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The nauseating truth from the producer, director, and guinea pig of the Academy Award-nominated documentary Super Size Me.
Just when you figured it was safe to scarf fries again comes the factpacked and funny new alarm bell from the man whose month-long McDonald's diet became the subject of an Oscar-nominated, box-office-bonanza documentary. Here Morgan Spurlock examines everything from school lunch programs and the marketing of fast food to the decline of physical education. He looks at why fast food is so tasty, cheap, and ultimately seductive-and interviews everyone from surgeons general and kids to marketing gurus and lawmakers, who share their research and opinions on what we can do to offset a health crisis of supersized proportions.
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Summary: Bad Mistake
I didn't read it correctly and thought I was buying the paperback, "Don't eat this eat that." This is way to long and hard to read. Giving it as a gift. Nice try though.
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Summary: Watch the movie instead
In this book, the author takes a very cynical view of the fast food industry (and especially McDonalds.) As could probably be guessed from the cover shot, the tone is very casual informal. The author reads the audiobook himself, and makes it much more entertaining than a typical dry book narration. The book itself is also organized in an almost magazine like manner, with sidebars and chapters that can just about be read alone.
My primary complaint is that there is very little original material. I had already seen the movie and read many of the authors that he quotes. Filter all that out, and the original material was down to a lot of cynicism and a few anecdotes - most relating to the production of the movie.
For somebody that has not read Fast Food Nation, Michael Pollan and the others referenced here, this book would be a great introduction to the underbelly of our fast food culture - and a good starting point for many other works. Otherwise, time is probably better spent watching his movie Super Size Me.
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Summary: You will enjoy this! Eye opening.
You will enjoy this book. Morgan, the author, writes in an engaging way. He takes you in by writing as if he is actually talking with you, he is your friend. He does help the reader by giving clear and concise facts about his experience, the crazy food industry and the bought and paid for politicians, the FDA, etc. He also writes about some solutions. So, its not all about bashing McDonalds and their claim that their food is healthy (we all know its not even remotely healthy, so why do they promote that it is?)
If nothing else, you probably may begin to limit your intake of restaurant or drive thru foods and lose a little weight in the process. So, this book is helpful in so many ways.
I did see the movie that this book was about and was so grossed out by all the fast food he ate during his experiment. This book and definitely, the movie is recommended as well!
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Summary: everyone should read this
This is a really important book. It's a follow-up to the author's film, "Supersize Me", which is also very good. Both items underline a critically important issue in the US today: our toxic food environment, and the dangers of the obesity that result from it. However, listening to the audiobook version, I found the author's sassy, snide manner somewhat irritating. (This was less true when I watched his film, as the visual content served to balance things out better.) Also, he throws a lot of statistics at the listener, which might be easier to digest in paper book form. But I have no dispute whatsoever with his arguments, and I do think this is a really important discussion to be having!
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Summary: Excellent snapshot of American Eating habits
Morgan Spurlock's book is an enthralling and compelling read. I read the book almost a year before seeing the movie Supersize Me. The book provides greater depth and insight into Big Food and what it is doing to America. A must read for parents or any healthy minded American.
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