the doctors
were less than optimistic.
1885
01:31:09,376 --> 01:31:10,639
I would very,
very much doubt
1886
01:31:10,682 --> 01:31:12,815
that these numbers
will return to normal.
1887
01:31:12,858 --> 01:31:14,773
Although it did drop,
it was a small drop.
1888
01:31:14,817 --> 01:31:17,515
If you kept on the diet,
you'd definitely...
1889
01:31:17,559 --> 01:31:21,040
Um, I know that you'd
probably develop
coronary artery disease.
1890
01:31:21,084 --> 01:31:24,827
...inflammation
and hardening of the liver.
1891
01:31:24,870 --> 01:31:26,393
Should people
eat fast food?
1892
01:31:26,437 --> 01:31:27,873
Uh, no.
1893
01:31:27,917 --> 01:31:30,789
[laughing]
You know, the answer's no.
1894
01:31:30,833 --> 01:31:32,878
It certainly needs
to be very restricted
1895
01:31:32,922 --> 01:31:36,534
and balanced with,
overall, a healthy diet
1896
01:31:36,578 --> 01:31:38,623
and, overall, a lot of exercise.
1897
01:31:38,667 --> 01:31:40,146
And there's no reason whatsoever
1898
01:31:40,190 --> 01:31:42,322
why fast food
has to be so disgusting.
1899
01:31:42,366 --> 01:31:45,151
Uh, the food...
Fast food can be nutritious.
1900
01:31:45,195 --> 01:31:46,544
It's a cheap form of food,
1901
01:31:46,588 --> 01:31:48,677
and it does keep you
full for a while,
1902
01:31:48,720 --> 01:31:50,679
so you get your money's worth.
1903
01:31:50,722 --> 01:31:53,508
But unfortunately,
you cause some major
harm to your heart,
1904
01:31:53,551 --> 01:31:55,510
your liver, your blood.
1905
01:31:55,553 --> 01:31:58,687
I wouldn't suggest
you continue the diet
for a year to check this out.
1906
01:31:58,730 --> 01:32:00,558
I don't think
it's appropriate
or healthy,
1907
01:32:00,602 --> 01:32:02,604
especially with
what showed up
with your liver.
1908
01:32:02,647 --> 01:32:04,562
-[Morgan] For a year?
-Right.
1909
01:32:04,606 --> 01:32:06,738
-So I shouldn't eat
this food for a year?
-No, I don't think so.
1910
01:32:06,782 --> 01:32:09,611
You know, we see people
who, like, go
on an alcohol binge,
1911
01:32:09,654 --> 01:32:12,091
and their numbers
go up like crazy,
1912
01:32:12,135 --> 01:32:15,791
but to go on,
you know, a Mac attack...
1913
01:32:15,834 --> 01:32:19,838
and they've got numbers
to show that your,
it attacks your liver, too.
1914
01:32:19,882 --> 01:32:23,015
I would never...
Honestly, I wouldn't have
even thought about this.
1915
01:32:23,059 --> 01:32:24,930
But it makes sense.
1916
01:32:24,974 --> 01:32:28,586
Now that we have the data,
it definitely makes sense.
1917
01:32:28,630 --> 01:32:31,110
[Morgan] Still, the impact
of this initial lawsuit
1918
01:32:31,154 --> 01:32:33,460
is being seen far and wide.
1919
01:32:33,504 --> 01:32:35,898
School districts in New York,
Texas, and San Francisco
1920
01:32:35,941 --> 01:32:38,509
have banned
sugary soft drinks
in schools,
1921
01:32:38,553 --> 01:32:41,947
and all-natural,
healthy options
are popping up everywhere.
1922
01:32:41,991 --> 01:32:44,167
McDonald's joined right in,
1923
01:32:44,210 --> 01:32:46,604
sponsoring events that showed
how health-conscious
they'd become
1924
01:32:46,648 --> 01:32:49,389
and creating a new line
of premium salads.
1925
01:32:49,433 --> 01:32:52,262
At the same time, however,
they also masterminded
1926
01:32:52,305 --> 01:32:54,525
one of their fattest
sandwiches to date,
1927
01:32:54,569 --> 01:32:57,006
the McGriddle,
a pancake-wrapped creation
1928
01:32:57,049 --> 01:32:58,398
that won my heart in Texas
1929
01:32:58,442 --> 01:33:00,705
but can pack as much fat
as a Big Mac
1930
01:33:00,749 --> 01:33:03,447
and have more sugar than a pack of McDonaldland cookies.
1931
01:33:03,490 --> 01:33:06,711
in fact, their new
premium ranch
chicken salad with dressing
1932
01:33:06,755 --> 01:33:08,626
delivers more calories
than a Big Mac
1933
01:33:08,670 --> 01:33:10,585
and 51 grams of fat,
1934
01:33:10,628 --> 01:33:12,978
79% of your daily fat intake.
1935
01:33:13,979 --> 01:33:15,633
Over the course of my McDiet,
1936
01:33:15,677 --> 01:33:18,854
I consumed 30 pounds
of sugar from their food.
1937
01:33:18,897 --> 01:33:20,725
That's a pound a day.
1938
01:33:20,769 --> 01:33:24,424
On top of that,
I also took in
12 pounds of fat.
1939
01:33:24,468 --> 01:33:26,731
Now, I know
what you're saying.
1940
01:33:26,775 --> 01:33:29,255
You're saying, "Nobody's
supposed to eat this food
three times a day.
1941
01:33:29,299 --> 01:33:31,910
No wonder all this stuff
happened to you."
1942
01:33:31,954 --> 01:33:33,477
But the scary part is,
1943
01:33:33,520 --> 01:33:36,001
there are people
who eat this food regularly.
1944
01:33:36,045 --> 01:33:38,613
Some people
even eat it every day.
1945
01:33:38,656 --> 01:33:41,833
So while my experiment may have been a little extreme,
1946
01:33:41,877 --> 01:33:43,400
it's not that crazy.
1947
01:33:43,443 --> 01:33:45,663
But here is a crazy idea,
1948
01:33:45,707 --> 01:33:48,623
why not do away
with your super size options?
1949
01:33:48,666 --> 01:33:52,670
Who needs 42 ounces of coke,
a half-pound of fries?
1950
01:33:52,714 --> 01:33:54,454
And why not give me a choice
1951
01:33:54,498 --> 01:33:57,066
besides French fries
or French fries?
1952
01:33:57,109 --> 01:33:59,416
That would be a great start.
1953
01:33:59,459 --> 01:34:01,548
But why should these companies
want to change?
1954
01:34:01,592 --> 01:34:04,595
Their loyalty isn't to you.
It's to the stockholders.
1955
01:34:04,639 --> 01:34:06,728
The bottom line,
they're a business,
1956
01:34:06,771 --> 01:34:08,686
no matter what they say.
1957
01:34:08,730 --> 01:34:12,037
And by getting you
to supersize,
they make millions,
1958
01:34:12,081 --> 01:34:14,692
and no company
wants to stop doing that.
1959
01:34:14,736 --> 01:34:17,477
If this ever-growing paradigm
is going to shift,
1960
01:34:17,521 --> 01:34:19,218
it's up to you.
1961
01:34:19,262 --> 01:34:21,743
But if you decide to keep
living this way, go ahead.
1962
01:34:21,786 --> 01:34:24,702
Over time,
you may find yourself
getting as sick as I did,
1963
01:34:24,746 --> 01:34:26,138
and you may wind up here...
1964
01:34:26,748 --> 01:34:28,401
or here.
1965
01:34:28,445 --> 01:34:30,229
I guess the big question is,
1966
01:34:30,273 --> 01:34:34,451
who do you want
to see go first,
you or them?
1967
01:34:43,634 --> 01:34:47,594
Right now,
you have the urge
to eat something.
1968
01:34:47,638 --> 01:34:50,032
When it's through,
if you still want to eat,
1969
01:34:50,075 --> 01:34:52,861
then you're probably
really hungry.
1970
01:34:52,904 --> 01:34:54,558
Think about what I'm saying.
1971
01:34:54,601 --> 01:34:55,907
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