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Everything's bigger in America,

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we've got the biggest cars,

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the biggest houses,

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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?

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Mississippi -- where one
in four people are obese.

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I grew up in west Virginia,

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currently the third-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 more
than 400,000 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 %
of the total fast-food market.

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They're everywhere --
Wal-Mart's, 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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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?

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In general, any fatigue
or weight loss, weight gain,

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any change in your vision?

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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: no hospitalizations
for illness?

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Do you take
any medications of any sort?

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I�ve just been
taking vitamins.

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Any food allergies
or anything?

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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.

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One out of four
grandparents is dead.

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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?

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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 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?

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The other guys
are stressing me out.

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You're much more relaxed.

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I tend to do that
to my patients.

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Swallow, please.

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Your reflexes are perfect.

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Good. Back out.
Normal.

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Say "ah."

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Everything
looks pretty normal here.

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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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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.

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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

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were all your electrolytes
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...is outstanding.

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Your urinalysis is great.

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So, you're
starting off terrific.

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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 he
art disease in the family --

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underlying heart disease --

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you're putting
your heart at risk.

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I expect to see an increase
in your triglycerides,

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because
that can be affected.

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You're at 87 now,
and I think that will change.

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I think that's the only thing
that will change.

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Out of everything?

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Out of everything.

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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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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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As far as you
feeling miserable, may be.

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I don't know.

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Unless you start cheating
and just order the salads.

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I also went to a fancy
new York wellness center

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to meet a registered dietician

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who would help
track my progress.

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Okay, let's start with
getting your height and weight.

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I�m 6'2".

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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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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, I should keep a checklist
of the things that I eat

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for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?

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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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Good luck, Morgan.

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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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1851/2.

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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 skinfold 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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There's a basic
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

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above average fitness
for your age group,

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definitely, I'd say
you're at a good spot right now.

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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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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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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 limit yourself
to about 5,000 steps a day.

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Us New Yorkers --
we walk everywhere.

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We walk to work,
to the park, to the store.

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Most of us don't even own cars.

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The average New Yorker will walk
four to five miles a day --

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a day!

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That's a lot of walking.

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I�ll also have the blessing
of being close to a food source

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almost everywhere I go.

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I walk past three golden arches
just on my way to the office --

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three in just over a mile.

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There are more Mickey D's
in Manhattan

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than anywhere else in the world.

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This tiny little island
is less than 13 miles long

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by 2 miles wide,
22.4 square miles,

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and packed into that area
are 83 McDonald's,

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nearly four per square mile.

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There are
twice as many Mac Shacks

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as there are Burger Kings,

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and there are
more McDonald's than KFC,

254
00:12:46,780 --> 00:12:49,282
Wendy's, Popeye's,
and Taco Bell combined.

255
00:12:49,283 --> 00:12:50,782
That's a lot of burger.

256
00:12:50,783 --> 00:12:52,784
I know he's
gonna do it for a month,

257
00:12:52,785 --> 00:12:56,289
but I think after a week,
he's gonna be really irritated.

258
00:12:56,290 --> 00:12:58,791
I think it's gonna
affect our relationship.

259
00:12:58,792 --> 00:13:01,294
You are a vegan chef.

260
00:13:01,794 --> 00:13:03,795
Yes, I'm a vegan chef.

261
00:13:03,796 --> 00:13:06,799
Ugh. I just don't
know if I can --

262
00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:08,800
of course I will.

263
00:13:08,801 --> 00:13:11,304
I�ll sit next to him
while he eats McDonald's.

264
00:13:11,305 --> 00:13:12,304
Of course I will.

265
00:13:12,305 --> 00:13:16,809
I�m just gonna be
rolling my eyes the whole time.

266
00:13:24,317 --> 00:13:26,818
I have a vegetable tart

267
00:13:26,819 --> 00:13:29,822
and a quinoa
and roasted veggie salad

268
00:13:29,823 --> 00:13:32,825
artichokes,
and a simple green salad --

269
00:13:32,826 --> 00:13:35,828
all beautiful, organic,
fresh vegetables

270
00:13:35,829 --> 00:13:37,829
that you're gonna
miss so much.

271
00:13:37,830 --> 00:13:40,333
What am I gonna have
that's organic?

272
00:13:40,334 --> 00:13:42,334
In the next month?
Nothing?

273
00:13:42,335 --> 00:13:44,837
You're only gonna have
genetically modified potatoes

274
00:13:45,338 --> 00:13:47,340
I�m gonna eat as many
vegetables as I can tonight.

275
00:13:47,341 --> 00:13:48,341
There's plenty
here for you.

276
00:13:48,841 --> 00:13:50,343
That's really good.

277
00:13:50,344 --> 00:13:51,843
Thanks.

278
00:13:51,844 --> 00:13:54,346
Have they improved their cookies
in the last 10 years?

279
00:13:54,347 --> 00:13:56,849
Last time I had them, they were
like little hockey pucks.

280
00:13:56,850 --> 00:13:58,851
I don't know.
We'll see.

281
00:14:07,860 --> 00:14:10,362
It's the first day,

282
00:14:10,363 --> 00:14:14,366
and I'm on my way
to breakfast.

283
00:14:14,367 --> 00:14:19,872
Could I get an egg McMuffin
extra value meal?

284
00:14:19,873 --> 00:14:21,374
Every 8-year-old's
dream right now

285
00:14:21,874 --> 00:14:23,376
that I'm getting ready
to fulfill.

286
00:14:23,377 --> 00:14:25,378
I got my egg McMuffin.

287
00:14:25,878 --> 00:14:28,381
That's gonna be
the first thing right there.

288
00:14:38,391 --> 00:14:41,393
This McDonald's
delivers for free.

289
00:14:41,394 --> 00:14:43,395
All I did today
was leave my apartment,

290
00:14:43,396 --> 00:14:45,898
walk down the stairs,
and walk to the McDonald's --

291
00:14:46,399 --> 00:14:47,399
1,272 steps.

292
00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:50,403
So, we got to go to the corner
and we got to get a cab.

293
00:14:52,905 --> 00:14:54,907
The cabs are gonna
add up in this thing.

294
00:14:54,908 --> 00:14:55,908
I can tell already.

295
00:14:56,409 --> 00:14:58,910
I got my scorecard,

296
00:14:58,911 --> 00:15:01,414
and in here,
I had one egg McMuffin.

297
00:15:01,415 --> 00:15:03,416
I had one sausage biscuit.

298
00:15:08,421 --> 00:15:09,422
Do you eat fast food?

299
00:15:09,922 --> 00:15:10,923
Once in a while.

300
00:15:10,924 --> 00:15:11,924
Yeah? How often?

301
00:15:12,425 --> 00:15:14,427
I�d say probably
once every two weeks.

302
00:15:14,428 --> 00:15:17,430
Three, four times
a week maybe.

303
00:15:17,431 --> 00:15:18,930
In France, yes.

304
00:15:18,931 --> 00:15:22,435
But here, no.
I don't like here.

305
00:15:22,935 --> 00:15:25,938
It doesn't sound
very...clean.

306
00:15:25,939 --> 00:15:28,941
And what's
your favorite place?

307
00:15:28,942 --> 00:15:29,942
Probably Wendy's.

308
00:15:29,943 --> 00:15:30,943
McDo.

309
00:15:31,444 --> 00:15:32,695
Taco Bell.

310
00:15:32,696 --> 00:15:33,945
Taco Bell.

311
00:15:33,946 --> 00:15:35,947
McDonald�s is pretty close.

312
00:15:35,948 --> 00:15:37,950
Do you ever have
super sized cokes?

313
00:15:37,951 --> 00:15:39,952
No, in France...

314
00:15:40,453 --> 00:15:45,958
the small size here,
it's a bigger size in France.

315
00:15:45,959 --> 00:15:48,461
Even the small size here,
I can't drink.

316
00:15:48,462 --> 00:15:50,963
There are rules
to what's going on here

317
00:15:50,964 --> 00:15:51,964
in this whole process.

318
00:15:52,465 --> 00:15:54,717
I will only super-size it
if they ask me.

319
00:15:54,718 --> 00:15:56,969
I can only eat things
that are for sale

320
00:15:56,970 --> 00:15:58,471
over the counter at McDonald's,

321
00:15:58,472 --> 00:15:59,971
water included.

322
00:15:59,972 --> 00:16:01,974
If McDonald's doesn't sell it,
I can't eat it.

323
00:16:02,475 --> 00:16:03,976
I have to have
everything on the menu

324
00:16:04,477 --> 00:16:05,977
at least once
over the next 30 days,

325
00:16:05,978 --> 00:16:08,481
and I have to have
three squares a day --

326
00:16:08,482 --> 00:16:09,982
breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

327
00:16:09,983 --> 00:16:11,483
No excuses.

328
00:16:11,484 --> 00:16:12,984
Oh, I love Big Macs.

329
00:16:12,985 --> 00:16:14,986
This is probably
the first time in a long time

330
00:16:14,987 --> 00:16:17,490
that I've seen a big Mac
that looks like the picture,

331
00:16:17,491 --> 00:16:19,992
that actually almost
looks like the picture.

332
00:16:19,993 --> 00:16:20,993
Look at that.

333
00:16:21,494 --> 00:16:23,995
Big Macs never look this good.

334
00:16:23,996 --> 00:16:27,500
You got to come to Chinatown
for the good big Macs.

335
00:16:43,315 --> 00:16:45,316
You've heard
about all these people

336
00:16:45,317 --> 00:16:47,319
who are suing
these fast-food companies.

337
00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:48,821
Yes, I've heard of them.

338
00:16:48,822 --> 00:16:50,321
I think it's ridiculous,

339
00:16:50,322 --> 00:16:56,328
but it's the American
way to sue for everything.

340
00:16:56,329 --> 00:16:59,331
I�d throw the lawsuit out
if I was a judge.

341
00:16:59,332 --> 00:17:00,833
And like I was saying,

342
00:17:01,333 --> 00:17:04,336
if these fast-food places
can put their signs up,

343
00:17:04,337 --> 00:17:07,339
if I can walk by them
and just totally ignore them

344
00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:09,842
and say, "I'm not hungry.
I don't need this,"

345
00:17:10,342 --> 00:17:11,843
they can do it, too.

346
00:17:11,844 --> 00:17:14,346
We don't have to go there.
We don't have to shop with them.

347
00:17:14,347 --> 00:17:16,849
we can easily go in McDonald's
and grab a salad,

348
00:17:16,850 --> 00:17:17,850
but we choose not to.

349
00:17:18,350 --> 00:17:21,352
Now, if the McDonald's
refused them service,

350
00:17:21,353 --> 00:17:25,357
they'd be in court again saying,
"we were refused service."

351
00:17:25,358 --> 00:17:28,359
so you can't win if you try
in this world.

352
00:17:28,360 --> 00:17:31,363
I think there's a lot of focus
on the fast-food companies

353
00:17:31,864 --> 00:17:33,364
because they are mentioned more

354
00:17:33,365 --> 00:17:35,867
than virtually
all the other causes

355
00:17:35,868 --> 00:17:38,370
in most of the articles
and books and studies

356
00:17:38,371 --> 00:17:40,372
about why it's
a sudden epidemic.

357
00:17:40,873 --> 00:17:42,875
Again, it can't be
the neighborhood restaurant.

358
00:17:42,876 --> 00:17:44,877
We've had
neighborhood restaurants

359
00:17:44,878 --> 00:17:45,877
for hundreds of years.

360
00:17:45,878 --> 00:17:47,879
It can't be the foods
we eat at home.

361
00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:50,382
We've been eating at home
for hundreds of years.

362
00:17:50,383 --> 00:17:52,383
Something is very different.

363
00:17:52,384 --> 00:17:57,389
I think the figure is we eat out
something like 40% of our meals.

364
00:17:57,390 --> 00:17:59,391
John Banzhaf
is currently spearheading

365
00:17:59,392 --> 00:18:00,893
the attacks
against the food industry,

366
00:18:00,894 --> 00:18:02,393
advising many of the lawyers

367
00:18:02,394 --> 00:18:04,396
who are currently
going through the process.

368
00:18:04,397 --> 00:18:05,897
People say he's crazy,

369
00:18:05,898 --> 00:18:08,150
but that's what
they used to say about him

370
00:18:08,151 --> 00:18:10,402
when he first sued
the tobacco companies...

371
00:18:10,403 --> 00:18:12,403
until he won.

372
00:18:12,404 --> 00:18:14,906
I think in terms
of responsibility,

373
00:18:14,907 --> 00:18:17,910
it's fair to point
the big gun at McDonald's.

374
00:18:17,911 --> 00:18:20,411
McDonald�s is
one of the biggest

375
00:18:20,412 --> 00:18:23,915
but, more importantly,
it is the one which,

376
00:18:23,916 --> 00:18:27,419
far more than all the others,
lures in young children.

377
00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:31,924
They have the playgrounds,
the closed, indoor playgrounds.

378
00:18:31,925 --> 00:18:33,926
Many places,
there are no other playgrounds.

379
00:18:33,927 --> 00:18:35,427
You've got to
take your kid there.

380
00:18:35,928 --> 00:18:37,428
So even at 2 and 3 and 4,

381
00:18:37,429 --> 00:18:40,431
those kids are being
lured into there.

382
00:18:40,432 --> 00:18:42,684
McDonald�s is very heavy
on birthday parties.

383
00:18:42,685 --> 00:18:44,937
They, of course,
pioneered the happy meals,

384
00:18:44,938 --> 00:18:46,437
now the mighty kids' meals also

385
00:18:46,438 --> 00:18:48,941
with those little
"gotta have 'em" toys.

386
00:18:48,942 --> 00:18:50,441
So they get the kids in.

387
00:18:50,442 --> 00:18:53,445
And, of course, the whole clown.
McDonald's has the clown.

388
00:18:53,446 --> 00:18:55,948
A lot of those ads
appeal primarily to kids.

389
00:18:55,949 --> 00:18:58,701
There's a cartoon on TV
which features him.

390
00:18:58,702 --> 00:19:01,452
So they, more than others,
lure the kids in.

391
00:19:01,453 --> 00:19:04,957
I think all of us are far more
concerned about the kids.

392
00:19:04,958 --> 00:19:06,959
Another man
who is worried about the kids

393
00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:08,460
is Samuel Hirsch.

394
00:19:08,961 --> 00:19:11,964
He represents the two girls
who are suing McDonald's,

395
00:19:11,965 --> 00:19:14,967
with much advisement
coming from professor Banzhaf.

396
00:19:14,968 --> 00:19:18,471
Why are you suing
the fast-food establishment?

397
00:19:18,472 --> 00:19:21,974
You mean motives besides
monetary recompensation?

398
00:19:21,975 --> 00:19:24,977
You mean you want
to hear a noble cause?

399
00:19:24,978 --> 00:19:26,478
Is that it?

400
00:19:29,481 --> 00:19:30,982
I think that fast foods

401
00:19:30,983 --> 00:19:33,986
are a major contributor
to this epidemic.

402
00:19:34,486 --> 00:19:35,987
In 2000, Dr. David Satcher

403
00:19:35,988 --> 00:19:37,488
became the first surgeon general

404
00:19:37,489 --> 00:19:39,491
to draw attention
to the obesity crisis,

405
00:19:39,992 --> 00:19:41,493
declaring it
a national epidemic.

406
00:19:41,994 --> 00:19:45,998
Now, remember,
we're super-sizing everything.

407
00:19:46,498 --> 00:19:49,000
You go to any fast food store,

408
00:19:49,001 --> 00:19:52,504
and they're trained to tell you
to buy a bigger size.

409
00:19:52,505 --> 00:19:55,507
For five cents more,
you can get the super size.

410
00:19:55,508 --> 00:19:58,260
Federal government
will define a piece of meat,

411
00:19:58,261 --> 00:20:01,013
three ounces of meat,
as a sensible portion,

412
00:20:01,014 --> 00:20:03,015
and that looks like
a deck of cards.

413
00:20:03,515 --> 00:20:06,018
Few people would be able
to find this deck of cards

414
00:20:06,518 --> 00:20:09,021
if they were served a piece of
meat, a steak, in a restaurant.

415
00:20:09,022 --> 00:20:11,523
It would probably be about
four or five times this size.

416
00:20:12,024 --> 00:20:14,026
One typical bagel
that one is eating

417
00:20:14,027 --> 00:20:16,527
that looks something like this

418
00:20:16,528 --> 00:20:19,531
is going to comprise
five servings of bread.

419
00:20:19,532 --> 00:20:22,034
When fast food companies
first opened,

420
00:20:22,035 --> 00:20:24,537
they generally
introduced one size.

421
00:20:24,538 --> 00:20:27,038
For example,
one size French fries

422
00:20:27,039 --> 00:20:30,542
when McDonald's first opened,
called "fries."

423
00:20:30,543 --> 00:20:33,545
that size fries
is now called "small."

424
00:20:33,546 --> 00:20:37,549
Medium, large, and super size.

425
00:20:38,050 --> 00:20:40,552
That original size
is still here.

426
00:20:40,553 --> 00:20:42,054
It's got about 200 calories.

427
00:20:42,554 --> 00:20:45,557
but the super size is gonna
pack in over 600 calories.

428
00:20:45,558 --> 00:20:47,558
When Burger King first opened,

429
00:20:47,559 --> 00:20:51,063
they had a 12-ounce small
and a 16-ounce large.

430
00:20:51,064 --> 00:20:52,564
This 12-ounce is now kiddy.

431
00:20:53,065 --> 00:20:55,567
The 16-ounce is now the small...

432
00:20:55,568 --> 00:20:58,070
the medium, the 32, and the 42

433
00:20:58,570 --> 00:21:01,073
and this is across the board
with all fast-food places.

434
00:21:01,573 --> 00:21:04,076
Cars have introduced
larger cup holders

435
00:21:04,576 --> 00:21:09,081
to accommodate those huge
7-eleven double gulps,

436
00:21:09,082 --> 00:21:11,083
which are 64 ounces,
a half gallon,

437
00:21:11,583 --> 00:21:13,585
and hold anywhere
from 600 to 800 calories,

438
00:21:13,586 --> 00:21:15,587
depending on how much ice
you put in.

439
00:21:16,088 --> 00:21:17,588
A half-gallon of soda?

440
00:21:17,589 --> 00:21:19,091
A half-gallon of soda
for one person,

441
00:21:19,591 --> 00:21:21,093
48 teaspoons of sugar.

442
00:21:22,594 --> 00:21:25,097
Hello, may I help you?

443
00:21:25,098 --> 00:21:26,098
Yeah, could I get

444
00:21:26,598 --> 00:21:29,601
the double quarter pounder
with cheese meal?

445
00:21:29,602 --> 00:21:31,103
Large or super size?

446
00:21:31,603 --> 00:21:34,606
I think I'm gonna
have to go super size.

447
00:21:35,607 --> 00:21:38,610
Look at that.
look at that coke.

448
00:21:38,611 --> 00:21:41,113
That barely fits in there.

449
00:21:41,114 --> 00:21:43,115
Oh, shit!

450
00:21:43,116 --> 00:21:45,117
I�ve got a -- look at that.

451
00:21:45,617 --> 00:21:47,869
look at how big that thing is.

452
00:21:47,870 --> 00:21:50,121
Look how big that French fry is.

453
00:21:50,122 --> 00:21:52,874
That thing is,
like, four feet tall.

454
00:21:52,875 --> 00:21:55,627
Double quarter pounder
with cheese.

455
00:21:56,128 --> 00:21:57,629
More calories than anything.

456
00:21:58,130 --> 00:22:00,132
There it is --
a little bit of heaven.

457
00:22:13,145 --> 00:22:15,147
That's a lot of food, man.

458
00:22:15,647 --> 00:22:17,149
I�ll tell you what...

459
00:22:20,152 --> 00:22:23,155
You get
all that super sized stuff,

460
00:22:23,156 --> 00:22:26,158
that stuff gets super sized, man...

461
00:22:26,159 --> 00:22:27,910
Look at that.

462
00:22:27,911 --> 00:22:29,660
I just put a --

463
00:22:29,661 --> 00:22:33,665
I�m not even halfway done
with those fries.

464
00:22:33,666 --> 00:22:35,167
Not even halfway.

465
00:22:41,673 --> 00:22:43,675
This is like a workout.

466
00:22:46,678 --> 00:22:48,179
See, now's the time of the meal

467
00:22:48,180 --> 00:22:50,182
when you start getting
the McStomachache.

468
00:22:50,682 --> 00:22:55,187
You start getting the McTummy.
You get the McGurgles in there.

469
00:22:55,188 --> 00:22:57,188
You get the McBrick.

470
00:22:57,189 --> 00:22:59,691
And then you get
the McStomachache.

471
00:23:00,192 --> 00:23:03,195
Right now I got some McGee
that's rockin'.

472
00:23:03,196 --> 00:23:05,197
Are you sweating there?

473
00:23:05,697 --> 00:23:08,200
My arms -- I feel like
I got some McSweats going.

474
00:23:08,201 --> 00:23:10,201
My arms got the McTwitches
going in here

475
00:23:10,202 --> 00:23:13,205
from all of the sugar that's
going in my body right now.

476
00:23:15,207 --> 00:23:17,209
I�m feeling a little McCrazy.

477
00:23:21,713 --> 00:23:23,714
Just give me a minute.

478
00:23:23,715 --> 00:23:26,718
I'm in pure McDonald's Heaven.

479
00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:32,224
This is gonna be you,
like, after every meal.

480
00:23:34,226 --> 00:23:37,229
I�m dying.

481
00:23:39,731 --> 00:23:41,733
God,
that looks so nasty.

482
00:23:43,235 --> 00:23:45,737
It's making me puke.

483
00:24:11,263 --> 00:24:13,765
You all right?

484
00:24:13,766 --> 00:24:15,267
Yeah.

485
00:24:22,708 --> 00:24:24,459
I believe we live
in a toxic-food

486
00:24:24,460 --> 00:24:26,336
and physical-inactivity
environment.

487
00:24:26,337 --> 00:24:28,212
That is,
we live in an environment

488
00:24:28,213 --> 00:24:30,715
that almost guarantees
that we become sick.

489
00:24:30,716 --> 00:24:34,219
Not 100% of people become sick,
but the numbers of people who do

490
00:24:34,220 --> 00:24:36,721
are growing
and growing and growing.

491
00:24:36,722 --> 00:24:39,725
I don't believe that "toxic"
is too strong a word, either,

492
00:24:39,726 --> 00:24:42,727
because an epidemic of obesity

493
00:24:42,728 --> 00:24:44,729
where 60% of the population
is suffering

494
00:24:44,730 --> 00:24:47,232
and record numbers
of children are having this

495
00:24:47,233 --> 00:24:49,233
is a crisis by any standard.

496
00:24:49,234 --> 00:24:52,237
The toxic environment
is constant access

497
00:24:52,238 --> 00:24:53,739
to cheap, fat-laden foods.

498
00:24:54,239 --> 00:24:57,242
It's gas stations that sell
more candy and sodas than gas.

499
00:24:57,243 --> 00:24:59,244
It's a nation where there
are more than 3 million

500
00:24:59,245 --> 00:25:00,745
soda vending machines.

501
00:25:00,746 --> 00:25:02,247
That's one
for every 97 Americans.

502
00:25:02,748 --> 00:25:05,250
It's a world where people depend
completely on their cars

503
00:25:05,751 --> 00:25:06,752
for transportation

504
00:25:07,252 --> 00:25:09,504
and where walking
has become such a chore

505
00:25:09,505 --> 00:25:11,757
that we rely on machines
to do it for us.

506
00:25:13,759 --> 00:25:16,762
My stomach
feels horrible this morning.

507
00:25:16,763 --> 00:25:18,764
It doesn't feel good at all.

508
00:25:20,766 --> 00:25:22,267
There we go.

509
00:25:22,768 --> 00:25:25,270
I�m getting this really weird
feeling right in my midsection,

510
00:25:25,271 --> 00:25:27,773
basically in my penis right now,
and it's just like this --

511
00:25:31,777 --> 00:25:33,028
It's really freaky.

512
00:25:33,029 --> 00:25:34,279
That is very odd.

513
00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:35,280
Yeah.

514
00:25:35,781 --> 00:25:37,782
It could be
from the caffeine,

515
00:25:37,783 --> 00:25:40,786
but I couldn't really
pinpoint that 100%.

516
00:25:40,787 --> 00:25:43,789
I have a delivery for Mr. Morgan.

517
00:25:43,790 --> 00:25:45,291
$13.39.

518
00:25:45,292 --> 00:25:46,791
$13.39.

519
00:25:46,792 --> 00:25:48,293
I made it
over the three-day hump.

520
00:25:48,794 --> 00:25:50,294
You know
how when you quit smoking --

521
00:25:50,295 --> 00:25:52,798
I don't know how many of you
out there smoke cigarettes,

522
00:25:52,799 --> 00:25:55,299
but you should stop.

523
00:25:55,300 --> 00:25:59,304
I quit smoking.
and there's the three-day hump.

524
00:25:59,305 --> 00:26:03,308
Three-day --
it's the three-day hump

525
00:26:03,309 --> 00:26:05,810
when you quit
smoking cigarettes.

526
00:26:05,811 --> 00:26:08,814
If you can make it
over those three days

527
00:26:08,815 --> 00:26:11,315
without smoking one cigarette,

528
00:26:11,316 --> 00:26:14,820
if you can make it past day one,
day two, day three, you're fine.

529
00:26:14,821 --> 00:26:16,822
Same thing with this.

530
00:26:16,823 --> 00:26:18,824
I made it past day three.

531
00:26:18,825 --> 00:26:20,324
I�m all right.

532
00:26:20,325 --> 00:26:25,330
Left unabated,
obesity would overtake smoking

533
00:26:25,831 --> 00:26:28,834
as the leading preventable cause
of death in this country.

534
00:26:28,835 --> 00:26:30,836
I was at this meal,
and it came up

535
00:26:31,336 --> 00:26:32,838
that one of the people
was a smoker,

536
00:26:33,338 --> 00:26:36,341
and somebody else at the table
started hectoring them about it.

537
00:26:36,342 --> 00:26:37,842
"What's the matter with you?

538
00:26:37,843 --> 00:26:39,844
"Don't you know
how bad it is for you?

539
00:26:39,845 --> 00:26:41,847
"It'll do this, that,
and the other thing to you,

540
00:26:42,347 --> 00:26:43,347
and you really should stop."

541
00:26:43,348 --> 00:26:45,851
And the smoker,
rather than saying, "fuck you,

542
00:26:45,852 --> 00:26:46,852
mind your own business" --

543
00:26:47,352 --> 00:26:48,854
Which, I think,
is the appropriate response --

544
00:26:48,855 --> 00:26:50,856
was abashed and defensive.

545
00:26:50,857 --> 00:26:52,858
"Oh, I tried to quit,"

546
00:26:53,358 --> 00:26:54,859
and, "yeah,
I'm gonna try again,"

547
00:26:54,860 --> 00:26:56,861
and "you're right,
you're right," and so on.

548
00:26:56,862 --> 00:26:58,864
At that same table,
there was a quite large woman,

549
00:26:59,364 --> 00:27:01,366
and I was wondering --
what if this guy,

550
00:27:01,367 --> 00:27:03,368
instead of confronting
the smoker,

551
00:27:03,869 --> 00:27:05,369
had said to the large woman,

552
00:27:05,370 --> 00:27:07,371
"What's the matter with you,
you fat pig?

553
00:27:07,372 --> 00:27:09,874
"Don't you know how dangerous
it is to be so overweight?

554
00:27:09,875 --> 00:27:12,878
"Stop eating, for god's sake.
And don't you dare get dessert,

555
00:27:12,879 --> 00:27:14,379
and what's the matter with you?"

556
00:27:14,380 --> 00:27:15,880
Same logic.

557
00:27:15,881 --> 00:27:18,383
I�d be hard-pressed
to find a distinction

558
00:27:18,384 --> 00:27:20,384
between those two examples.

559
00:27:20,385 --> 00:27:22,888
So, one is now
socially acceptable --

560
00:27:22,889 --> 00:27:24,389
to hector smokers --

561
00:27:24,890 --> 00:27:27,893
but the other one
isn't quite yet.

562
00:27:27,894 --> 00:27:28,894
So the question is,

563
00:27:29,394 --> 00:27:31,396
at what point
will it become acceptable

564
00:27:31,397 --> 00:27:34,398
to publicly hector fat people

565
00:27:34,399 --> 00:27:38,403
in the way that smokers
are publicly hectored?

566
00:27:38,404 --> 00:27:42,407
A secret study
by one of the tobacco companies

567
00:27:42,408 --> 00:27:45,910
had the ominous title --
something like,

568
00:27:45,911 --> 00:27:49,915
"brand imprinting
for later actuation in life."

569
00:27:49,916 --> 00:27:53,418
They would buy
the little toy cigarettes,

570
00:27:53,919 --> 00:27:56,922
and they'd start
play-smoking them

571
00:27:56,923 --> 00:27:57,922
at 4 or 5 or 6.

572
00:27:57,923 --> 00:28:00,424
Wouldn't even
notice the pack.

573
00:28:00,425 --> 00:28:02,427
If you asked them
what pack it was,

574
00:28:02,428 --> 00:28:03,928
they wouldn't notice it,

575
00:28:03,929 --> 00:28:06,431
but the theory was that
somewhere, it's buried in here,

576
00:28:06,932 --> 00:28:09,434
and then when they get to
the age where they're smoking,

577
00:28:09,935 --> 00:28:10,935
without even realizing it,

578
00:28:10,936 --> 00:28:13,438
they're going for that pack
that they recognize

579
00:28:13,439 --> 00:28:15,941
because it had
those nice feelings for them

580
00:28:15,942 --> 00:28:17,442
when they were
little kids.

581
00:28:17,443 --> 00:28:18,442
The same way here --

582
00:28:18,443 --> 00:28:19,945
they're satisfied,
it's nice,

583
00:28:20,445 --> 00:28:21,947
they remember
the warm feelings

584
00:28:22,447 --> 00:28:23,949
of playing
and getting the toy,

585
00:28:23,950 --> 00:28:26,702
being with mom and dad.

586
00:28:26,703 --> 00:28:29,454
It's gonna carry through.

587
00:28:29,955 --> 00:28:30,956
That's why
when I have kids,

588
00:28:31,456 --> 00:28:33,458
every time I drive
by a fast-food restaurant,

589
00:28:33,459 --> 00:28:34,960
I�m gonna
punch my kid in the face

590
00:28:37,963 --> 00:28:39,965
Then we'll never
want to come.

591
00:29:16,001 --> 00:29:19,004
One of the most disturbing
things to me

592
00:29:19,005 --> 00:29:22,007
is that in the last
20 to 25 years,

593
00:29:22,008 --> 00:29:24,008
we've actually seen a doubling

594
00:29:24,009 --> 00:29:27,012
of overweight and obese
children and adolescents.

595
00:29:27,512 --> 00:29:29,014
And this weight gain
has been linked

596
00:29:29,514 --> 00:29:31,516
to countless health problems
later in life, such as...

597
00:29:52,037 --> 00:29:54,538
In fact,
if current trends continue

598
00:29:54,539 --> 00:29:57,542
one out of every three children
born in the year 2000

599
00:29:58,043 --> 00:30:01,046
will develop diabetes
in their lifetime.

600
00:30:08,053 --> 00:30:11,556
At least 17 million Americans
now have type 2 diabetes,

601
00:30:12,057 --> 00:30:14,558
about one
out of every 20 people.

602
00:30:14,559 --> 00:30:18,562
If the diabetes starts
before the age of 15,

603
00:30:18,563 --> 00:30:25,070
you lose somewhere between
17 and 27 years of life-span.

604
00:30:25,071 --> 00:30:27,071
according to the new research,

605
00:30:27,072 --> 00:30:30,075
the direct medical costs
associated with diabetes

606
00:30:30,076 --> 00:30:31,575
have doubled.

607
00:30:31,576 --> 00:30:36,581
The direct medical costs have
doubled in the past five years,

608
00:30:36,582 --> 00:30:43,587
from $44 billion in 1997
to $92 billion in 2002.

609
00:30:43,588 --> 00:30:49,094
Somewhere in the neighborhood of
about 20% of the obese children

610
00:30:49,095 --> 00:30:52,597
have elevated abnormal
liver function tests,

611
00:30:53,098 --> 00:30:55,599
and we have now started a study

612
00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:57,102
where we're
biopsying these children

613
00:30:57,602 --> 00:30:59,604
to see what their livers
actually look like

614
00:30:59,605 --> 00:31:01,106
under the microscope,

615
00:31:01,606 --> 00:31:05,109
and half of them have evidence
of scarring of the liver,

616
00:31:05,110 --> 00:31:08,613
fibrosis of the liver,
the early stages of cirrhosis.

617
00:31:08,614 --> 00:31:11,616
So, when these children
end up being adults,

618
00:31:11,617 --> 00:31:13,117
they're going to end up --

619
00:31:13,118 --> 00:31:18,123
if they don't change their
eating and exercise habits,

620
00:31:18,124 --> 00:31:21,877
are gonna end up
with liver failure

621
00:31:21,878 --> 00:31:25,630
and, well,
either transplant or death.

622
00:31:29,134 --> 00:31:31,636
Did you want lettuce
and mayonnaise on all of them?

623
00:31:32,137 --> 00:31:34,639
I think it's very, very hard
for overweight teenagers

624
00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:36,641
because you're always
going to see

625
00:31:36,642 --> 00:31:38,643
the thin, pretty,
popular girls,

626
00:31:38,644 --> 00:31:40,644
and you can't help
but look at them

627
00:31:40,645 --> 00:31:44,149
and think, "I wish I was her,"
or, "I wish I could have that."

628
00:31:44,649 --> 00:31:49,154
And it's depressing.
It makes you feel like crap.

629
00:31:49,155 --> 00:31:51,655
That's just how it is,

630
00:31:51,656 --> 00:31:54,658
and of course
it's hard being a teenager

631
00:31:54,659 --> 00:31:58,163
because you see all the girls
in the Cosmo girl

632
00:31:58,164 --> 00:32:01,665
are teen people,
and they're all beautiful,

633
00:32:01,666 --> 00:32:05,670
and you think, "aren't I
supposed to look like that?"

634
00:32:05,671 --> 00:32:07,671
And it's just not realistic.

635
00:32:07,672 --> 00:32:10,675
It's not a realistic
way to live.

636
00:32:12,677 --> 00:32:16,681
So, without further ado,
let's welcome Jared Fogle.

637
00:32:19,684 --> 00:32:21,186
My big thing was never smoking.

638
00:32:21,686 --> 00:32:22,686
It was never drinking.

639
00:32:22,687 --> 00:32:24,689
Obviously,
it wasn't doing drugs.

640
00:32:25,190 --> 00:32:26,190
My big vice was food,

641
00:32:26,191 --> 00:32:31,696
and before I knew it,
I wound up weighing 425 pounds.

642
00:32:32,197 --> 00:32:33,698
I brought in
a present for you --

643
00:32:34,199 --> 00:32:36,201
my old pants
that are now made famous

644
00:32:36,202 --> 00:32:38,203
in all the subway commercials.

645
00:32:42,207 --> 00:32:44,708
You're welcome.

646
00:32:44,709 --> 00:32:47,228
This is
my daughter, Victoria.

647
00:32:47,229 --> 00:32:49,746
She's an eighth-grade
honor student,

648
00:32:49,747 --> 00:32:51,749
and you're a real
inspiration to the kids.

649
00:32:51,750 --> 00:32:53,251
I really
appreciate that.

650
00:32:53,252 --> 00:32:55,003
That's one
of the greatest --

651
00:32:55,004 --> 00:32:56,753
I started
putting my weight on

652
00:32:56,754 --> 00:32:59,757
as you guys know,
about third or fourth grade.

653
00:32:59,758 --> 00:33:02,260
She was real tiny
when she was littler,

654
00:33:02,261 --> 00:33:03,760
and it's been in our family.

655
00:33:03,761 --> 00:33:06,263
In fact,
I had a great-grandfather

656
00:33:06,264 --> 00:33:09,016
that died
and was buried in a piano box

657
00:33:09,017 --> 00:33:11,769
years and years ago,
so it's a history.

658
00:33:11,770 --> 00:33:13,270
Absolutely.

659
00:33:13,271 --> 00:33:15,773
And she's been trying
to maintain her weight.

660
00:33:15,774 --> 00:33:18,275
It's tough.
it's always a challenge.

661
00:33:18,276 --> 00:33:21,279
I know as a kid,
it's awfully hard these days

662
00:33:21,280 --> 00:33:23,280
and kids
are not always kind.

663
00:33:23,281 --> 00:33:26,283
No, not at all.
And I know that firsthand.

664
00:33:26,284 --> 00:33:28,786
And the problem is,
the world's not gonna change

665
00:33:29,287 --> 00:33:30,287
You have to change.

666
00:33:30,288 --> 00:33:32,790
I guess it's kind of cool
to know somebody

667
00:33:32,791 --> 00:33:34,791
or be able
to listen to somebody

668
00:33:34,792 --> 00:33:37,295
talk about actually
being where I am right now,

669
00:33:37,795 --> 00:33:39,296
and it's kind of hard

670
00:33:39,297 --> 00:33:43,301
because I can't afford
to go there every single day

671
00:33:43,302 --> 00:33:45,553
and buy a sandwich
two times a day,

672
00:33:45,554 --> 00:33:47,805
and that's
what he's talking about,

673
00:33:48,306 --> 00:33:49,806
like that's
the only solution.

674
00:33:49,807 --> 00:33:51,809
That's what he said
worked the best,

675
00:33:51,810 --> 00:33:53,310
but I can't do that.

676
00:33:53,311 --> 00:33:57,815
And I've tried other ways,
and it's kind of hurt my body

677
00:33:57,816 --> 00:34:01,319
from doing other ways
that I've tried to do.

678
00:34:01,819 --> 00:34:05,323
And it's kind of hard
to, like, look at someone

679
00:34:05,823 --> 00:34:07,825
who says, "hey, I've done it.
You can do it."

680
00:34:07,826 --> 00:34:08,825
but it's not that easy.

681
00:34:08,826 --> 00:34:11,078
I�d been sick as a kid.

682
00:34:11,079 --> 00:34:13,331
I grew up eating
a lot of ice cream,

683
00:34:13,332 --> 00:34:14,831
more than you can believe.

684
00:34:14,832 --> 00:34:18,586
We had an ice-cream-cone-shape
d swimming pool in our backyard.

685
00:34:18,587 --> 00:34:22,340
We had a commercial freezer with
not only all 31 flavors in it,

686
00:34:22,341 --> 00:34:25,843
but all experimental flavors
that were under development.

687
00:34:25,844 --> 00:34:28,346
And I made myself
the official taster.

688
00:34:28,347 --> 00:34:30,848
I had to approve everything,
in my mind.

689
00:34:30,849 --> 00:34:33,601
And I loved it.
What kid wouldn't?

690
00:34:33,602 --> 00:34:36,354
I literally
had unlimited ice cream.

691
00:34:36,854 --> 00:34:38,356
I ate ice cream for breakfast.

692
00:34:38,856 --> 00:34:40,358
But I was sick a lot.

693
00:34:40,858 --> 00:34:42,860
And I wasn't very athletic.

694
00:34:42,861 --> 00:34:44,861
I was really ill.

695
00:34:44,862 --> 00:34:46,863
And I didn't feel good.

696
00:34:46,864 --> 00:34:49,367
So I would kind of appease that
by eating more ice cream.

697
00:34:49,867 --> 00:34:52,369
You can see how the vicious
cycle would take place.

698
00:34:52,370 --> 00:34:54,872
One of the triggering factors
for me was my uncle,

699
00:34:54,873 --> 00:34:57,625
Burt Baskin, my dad's partner
and brother-in-law,

700
00:34:57,626 --> 00:35:00,378
co-founder of the company --
died of a heart attack.

701
00:35:00,379 --> 00:35:01,878
I think he was 51.

702
00:35:01,879 --> 00:35:05,383
Now, my uncle weighed
about 240 pounds --

703
00:35:05,384 --> 00:35:06,883
heavyset fellow.

704
00:35:06,884 --> 00:35:10,388
And when he died,
as a young man, I asked my dad,

705
00:35:10,389 --> 00:35:13,391
"Do you think
there could be a connection

706
00:35:13,392 --> 00:35:14,891
between his fatal heart attack

707
00:35:14,892 --> 00:35:16,894
and the amount
of ice cream he would eat?"

708
00:35:17,395 --> 00:35:18,896
My father said,
"No, his ticker just got tired

709
00:35:19,397 --> 00:35:21,398
and stopped working."

710
00:35:21,399 --> 00:35:23,900
By this time,
he had sold more ice cream

711
00:35:23,901 --> 00:35:26,404
than any human being that had
ever lived on this planet.

712
00:35:26,904 --> 00:35:29,407
He didn't want to think that
the product was hurting anybody,

713
00:35:29,408 --> 00:35:31,408
that it had contributed
to the death

714
00:35:31,409 --> 00:35:33,911
of his brother-in-law, partner,
and, in many ways, best friend.

715
00:35:34,412 --> 00:35:35,912
No way.

716
00:35:35,913 --> 00:35:38,415
Ben Cohen,
the Ben of "Ben and Jerry's",

717
00:35:38,416 --> 00:35:41,419
a couple years ago,
had a quintuple bypass procedure

718
00:35:41,420 --> 00:35:43,920
at the age of 49.

719
00:35:43,921 --> 00:35:46,423
My uncle,
Burt Baskin of Baskin-Robbins,

720
00:35:46,424 --> 00:35:48,925
dies at the age of 51
of a heart attack.

721
00:35:48,926 --> 00:35:51,929
My father, Irv Robbins, the
other founder of the company,

722
00:35:51,930 --> 00:35:54,932
ended up
with very serious diabetes.

723
00:35:54,933 --> 00:35:57,435
You can't deny these links.

724
00:35:57,436 --> 00:35:58,935
You just can't.

725
00:35:58,936 --> 00:36:02,940
Yeah, could I get
the two-cheeseburger meal?

726
00:36:02,941 --> 00:36:04,442
Okay, super sized.

727
00:36:04,942 --> 00:36:06,444
Second time.

728
00:36:07,445 --> 00:36:08,946
Thank you, sir.

729
00:36:08,947 --> 00:36:10,447
Thanks, man.

730
00:36:10,448 --> 00:36:13,950
After five days
on the McDonald's diet,

731
00:36:13,951 --> 00:36:17,955
what I did was I ran three days'
worth of food analysis.

732
00:36:17,956 --> 00:36:20,458
the needs for you to maintain
weight at the 185

733
00:36:20,958 --> 00:36:23,461
that you were at
when you came in -- 186 pounds

734
00:36:23,462 --> 00:36:25,962
was approximately
2,500 calories.

735
00:36:25,963 --> 00:36:30,468
Right now you're getting
almost 5,000 calories a day,

736
00:36:30,469 --> 00:36:32,469
the average being 4,986.

737
00:36:32,470 --> 00:36:33,971
I would love for you
to take a multivitamin.

738
00:36:34,472 --> 00:36:36,474
McDonald�s doesn't sell
multivitamins.

739
00:36:36,974 --> 00:36:38,476
Well,
here's my new advice,

740
00:36:38,976 --> 00:36:40,478
is just kind of
minimize the meals.

741
00:36:40,978 --> 00:36:42,980
A substitute for the hot fudge
sundae would be the yogurt.

742
00:36:42,981 --> 00:36:45,483
That is true,
if you get the snack size --

743
00:36:45,983 --> 00:36:46,983
five ounces.

744
00:36:46,984 --> 00:36:49,486
If you get the regular size
without granola,

745
00:36:49,487 --> 00:36:52,490
it contains nearly as many
calories as a strawberry sundae.

746
00:36:52,990 --> 00:36:54,742
With granola,
it has more calories

747
00:36:54,743 --> 00:36:56,493
than the hot fudge
or caramel sundae.

748
00:36:56,494 --> 00:36:59,497
And if that doesn't make you
think twice about the parfaits,

749
00:36:59,498 --> 00:37:00,497
then how about this?

750
00:37:00,498 --> 00:37:02,500
There's a big,
nappy hair in it!

751
00:37:02,501 --> 00:37:03,500
That's disgusting.

752
00:37:03,501 --> 00:37:05,502
I�m gonna show you
how we do it.

753
00:37:05,503 --> 00:37:08,005
You go like this.
We go...

754
00:37:08,006 --> 00:37:10,508
look, it's long, too!
did you see that!

755
00:37:10,509 --> 00:37:13,011
Oh, that's so gross!

756
00:37:13,012 --> 00:37:15,512
Only the finest at McDonald's.

757
00:37:15,513 --> 00:37:21,519
Here we are at 190.
192, 193, 194.

758
00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:22,520
No.

759
00:37:25,523 --> 00:37:28,025
We have to stop everything.
I don't believe it.

760
00:37:28,526 --> 00:37:29,527
195 pounds.

761
00:37:30,027 --> 00:37:31,529
It can't be.
We have to redo this.

762
00:37:31,530 --> 00:37:33,531
That's zero.

763
00:37:34,031 --> 00:37:37,034
Second try.

764
00:37:37,035 --> 00:37:40,036
88, 92, 94.

765
00:37:40,037 --> 00:37:44,542
You've gained, actually,
about 5% of your body weight.

766
00:37:45,042 --> 00:37:47,044
Losing and gaining weight
that fast is not healthy.

767
00:37:47,545 --> 00:37:49,046
Do you eat fast food?

768
00:37:49,047 --> 00:37:50,547
Yes, I do.

769
00:37:50,548 --> 00:37:52,048
Unfortunately.

770
00:37:52,049 --> 00:37:55,052
Oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
love it, love it, love It!

771
00:37:55,053 --> 00:37:56,052
Love fast food.

772
00:37:56,053 --> 00:37:57,555
How often
do you guys eat it?

773
00:37:58,055 --> 00:37:59,055
Every week?

774
00:37:59,056 --> 00:38:01,558
Oh, maybe once
or twice a week.

775
00:38:01,559 --> 00:38:04,562
We're gonna go hit up
McDonald's in a little while.

776
00:38:04,563 --> 00:38:05,563
At least two times today

777
00:38:06,063 --> 00:38:08,065
you know we ain't had
no meal yet today.

778
00:38:08,066 --> 00:38:10,818
We was just pointing
towards McDonald's.

779
00:38:10,819 --> 00:38:13,946
I get the number two,
the cheeseburger

780
00:38:13,947 --> 00:38:17,073
with the super size coke
and fries.

781
00:38:17,074 --> 00:38:19,576
Super-size it up!
Make it bacon, 69 cents.

782
00:38:19,577 --> 00:38:22,079
That's what they say.
"Make it bacon."

783
00:38:22,080 --> 00:38:23,580
Make it bacon, baby.

784
00:38:23,581 --> 00:38:25,583
How often do you think
people should eat fast food?

785
00:38:26,083 --> 00:38:28,085
I don't know
if they should eat it at all.

786
00:38:28,086 --> 00:38:29,086
I don't know if I should

787
00:38:29,587 --> 00:38:31,088
I don't know about
what they should do.

788
00:38:31,589 --> 00:38:33,090
Oh, that's baloney!

789
00:38:33,091 --> 00:38:34,091
It's baloney!

790
00:38:34,592 --> 00:38:37,595
What they need to do
is 25 minutes on that treadmill,

791
00:38:37,596 --> 00:38:39,597
work out a little,
do some push-ups.

792
00:38:39,598 --> 00:38:41,599
If you do some push-ups
when you eat,

793
00:38:42,099 --> 00:38:43,601
you'll keep
your weight down.

794
00:38:43,602 --> 00:38:44,601
I keep my weight down.

795
00:38:44,602 --> 00:38:47,104
I hit them push-ups
and everything,

796
00:38:47,105 --> 00:38:48,605
Keep myself cool.

797
00:38:48,606 --> 00:38:51,107
who has time to do that?
we have to work.

798
00:38:51,108 --> 00:38:53,611
We have to take care of kids.
We have to clean.

799
00:38:54,111 --> 00:38:56,614
so you exercise --
you run after your kids.

800
00:39:08,626 --> 00:39:11,128
These are the first
McNuggets I've had

801
00:39:11,129 --> 00:39:13,631
in this whole exciting
tour of duty.

802
00:39:14,131 --> 00:39:19,136
Look at that
glistening in the sun.

803
00:39:20,137 --> 00:39:23,139
Boy, that is miserable.

804
00:39:23,140 --> 00:39:26,143
I�m not sure what portion of the
chicken that's shaped like that.

805
00:39:26,144 --> 00:39:28,646
I�m guessing
this is the foot on the chicken.

806
00:39:28,647 --> 00:39:30,647
In the lawsuit against them,

807
00:39:30,648 --> 00:39:32,650
McDonald�s stated
in their own defense

808
00:39:32,651 --> 00:39:34,902
that it's a matter
of common knowledge

809
00:39:34,903 --> 00:39:37,153
that any processing
that its foods undergo

810
00:39:37,154 --> 00:39:41,158
serve to make them more harmful
than unprocessed foods.

811
00:39:41,159 --> 00:39:44,527
Case in point -- McNuggets.

812
00:39:44,528 --> 00:39:46,030
Originally created
from old chickens

813
00:39:46,031 --> 00:39:47,530
that could no longer lay eggs,

814
00:39:47,531 --> 00:39:49,533
McNuggets are now
made from chickens

815
00:39:49,534 --> 00:39:51,285
with unusually large breasts.

816
00:39:51,286 --> 00:39:53,036
They're stripped from the bone

817
00:39:53,037 --> 00:39:55,039
and ground up
into a sort of chicken mash,

818
00:39:55,040 --> 00:39:56,539
which is then combined

819
00:39:56,540 --> 00:39:58,542
with all sorts of stabilizers
and preservatives,

820
00:39:58,543 --> 00:40:00,043
pressed into familiar shapes,

821
00:40:00,044 --> 00:40:02,045
breaded, deep-fried,
freeze-dried,

822
00:40:02,046 --> 00:40:04,548
and then shipped
to a McDonald's near you.

823
00:40:04,549 --> 00:40:06,049
Judge Robert Sweet called them

824
00:40:06,050 --> 00:40:09,053
"A McFrankenstein creation
of various elements

825
00:40:09,054 --> 00:40:11,055
not utilized by the home cook."

826
00:40:19,563 --> 00:40:21,065
So, for the past couple days,

827
00:40:21,565 --> 00:40:23,567
which I haven't
shared with everybody --

828
00:40:23,568 --> 00:40:25,068
it's been a new thing --

829
00:40:25,069 --> 00:40:28,572
I�ve started to have --
not chest pains, but pressure.

830
00:40:29,073 --> 00:40:32,076
I feel like I got pressure
on my chest.

831
00:40:32,077 --> 00:40:35,079
I figure that's probably
not a good thing.

832
00:40:35,080 --> 00:40:39,083
But neither's
eating all this, so...

833
00:40:43,587 --> 00:40:45,589
I tell you.
I haven't smelled bad yet.

834
00:40:45,590 --> 00:40:47,091
Yeah, you have.

835
00:40:47,092 --> 00:40:48,091
No, I haven't.

836
00:40:48,092 --> 00:40:50,094
You just don't smell
how bad you smell.

837
00:40:50,095 --> 00:40:53,597
Look at that fish filet.

838
00:40:53,598 --> 00:40:55,098
Look at this thing.

839
00:40:55,099 --> 00:40:57,101
Oh, God,
that looks nasty, man.

840
00:40:57,102 --> 00:40:58,601
Isn't that horrible?

841
00:40:58,602 --> 00:41:01,105
Obviously, that's been
sitting around all day.

842
00:41:01,106 --> 00:41:03,607
That, the filet-o-fish.

843
00:41:06,611 --> 00:41:08,111
Shit!

844
00:41:08,112 --> 00:41:10,113
WOMAN:
How can I help you?

845
00:41:10,114 --> 00:41:13,617
Can I get the double quarter
pounder with cheese value meal?

846
00:41:13,618 --> 00:41:16,120
- Okay, thank you.
- $4.86.

847
00:41:18,622 --> 00:41:20,124
I don't feel good today.

848
00:41:20,624 --> 00:41:22,125
Not that I feel sick,

849
00:41:22,126 --> 00:41:24,127
but I just feel
really depressed,

850
00:41:24,128 --> 00:41:27,131
you know, for no reason.
I mean, things are going great.

851
00:41:27,132 --> 00:41:29,133
I�ve had a good day.

852
00:41:29,134 --> 00:41:31,135
I just feel really...

853
00:41:31,635 --> 00:41:32,636
yeah.

854
00:41:33,137 --> 00:41:35,889
It's not real hard
eating this food all the time,

855
00:41:35,890 --> 00:41:38,642
just because it tastes good,
it makes you feel good.

856
00:41:38,643 --> 00:41:40,643
I really noticed I'll eat some,

857
00:41:40,644 --> 00:41:43,647
and just a little while later,
I'll be hungry again,

858
00:41:43,648 --> 00:41:45,649
and I'll want more --
more, more, more.

859
00:41:45,650 --> 00:41:49,153
I�m pretty bored
with their menu.

860
00:41:49,154 --> 00:41:51,654
It only took me nine days.

861
00:41:51,655 --> 00:41:53,657
But it's pretty good otherwise.

862
00:41:54,158 --> 00:41:55,158
Nine days.

863
00:42:04,919 --> 00:42:06,170
How many?

864
00:42:06,670 --> 00:42:08,172
How many's
the question.

865
00:42:08,672 --> 00:42:09,672
We always ask how many,

866
00:42:09,673 --> 00:42:11,674
and he holds up
how many fingers.

867
00:42:11,675 --> 00:42:14,178
That's it.
It's always the "how many"?

868
00:42:14,179 --> 00:42:15,679
It's just one for now.

869
00:42:16,180 --> 00:42:18,181
As soon as I got my first car,

870
00:42:18,182 --> 00:42:20,683
this is the first place
I came to.

871
00:42:20,684 --> 00:42:23,687
I bought three Big Macs,
ate them out there.

872
00:42:24,188 --> 00:42:25,688
I enjoyed them so much,

873
00:42:25,689 --> 00:42:28,692
I came back about 5:00 at night,
bought three more,

874
00:42:28,693 --> 00:42:30,193
ate them out there,

875
00:42:30,194 --> 00:42:32,696
came back around 11:00
before they closed,

876
00:42:32,697 --> 00:42:34,197
and ate three more,

877
00:42:34,198 --> 00:42:37,200
so the first day I came here,
I ate nine Big Macs,

878
00:42:37,201 --> 00:42:41,205
and it was like I couldn't get
enough hamburger at that time,

879
00:42:41,206 --> 00:42:42,705
and Big Macs are so good,

880
00:42:42,706 --> 00:42:46,209
so I ate 265
in the first month.

881
00:42:46,210 --> 00:42:48,712
How many do you eat
a day, usually?

882
00:42:48,713 --> 00:42:49,713
Usually it's two a day.

883
00:42:50,214 --> 00:42:52,716
Now, last year,
I ate 741 last year.

884
00:42:52,717 --> 00:42:54,217
That's more than two a day,

885
00:42:54,218 --> 00:42:56,220
so that means
there's days I had three,

886
00:42:56,221 --> 00:42:58,221
but that's because
they're getting smaller.

887
00:42:58,222 --> 00:43:03,227
Probably 90% of my solid diet
is probably Big Macs.

888
00:43:03,727 --> 00:43:04,727
That parking spot,

889
00:43:04,728 --> 00:43:06,730
that's where I asked her
if she wanted to get married.

890
00:43:07,231 --> 00:43:09,233
This place is special --
a lot of reasons.

891
00:43:09,234 --> 00:43:12,236
I had one whopper
in my life -- 1984.

892
00:43:12,237 --> 00:43:15,239
A guy gave me 5 bucks
to eat a whopper.

893
00:43:15,240 --> 00:43:16,739
After I ate the whopper,

894
00:43:16,740 --> 00:43:20,744
took my 5 bucks over to
McDonald's, got some Big Macs.

895
00:43:20,745 --> 00:43:22,746
I always make fun
of people at work.

896
00:43:22,747 --> 00:43:24,247
They say, "I'm gaining weight."

897
00:43:24,248 --> 00:43:26,750
I say, "well, you should
try the Gorske diet."

898
00:43:26,751 --> 00:43:28,751
they don't like that.

899
00:43:28,752 --> 00:43:30,754
This is a perfect sandwich,
you know.

900
00:43:31,255 --> 00:43:32,255
At least for me, it is.

901
00:43:32,256 --> 00:43:35,259
There it is --
bite number 19,000.

902
00:43:35,759 --> 00:43:38,262
The wife says when she's
got to put them in a blender,

903
00:43:38,263 --> 00:43:39,262
it ends.

904
00:43:39,263 --> 00:43:40,264
That's what she told me.

905
00:43:40,265 --> 00:43:43,267
Big Mac smoothies.

906
00:43:54,278 --> 00:43:56,780
America�s been McDonaldized,
you know.

907
00:43:56,781 --> 00:43:58,281
It's been franchised out.

908
00:43:58,282 --> 00:43:59,782
It's like one of those
"Flintstones" cartoons

909
00:43:59,783 --> 00:44:02,286
where they just had something
rolling in the background.

910
00:44:02,287 --> 00:44:04,288
You kept seeing
the same buildings go by.

911
00:44:04,289 --> 00:44:06,290
It's like
K-Mart, Wal-Mart, McDonald's,

912
00:44:06,291 --> 00:44:07,790
K-Mart, Wal-Mart,
Wendy's, K-Mart.

913
00:44:07,791 --> 00:44:10,794
And it's like you have no sense
of where you're at anymore.

914
00:44:10,795 --> 00:44:12,796
The way I look at it
is Cezanne was inspired

915
00:44:12,797 --> 00:44:14,797
by the mountain he saw
out his window,

916
00:44:14,798 --> 00:44:17,301
and when I look out my window,
I see no mountains.

917
00:44:17,302 --> 00:44:20,304
I just see billboards
and advertisements,

918
00:44:20,305 --> 00:44:22,306
so I use that as my inspiration.

919
00:44:22,806 --> 00:44:24,308
The average American child

920
00:44:24,808 --> 00:44:27,811
sees 10,000 food advertisements
per year on television.

921
00:44:28,312 --> 00:44:30,314
95% of those
are for sugared cereals,

922
00:44:30,315 --> 00:44:33,317
soft drinks,
fast foods, or candy.

923
00:44:33,318 --> 00:44:35,820
A parent who eats
every meal every day

924
00:44:35,821 --> 00:44:38,321
for the whole year
with their child

925
00:44:38,322 --> 00:44:41,074
and at every meal gives a very
compelling nutrition message

926
00:44:41,075 --> 00:44:43,827
and can bring in cartoon
characters and Michael Jordan --

927
00:44:44,328 --> 00:44:45,829
so instead
of selling McDonald's,

928
00:44:45,830 --> 00:44:47,330
he sells oranges --

929
00:44:47,331 --> 00:44:50,083
and Britney spears,
instead of selling Pepsi

930
00:44:50,084 --> 00:44:52,835
will sell radishes
or lettuce or something --

931
00:44:52,836 --> 00:44:55,339
that parents will have
1,000 cracks at their child,

932
00:44:55,839 --> 00:44:57,841
compared to 10,000
for the food industry.

933
00:44:58,342 --> 00:44:59,343
So it's not a fair fight.

934
00:44:59,843 --> 00:45:01,345
By the time kids
are able to speak,

935
00:45:01,845 --> 00:45:03,347
most of them can say
"McDonald's."

936
00:45:03,847 --> 00:45:05,349
I'm gonna
show you some pictures,

937
00:45:05,849 --> 00:45:07,851
and I want you
to tell me who they are.

938
00:45:07,852 --> 00:45:08,851
Okay.

939
00:45:08,852 --> 00:45:10,604
Who's that?

940
00:45:10,605 --> 00:45:12,231
You don't know?

941
00:45:12,232 --> 00:45:13,857
George Washington.

942
00:45:13,858 --> 00:45:14,857
Who is he?

943
00:45:14,858 --> 00:45:18,362
He was
the fourth President.

944
00:45:18,363 --> 00:45:19,862
He freed the slaves.

945
00:45:19,863 --> 00:45:21,865
And he could
never tell a lie.

946
00:45:21,866 --> 00:45:23,367
Who's that?

947
00:45:23,368 --> 00:45:24,869
Don't know.

948
00:45:24,870 --> 00:45:26,370
I don't know.

949
00:45:26,870 --> 00:45:27,870
No.

950
00:45:27,871 --> 00:45:29,373
I don't know.

951
00:45:29,374 --> 00:45:31,374
George W. Bush?

952
00:45:31,375 --> 00:45:33,877
No. That's
a good guess, though.

953
00:45:36,880 --> 00:45:39,132
Who is this?

954
00:45:39,133 --> 00:45:41,009
I don't know.

955
00:45:41,010 --> 00:45:42,885
Goldilocks?

956
00:45:42,886 --> 00:45:46,390
I forgot the name,
but I think I know.

957
00:45:46,391 --> 00:45:49,143
Yeah?
where have you seen her?

958
00:45:49,144 --> 00:45:51,895
That picture
is on the sign.

959
00:45:51,896 --> 00:45:53,397
Wendy.

960
00:45:53,897 --> 00:45:54,897
Who's that?

961
00:45:54,898 --> 00:45:56,900
McDonald,
Ronald McDonald.

962
00:45:56,901 --> 00:45:58,152
Who is it?

963
00:45:58,153 --> 00:45:59,402
McDonald.

964
00:45:59,403 --> 00:46:00,403
What does he do?

965
00:46:00,404 --> 00:46:02,906
He was helping people
at the cash register.

966
00:46:03,407 --> 00:46:04,907
He works at McDonald's.

967
00:46:04,908 --> 00:46:07,410
I love their pancakes
and sausage.

968
00:46:07,411 --> 00:46:10,414
He brings all his friends
to McDonald's

969
00:46:10,415 --> 00:46:11,914
for a happy meal.

970
00:46:11,915 --> 00:46:12,916
Where have you seen him?

971
00:46:13,417 --> 00:46:15,418
On television,
on the commercials.

972
00:46:15,419 --> 00:46:18,422
He's the character
that made McDonald's,

973
00:46:18,423 --> 00:46:21,425
and he does a lot
of funny stuff on TV.

974
00:46:21,925 --> 00:46:23,677
Companies spend billions

975
00:46:23,678 --> 00:46:25,429
making sure
you know their product.

976
00:46:25,929 --> 00:46:28,431
In 2001,
on direct media advertising --

977
00:46:28,432 --> 00:46:31,685
that's radio,
television, and print --

978
00:46:31,686 --> 00:46:34,938
McDonald�s spent
$1.4 billion worldwide.

979
00:46:34,939 --> 00:46:37,940
On direct media advertising,

980
00:46:37,941 --> 00:46:40,944
Pepsi spent
more than $1 billion.

981
00:46:40,945 --> 00:46:42,945
To advertise its candy,

982
00:46:42,946 --> 00:46:47,450
Hershey foods spent under a mere
$200 million internationally.

983
00:46:47,451 --> 00:46:51,955
In its peak year, the "5 a day"
fruit and vegetable campaign's

984
00:46:51,956 --> 00:46:54,958
total advertising budget
in all media

985
00:46:54,959 --> 00:46:57,960
was a lowly $2 million,

986
00:46:57,961 --> 00:47:00,964
100 times less than
just the direct media budget

987
00:47:00,965 --> 00:47:04,467
of one candy company.

988
00:47:04,468 --> 00:47:07,471
Think about the way
food is marketed --

989
00:47:07,472 --> 00:47:10,473
T-shirts, coupons,
toys for children,

990
00:47:10,474 --> 00:47:13,477
giveaways in fast-food places,
place mats,

991
00:47:13,478 --> 00:47:15,478
just all of the different ways

992
00:47:15,479 --> 00:47:17,481
in which food marketing
is ubiquitous.

993
00:47:17,981 --> 00:47:20,984
The most heavily advertised
foods are consumed the most.

994
00:47:20,985 --> 00:47:22,485
No surprise.

995
00:47:22,486 --> 00:47:24,488
Thank you. Come again.

996
00:47:24,489 --> 00:47:26,489
Welcome to McDonald's!

997
00:47:26,490 --> 00:47:30,494
Tomato concentrate,
distilled vinegar,

998
00:47:30,495 --> 00:47:32,995
high-fructose corn syrup --

999
00:47:32,996 --> 00:47:35,499
high-fructose corn syrup
and corn syrup.

1000
00:47:35,999 --> 00:47:38,502
That means sugar.

1001
00:47:42,406 --> 00:47:44,975
I�m gonna move over
to my salad shaker.

1002
00:47:47,978 --> 00:47:50,481
I feel a little sick
to my stomach.

1003
00:47:50,981 --> 00:47:52,982
This is the best part
of the day --

1004
00:47:52,983 --> 00:47:55,986
when I get to be fat on the bed
with my quart of coke.

1005
00:48:03,994 --> 00:48:05,495
People eat out a lot,

1006
00:48:05,496 --> 00:48:08,499
and so if there aren't healthy
foods available at restaurants,

1007
00:48:08,500 --> 00:48:10,501
and there isn't
good nutrition information,

1008
00:48:11,001 --> 00:48:12,002
it makes eating out difficult.

1009
00:48:12,503 --> 00:48:14,755
McDonald's says
nutrition information

1010
00:48:14,756 --> 00:48:17,007
for all their products
is available on-line,

1011
00:48:17,008 --> 00:48:19,009
but according
to the 2000 U.S. census,

1012
00:48:19,510 --> 00:48:20,511
more than half of all U.S. homes

1013
00:48:21,011 --> 00:48:22,512
still don't have
internet access.

1014
00:48:22,513 --> 00:48:24,515
So, what are these people
supposed to do?

1015
00:48:24,516 --> 00:48:26,517
Go to the stores
for nutrition information?

1016
00:48:26,518 --> 00:48:28,018
Is that information even there?

1017
00:48:28,519 --> 00:48:29,520
I went to find out.

1018
00:48:34,024 --> 00:48:36,026
Do you guys have any
of the nutrition fact sheets?

1019
00:48:36,027 --> 00:48:37,027
Do you guys have one of those?

1020
00:48:37,528 --> 00:48:39,530
The things that fold out and
have the nutrition info in them?

1021
00:48:46,537 --> 00:48:48,288
There aren't
any over there?

1022
00:48:48,289 --> 00:48:50,039
Where would they be?
Up front?

1023
00:48:50,040 --> 00:48:52,543
But they got lots of info
about "Dora the explorer live!"

1024
00:48:53,043 --> 00:48:54,545
Let me check in the back.

1025
00:48:55,045 --> 00:48:57,047
That's cool.
Thank you.

1026
00:49:01,051 --> 00:49:03,053
Just give me one second.
I can't find the booklet.

1027
00:49:03,554 --> 00:49:05,055
You can use the one
right there on the wall.

1028
00:49:05,056 --> 00:49:06,557
But you don't have ones
you can take with you?

1029
00:49:06,558 --> 00:49:07,557
No.

1030
00:49:07,558 --> 00:49:09,560
Do you guys have
one on the wall?

1031
00:49:09,561 --> 00:49:10,560
They only have fliers now.

1032
00:49:10,561 --> 00:49:13,063
We had one before.
They don't put it up no more.

1033
00:49:13,564 --> 00:49:14,564
Why not?

1034
00:49:14,565 --> 00:49:16,065
I don't know.

1035
00:49:16,066 --> 00:49:18,569
Only half the McDonald's in
Manhattan had the nutrition info

1036
00:49:19,069 --> 00:49:20,069
posted on the wall,

1037
00:49:20,070 --> 00:49:22,071
some had
the takeaway nutrition charts,

1038
00:49:22,072 --> 00:49:25,575
and one in four
had no information whatsoever.

1039
00:49:25,576 --> 00:49:28,078
This nice manager brought me
the nutrition wall chart --

1040
00:49:28,079 --> 00:49:29,579
from the basement.

1041
00:49:29,580 --> 00:49:31,582
You don't have one
that I could take with me,

1042
00:49:31,583 --> 00:49:33,082
like a takeaway?

1043
00:49:33,083 --> 00:49:36,086
Do you know when you'll have
some of the paper ones again?

1044
00:49:36,087 --> 00:49:37,087
No.

1045
00:49:37,588 --> 00:49:40,090
John Banzhaf and I looked
all over this McDonald's

1046
00:49:40,591 --> 00:49:43,093
in Washington
for any nutritional information,

1047
00:49:43,094 --> 00:49:45,094
and then we found it.

1048
00:49:45,095 --> 00:49:46,597
Behind here --
you'd never see it.

1049
00:49:47,097 --> 00:49:48,098
It's right back there.

1050
00:49:48,099 --> 00:49:49,599
You can't argue

1051
00:49:49,600 --> 00:49:52,603
that people should exercise
personal responsibility

1052
00:49:52,604 --> 00:49:55,606
and then not give them
the information

1053
00:49:55,607 --> 00:49:56,607
on which to base it.

1054
00:49:57,107 --> 00:49:58,107
I got my chicken group.

1055
00:49:58,108 --> 00:49:59,609
There's no chicken group.

1056
00:49:59,610 --> 00:50:01,111
That's my cholesterol group.

1057
00:50:01,112 --> 00:50:02,612
It's protein.

1058
00:50:02,613 --> 00:50:03,614
I got my protein group.

1059
00:50:04,114 --> 00:50:05,114
Carbohydrates.

1060
00:50:05,115 --> 00:50:06,115
I got my meat group.

1061
00:50:06,116 --> 00:50:09,119
You got meat, meat,
sugar, and fat.

1062
00:50:11,121 --> 00:50:14,124
I officially had to loosen
my belt the other day.

1063
00:50:14,125 --> 00:50:15,626
I had to go a notch lower.

1064
00:50:15,627 --> 00:50:17,128
One notch?

1065
00:50:17,129 --> 00:50:18,628
It was scary.

1066
00:50:18,629 --> 00:50:20,630
I�m an old pro at this now.

1067
00:50:20,631 --> 00:50:22,633
You'll get sick of this, too,
though.

1068
00:50:23,133 --> 00:50:25,135
Your girlfriend
must be loving you.

1069
00:50:25,136 --> 00:50:26,136
She hates me.

1070
00:50:27,638 --> 00:50:29,138
Thank you. Bye-bye.

1071
00:50:29,139 --> 00:50:32,142
I averaged out all the calories
for the last nine days,

1072
00:50:32,143 --> 00:50:34,644
and you're still eating

1073
00:50:34,645 --> 00:50:37,648
over 200%
of what your needs are.

1074
00:50:37,649 --> 00:50:40,151
I suggest you cut out
all the liquids

1075
00:50:40,152 --> 00:50:42,653
that you're drinking
from McDonald's,

1076
00:50:42,654 --> 00:50:43,654
except for water.

1077
00:50:44,154 --> 00:50:45,656
A lot of people,
if they're obese,

1078
00:50:46,156 --> 00:50:48,158
and they lose 10%
of their body weight,

1079
00:50:48,159 --> 00:50:49,659
it's beneficial.

1080
00:50:49,660 --> 00:50:52,663
It can be beneficial in terms
of blood pressure and so on,

1081
00:50:52,664 --> 00:50:55,666
so gaining 10%
of your body weight

1082
00:50:55,667 --> 00:50:58,669
maybe could be
equally non-beneficial.

1083
00:50:58,670 --> 00:51:02,172
Here we go.
Second weigh-in.

1084
00:51:02,673 --> 00:51:04,174
What do you think, Eric?
203?

1085
00:51:04,675 --> 00:51:05,675
About 202, 203.

1086
00:51:05,676 --> 00:51:08,679
I think you almost got 10%
of your body weight gained,

1087
00:51:08,680 --> 00:51:12,182
so you've pretty much gained 17 pounds

1088
00:51:12,683 --> 00:51:13,683
in 12 days.

1089
00:51:13,684 --> 00:51:15,685
You better slow down.

1090
00:51:15,686 --> 00:51:18,188
I�m telling you,
don't drink your calories.

1091
00:51:18,189 --> 00:51:19,689
I told him no more shakes,

1092
00:51:19,690 --> 00:51:21,691
no more coke,
no more double burgers.

1093
00:51:21,692 --> 00:51:23,694
The staff here's
calling you "burger boy."

1094
00:51:24,194 --> 00:51:26,196
It's starting to get
dangerous now, man.

1095
00:51:26,197 --> 00:51:27,697
I�m getting
nervous for you.

1096
00:51:27,698 --> 00:51:30,700
The one place where the impact
of our fast-food world

1097
00:51:30,701 --> 00:51:33,704
has become more and more evident
is in our nation's schools.

1098
00:51:33,705 --> 00:51:35,706
Can I get a shot
of your lunch right there?

1099
00:52:49,780 --> 00:52:52,282
this is where schools
turn a blind eye.

1100
00:52:52,283 --> 00:52:53,783
The student
with the French fries

1101
00:52:53,784 --> 00:52:55,285
probably brought a bag lunch
with real food.

1102
00:52:55,786 --> 00:52:56,786
The girl with the chips

1103
00:52:56,787 --> 00:52:58,288
is probably sharing them
with someone else.

1104
00:52:58,289 --> 00:53:00,791
Out of sight, out of mind.

1105
00:53:36,827 --> 00:53:39,329
Barbara brown
is the field representative

1106
00:53:39,330 --> 00:53:41,832
for Sodexho, one of
the countless lowest bidders

1107
00:53:41,833 --> 00:53:43,834
that school districts
have farmed out

1108
00:53:43,835 --> 00:53:45,835
the feeding of your children to.

1109
00:53:45,836 --> 00:53:48,338
Sodexho services more than
400 k-12 school districts

1110
00:53:48,839 --> 00:53:50,339
nationwide every day,

1111
00:53:50,340 --> 00:53:53,343
providing quality food like
little Debbie snack cakes,

1112
00:53:53,844 --> 00:53:55,846
Gatorade, and candy bars
to your children.

1113
00:53:55,847 --> 00:53:57,346
They also operate prisons

1114
00:53:57,347 --> 00:53:59,849
and feed thousands
of inmates worldwide.

1115
00:53:59,850 --> 00:54:04,354
Part of our position
is that we're hoping

1116
00:54:04,355 --> 00:54:06,355
that through
nutrition education,

1117
00:54:06,356 --> 00:54:09,860
the students will learn
to make the right food choices

1118
00:54:09,861 --> 00:54:15,364
without restricting
what they can purchase.

1119
00:54:15,365 --> 00:54:18,118
At this middle school
in Beckley, west Virginia,

1120
00:54:18,119 --> 00:54:20,871
the school lunches don't have
the flair they do in Illinois.

1121
00:54:20,872 --> 00:54:22,873
This school does not outsource
their food service,

1122
00:54:23,373 --> 00:54:26,126
but they are on the federal
school lunch program,

1123
00:54:26,127 --> 00:54:28,878
providing USDA reimbursable
meals to the students,

1124
00:54:28,879 --> 00:54:32,132
most of which are reheated,
reconstituted packaged foods.

1125
00:54:32,133 --> 00:54:35,385
Some days the amount of calories
in each meal tops 1,000.

1126
00:54:35,386 --> 00:54:37,888
So, the USDA
sends this food

1127
00:54:37,889 --> 00:54:39,389
for you
to prepare for kids.

1128
00:54:39,890 --> 00:54:41,891
Right. Well, not all of it, now.

1129
00:54:41,892 --> 00:54:47,397
You've got sloppy Joe
bar-b-que sauce with pork.

1130
00:54:47,497 --> 00:54:48,564
From the government.

1131
00:54:48,565 --> 00:54:51,066
Whatever happened to cooks
actually cooking?

1132
00:54:51,067 --> 00:54:53,570
I don't know what happened.
Too many whiny people.

1133
00:54:54,070 --> 00:54:55,571
They don't want
to work hard.

1134
00:54:55,572 --> 00:54:57,072
It's easy to come in here.

1135
00:54:57,073 --> 00:54:59,576
This is the best tool
we got right here --

1136
00:54:59,577 --> 00:55:01,076
box opener.

1137
00:55:01,077 --> 00:55:03,579
That's your chef's tool,
the box cutter.

1138
00:55:03,580 --> 00:55:06,081
Open up a box, serve it,
give it to them.

1139
00:55:06,082 --> 00:55:08,585
Let's look at the things
that are actually cooked.

1140
00:55:08,586 --> 00:55:10,087
Here's a menu.

1141
00:55:10,088 --> 00:55:11,587
Mashed potatoes.

1142
00:55:11,588 --> 00:55:13,089
Ham.
Chili will be homemade.

1143
00:55:13,590 --> 00:55:15,341
The chili
will be homemade.

1144
00:55:15,342 --> 00:55:17,093
What about
the tomato soup?

1145
00:55:17,094 --> 00:55:18,094
Campbell�s.

1146
00:55:18,595 --> 00:55:19,595
Meatballs?

1147
00:55:19,596 --> 00:55:21,597
Comes in a box.
You heat it up.

1148
00:55:21,598 --> 00:55:23,600
Out of the course
of an entire month,

1149
00:55:23,601 --> 00:55:26,102
6 out of 36.

1150
00:55:26,603 --> 00:55:29,355
You're only cooking
6 out of 36 meals?

1151
00:55:29,356 --> 00:55:32,108
Appleton central
alternative high school

1152
00:55:32,609 --> 00:55:35,612
is filled with students who have
truancy and behavioral problems.

1153
00:55:35,613 --> 00:55:37,613
But they've turned
things around --

1154
00:55:37,614 --> 00:55:40,366
not through discipline,
but through diet.

1155
00:55:40,367 --> 00:55:43,118
We were fortunate
to kind of stumble across

1156
00:55:43,119 --> 00:55:46,873
this healthy program
as a result of some contact

1157
00:55:46,874 --> 00:55:50,627
with natural oven and bakery
of Manitowoc Wisconsin,

1158
00:55:51,127 --> 00:55:54,631
and they believe
in low-fat, low-sugar,

1159
00:55:54,632 --> 00:55:57,133
non-chemically processed foods

1160
00:55:57,634 --> 00:56:00,637
that are free of dyes
and preservatives,

1161
00:56:00,638 --> 00:56:02,639
full of whole grains,

1162
00:56:03,139 --> 00:56:05,642
a lot of fresh fruits
and vegetables.

1163
00:56:06,142 --> 00:56:07,143
We do no beef here at all,

1164
00:56:07,644 --> 00:56:09,646
and then it's the method
of preparation,

1165
00:56:09,647 --> 00:56:11,146
where we don't fry.

1166
00:56:11,147 --> 00:56:14,150
A lot of baking
and then just fresh preparation,

1167
00:56:14,151 --> 00:56:15,652
as opposed to opening cans

1168
00:56:16,152 --> 00:56:18,153
or thawing things out
from the box.

1169
00:56:18,154 --> 00:56:21,156
We got rid of candy machines,
soda machines,

1170
00:56:21,157 --> 00:56:24,160
brought in bottled water,
and it was just a situation

1171
00:56:24,161 --> 00:56:26,663
where we saw a major change in the kids.

1172
00:56:27,163 --> 00:56:29,665
If you walk through these halls,
and you're here,

1173
00:56:29,666 --> 00:56:32,168
these do not look like at-risk,
out-of-control kids.

1174
00:56:32,669 --> 00:56:34,671
Their behaviors are better.

1175
00:56:34,672 --> 00:56:36,673
They seem to be more focused.

1176
00:56:36,674 --> 00:56:38,173
Teachers will tell you

1177
00:56:38,174 --> 00:56:41,176
that they get more
out of them in the class.

1178
00:56:41,177 --> 00:56:43,679
Keep in mind,
this is not a private school.

1179
00:56:43,680 --> 00:56:47,183
These are the "trouble kids"
of the public school system

1180
00:56:47,184 --> 00:56:50,186
in Appleton, Wisconsin,
that are eating so well.

1181
00:56:50,187 --> 00:56:51,687
and it costs about the same

1182
00:56:51,688 --> 00:56:54,189
as any other
school lunch program.

1183
00:56:54,190 --> 00:56:56,693
So my question is --
why isn't everyone doing this?

1184
00:56:57,193 --> 00:56:59,195
There's an awful lot
of resistance

1185
00:56:59,196 --> 00:57:01,697
from the junk food companies

1186
00:57:01,698 --> 00:57:04,200
that make huge profits off
schools at the present time.

1187
00:57:04,201 --> 00:57:07,203
They don't want to get kicked
out of the school system.

1188
00:57:07,204 --> 00:57:10,206
They want to be there
to addict the children for life.

1189
00:57:10,707 --> 00:57:12,709
The soft drink companies,
especially, boast about

1190
00:57:12,710 --> 00:57:14,711
how they're contributing
to America's education,

1191
00:57:15,211 --> 00:57:16,212
but, in fact, what they're doing

1192
00:57:16,713 --> 00:57:18,214
is they're draining money
from the community

1193
00:57:18,715 --> 00:57:20,717
rather than contributing money
to the community

1194
00:57:20,718 --> 00:57:22,217
because the soft drink companies

1195
00:57:22,218 --> 00:57:24,220
aren't pumping those dollars
into the machines.

1196
00:57:24,221 --> 00:57:26,221
It's the children
in the community

1197
00:57:26,222 --> 00:57:28,223
who are getting the money
from their parents,

1198
00:57:28,224 --> 00:57:30,727
and instead of that money
going directly to education,

1199
00:57:30,728 --> 00:57:33,229
the soft drink companies
are taking a cut of it

1200
00:57:33,230 --> 00:57:35,982
and walking away rich
as a consequence.

1201
00:57:35,983 --> 00:57:38,735
We just banned soda
in our school district,

1202
00:57:39,235 --> 00:57:43,740
and the sugar here shows you how
much sugar a student will drink

1203
00:57:43,741 --> 00:57:45,741
in a week of just soda.

1204
00:57:45,742 --> 00:57:47,743
Forget about
the rest of the food they eat.

1205
00:57:47,744 --> 00:57:52,248
And some of these companies
are really opposing the ban

1206
00:57:52,249 --> 00:57:55,752
for reasons of
that we would lose revenue.

1207
00:57:55,753 --> 00:57:57,254
And it's not about money.

1208
00:57:57,255 --> 00:57:58,755
It's not about economics.

1209
00:57:59,255 --> 00:58:00,256
It's about health.

1210
00:58:04,260 --> 00:58:09,265
The McDonald's
Texas home-style burger meal.

1211
00:58:09,266 --> 00:58:11,768
That's a --
that's a local specialty.

1212
00:58:11,769 --> 00:58:14,269
So it's kind of like
a big 'n' tasty?

1213
00:58:14,270 --> 00:58:17,273
Yes, except the big 'n' tasty
comes with mayonnaise.

1214
00:58:17,274 --> 00:58:18,273
Oh, then, you know what?

1215
00:58:18,274 --> 00:58:22,278
I need the McDonald's Texas
homestyle burger meal, please.

1216
00:58:22,279 --> 00:58:25,281
Would you like
to super-size it today?

1217
00:58:25,282 --> 00:58:26,782
Oh, yes, I would.

1218
00:58:26,783 --> 00:58:28,785
Do a lot of people
super-size it?

1219
00:58:28,786 --> 00:58:30,285
Yes.

1220
00:58:30,286 --> 00:58:33,289
Say you asked five people.
How many of those five do it?

1221
00:58:33,290 --> 00:58:35,290
Actually,
I get mostly all of them.

1222
00:58:35,291 --> 00:58:38,294
Mostly all of them?
So you're batting about 100%?

1223
00:58:38,295 --> 00:58:39,795
I guess.

1224
00:58:39,796 --> 00:58:41,798
See that?
She's that good.

1225
00:58:42,298 --> 00:58:43,298
Deborah�s that good.

1226
00:58:43,299 --> 00:58:45,802
First meal inside the restaurant
that I went in to get,

1227
00:58:45,803 --> 00:58:47,804
and they asked me
to super-size it.

1228
00:58:47,805 --> 00:58:49,304
We're gonna keep a little tabs,

1229
00:58:49,305 --> 00:58:52,808
see how many times they ask me
to super-size it here in Texas,

1230
00:58:52,809 --> 00:58:56,312
'cause Texas, out of the top 1
5 fattest cities in America,

1231
00:58:56,313 --> 00:58:58,314
Texas has five.

1232
00:59:10,326 --> 00:59:13,830
Here we are -- Houston, Texas,
fattest city in America,

1233
00:59:14,330 --> 00:59:16,833
getting my first breakfast.

1234
00:59:19,836 --> 00:59:21,336
Hi, can I help you, sir?

1235
00:59:21,337 --> 00:59:23,339
When it comes
to the topic of obesity,

1236
00:59:23,340 --> 00:59:25,341
many people are quick
to point the finger

1237
00:59:25,342 --> 00:59:27,342
at various foods
and food companies,

1238
00:59:27,343 --> 00:59:29,345
but the grocery manufacturers
of America,

1239
00:59:29,346 --> 00:59:31,347
a Washington, D.C.-based
lobby group,

1240
00:59:31,848 --> 00:59:33,849
whose mission
is to advance the interests

1241
00:59:33,850 --> 00:59:35,852
of the food, beverage,
and consumer products industry,

1242
00:59:36,352 --> 00:59:37,853
are quick
to shift the focus away

1243
00:59:37,854 --> 00:59:39,354
from the companies
they represent

1244
00:59:39,355 --> 00:59:42,358
and to remind everyone
that there's more at work here

1245
00:59:42,359 --> 00:59:43,859
than just eating poorly.

1246
00:59:43,860 --> 00:59:46,863
We believe
very strongly in our industry,

1247
00:59:46,864 --> 00:59:49,365
and in other industries,
I think you'll find

1248
00:59:49,366 --> 00:59:50,866
there's a growing consensus

1249
00:59:50,867 --> 00:59:52,869
that the solution
lies in good education.

1250
00:59:52,870 --> 00:59:54,871
We have to get good information
to parents

1251
00:59:54,872 --> 00:59:56,873
so that they can
teach their children

1252
00:59:56,874 --> 00:59:58,875
better exercise
and nutrition habits

1253
00:59:59,375 --> 01:00:01,377
and so they can lead
the healthy lifestyles.

1254
01:00:01,878 --> 01:00:04,881
We don't teach physical
education in schools anymore.

1255
01:00:04,882 --> 01:00:07,382
In the U.S., only one state

1256
01:00:07,383 --> 01:00:10,386
requires mandatory physical
education for grades k-12.

1257
01:00:10,387 --> 01:00:12,889
It's also one of the fattest -- Illinois.

1258
01:00:13,389 --> 01:00:14,389
You got a heart rate?

1259
01:00:14,390 --> 01:00:16,391
Phil Lawler
is the phys ed teacher

1260
01:00:16,392 --> 01:00:19,896
at Madison junior high school,
home of the soaring war hawks,

1261
01:00:20,396 --> 01:00:22,899
the snack-ridden school lunches
we saw earlier,

1262
01:00:22,900 --> 01:00:24,900
and one of the most
well-executed

1263
01:00:24,901 --> 01:00:26,903
physical education programs
in the country.

1264
01:00:27,403 --> 01:00:29,906
Supported mostly by fundraising
and parent involvement,

1265
01:00:29,907 --> 01:00:32,408
Lawler has created a role model
for instructors

1266
01:00:32,409 --> 01:00:34,409
and school districts nationwide.

1267
01:00:34,410 --> 01:00:37,413
When's the last time you
ever heard of a science class

1268
01:00:37,414 --> 01:00:38,914
fundraising to get their labs?

1269
01:00:38,915 --> 01:00:41,417
eventually, society
has to step up to the plate

1270
01:00:41,418 --> 01:00:42,918
and say, "This is important.

1271
01:00:42,919 --> 01:00:44,921
"We should have
daily physical education

1272
01:00:44,922 --> 01:00:46,421
and equip it properly."

1273
01:00:46,422 --> 01:00:47,924
We have to say,
"Our greatest strength

1274
01:00:48,424 --> 01:00:49,926
is the resource
of our young people."

1275
01:00:49,927 --> 01:00:52,428
That's our future,

1276
01:00:52,929 --> 01:00:55,681
and the way we're treating
our resources right now,

1277
01:00:55,682 --> 01:00:58,433
we're running into some
serious problems with that.

1278
01:00:58,434 --> 01:01:00,937
I�ve always said we've never
had healthcare in this country.

1279
01:01:00,938 --> 01:01:02,438
we've only had "sick care."

1280
01:01:02,939 --> 01:01:05,441
I think daily physical education
is the only place out there

1281
01:01:05,442 --> 01:01:08,444
that's really
offering a solution.

1282
01:01:08,445 --> 01:01:11,446
When I start the music,

1283
01:01:11,447 --> 01:01:14,450
you are gonna begin traveling
through general space.

1284
01:01:14,451 --> 01:01:16,202
You will go back to your spot,

1285
01:01:16,203 --> 01:01:17,954
and I will tell you
a body shape.

1286
01:01:17,955 --> 01:01:19,455
Watch out for other...

1287
01:01:19,956 --> 01:01:21,457
People!
People! People!

1288
01:01:24,461 --> 01:01:25,962
Round!

1289
01:01:27,463 --> 01:01:28,463
Good job.

1290
01:01:28,464 --> 01:01:29,465
How many days a week

1291
01:01:29,966 --> 01:01:32,468
do the kids here at this school
get to go to gym?

1292
01:01:32,469 --> 01:01:35,972
Once. One day a week.
For 45 minutes.

1293
01:01:35,973 --> 01:01:37,474
Is that enough?

1294
01:01:37,475 --> 01:01:38,974
No. Nowhere close.

1295
01:01:38,975 --> 01:01:41,978
Not when the surgeon general
recommends that, at minimum,

1296
01:01:41,979 --> 01:01:44,481
you need 30 minutes
of physical activity a day

1297
01:01:44,482 --> 01:01:46,983
to maintain your weight
and a healthy well-being.

1298
01:01:47,483 --> 01:01:49,484
So, once a week
is nowhere close.

1299
01:01:49,485 --> 01:01:52,989
In 2001, president Bush
announced his presidency

1300
01:01:52,990 --> 01:01:54,491
with sweeping education reform.

1301
01:01:54,492 --> 01:01:55,992
The "no child left behind" act

1302
01:01:55,993 --> 01:01:57,493
would now hold states
accountable

1303
01:01:57,994 --> 01:02:00,746
for not having students who met
minimum education requirements.

1304
01:02:00,747 --> 01:02:03,499
Apparently, we were not only
the fattest nation in the world,

1305
01:02:03,500 --> 01:02:05,500
but we were quickly
becoming the stupidest.

1306
01:02:05,501 --> 01:02:08,004
It may be sending a very
difficult message for schools.

1307
01:02:08,005 --> 01:02:10,256
One of the reasons
recess is being cut back

1308
01:02:10,257 --> 01:02:12,507
in elementary schools,
as I said earlier --

1309
01:02:12,508 --> 01:02:15,011
that's being cut out so
they can prepare for the tests.

1310
01:02:15,012 --> 01:02:17,512
and something I've said
to a couple of groups --

1311
01:02:17,513 --> 01:02:20,516
we could end up with youngsters
who can read but who are fat.

1312
01:02:20,517 --> 01:02:22,517
So we have "fat readers."

1313
01:02:22,518 --> 01:02:25,021
The more and more
we put mandates on the school,

1314
01:02:25,022 --> 01:02:26,521
to be very myopic
in their focus,

1315
01:02:26,522 --> 01:02:28,358
we mitigate against
all of these other areas

1316
01:02:28,858 --> 01:02:30,860
where they should be
devoting time and energy,

1317
01:02:30,861 --> 01:02:32,612
including phys ed,
nutrition, health.

1318
01:02:32,613 --> 01:02:34,363
these are all the things
being cut out.

1319
01:02:34,364 --> 01:02:38,368
Who in here can tell me
what a calorie is?

1320
01:02:41,871 --> 01:02:43,373
Something
you should watch.

1321
01:02:43,873 --> 01:02:45,875
Yeah.
You got that right.

1322
01:02:46,376 --> 01:02:51,381
Is it the fat
that goes through your, um...

1323
01:02:51,881 --> 01:02:53,383
What's a calorie?

1324
01:02:53,384 --> 01:02:54,383
Oh, Jesus.

1325
01:02:54,384 --> 01:02:57,387
A calorie is
an increment of, um...

1326
01:02:58,888 --> 01:03:01,390
Um, that's a good question.

1327
01:03:01,391 --> 01:03:03,893
Most of us know
what a calorie actually is.

1328
01:03:03,894 --> 01:03:05,395
I don't know.

1329
01:03:05,396 --> 01:03:06,895
Oh, wait.

1330
01:03:06,896 --> 01:03:11,401
Is a calorie some part of fat?
Like -- I don't know.

1331
01:03:13,403 --> 01:03:16,406
It's something that builds
up the fat in your body.

1332
01:03:16,407 --> 01:03:17,407
Calories are not good

1333
01:03:17,907 --> 01:03:18,908
It's the amount of --

1334
01:03:18,909 --> 01:03:19,909
See, I don't know.

1335
01:03:20,410 --> 01:03:23,413
I want to say it's the amount
of calories in a calorie.

1336
01:03:23,414 --> 01:03:25,916
I never pay no mind
to what calories are.

1337
01:03:25,917 --> 01:03:28,418
I just eat when I'm hungry,
and that's it.

1338
01:03:28,918 --> 01:03:31,420
If you can tell me
what a calorie is, go ahead.

1339
01:03:31,421 --> 01:03:35,925
A calorie is a measure
of the energy content of food,

1340
01:03:35,926 --> 01:03:39,679
and a calorie,
the kind that you usually see

1341
01:03:39,680 --> 01:03:43,433
when you see the caloric content
on food labels,

1342
01:03:43,434 --> 01:03:46,435
one calorie
is the amount of energy

1343
01:03:46,436 --> 01:03:50,440
that's needed to raise the
temperature of a liter of water

1344
01:03:50,940 --> 01:03:52,442
by one degree centigrade.

1345
01:03:52,443 --> 01:03:54,443
Well said.

1346
01:03:54,444 --> 01:03:59,449
Could I get a bacon,
egg, and cheese McGriddle?

1347
01:04:00,950 --> 01:04:04,454
Smells like a little pancake.

1348
01:04:06,456 --> 01:04:08,207
Tastes like a little pancake.

1349
01:04:08,208 --> 01:04:09,958
Look at that.

1350
01:04:09,959 --> 01:04:12,962
I haven't walked a half-mile
a day since we've been here.

1351
01:04:12,963 --> 01:04:15,465
No wonder
everything's bigger in Texas

1352
01:04:17,467 --> 01:04:19,719
If you're inside, stay there.

1353
01:04:19,720 --> 01:04:21,971
The blizzard of 2003
isn't over yet.

1354
01:04:21,972 --> 01:04:23,973
I got my lunch.

1355
01:04:24,474 --> 01:04:25,475
I got my dinner.

1356
01:04:25,975 --> 01:04:27,976
Never have to leave the house.

1357
01:04:27,977 --> 01:04:29,979
I�m not gonna
completely become vegan

1358
01:04:29,980 --> 01:04:31,980
just because
you want me to.

1359
01:04:31,981 --> 01:04:34,984
I�m not saying you should do it
because I want you to.

1360
01:04:34,985 --> 01:04:36,986
I�m saying you need
to think about

1361
01:04:36,987 --> 01:04:38,987
what you believe
is a system

1362
01:04:38,988 --> 01:04:41,991
that it is corrupt and immoral
and wrong and hurtful,

1363
01:04:41,992 --> 01:04:43,493
but you're gonna
be a part of it.

1364
01:04:43,993 --> 01:04:45,745
Where is
the disconnect there?

1365
01:04:45,746 --> 01:04:47,496
Why don't you
make that choice?

1366
01:04:47,497 --> 01:04:49,999
Why don't I make the choice
to not eat meat?

1367
01:04:50,000 --> 01:04:50,999
Yes.

1368
01:04:51,000 --> 01:04:52,501
Because you like it.

1369
01:04:52,502 --> 01:04:54,002
'Cause it tastes good

1370
01:04:54,003 --> 01:04:56,505
I like bacon.
I love pork chops.

1371
01:04:56,506 --> 01:04:59,008
Ham is the greatest
thing ever.

1372
01:04:59,009 --> 01:05:01,009
I�m sure heroin is awesome.

1373
01:05:01,010 --> 01:05:05,515
Heroine and ham are in
completely different categories.

1374
01:05:06,015 --> 01:05:09,519
I�m sorry, but ham and heroin
are not the same thing.

1375
01:05:09,520 --> 01:05:10,770
They're not.

1376
01:05:10,771 --> 01:05:12,020
They're not.

1377
01:05:12,021 --> 01:05:15,525
I could be strung out on ham
for days and be okay.

1378
01:05:15,526 --> 01:05:17,527
You are
a little strung out.

1379
01:05:17,528 --> 01:05:19,528
And I am
strung out on ham.

1380
01:05:19,529 --> 01:05:23,032
It's hard for me
to watch him go through this,

1381
01:05:23,533 --> 01:05:24,534
I got to tell you.

1382
01:05:25,034 --> 01:05:26,535
I worry about his health.

1383
01:05:26,536 --> 01:05:30,540
He's exhausted by the end
of the day, just so tired.

1384
01:05:30,541 --> 01:05:33,042
He gets home
really late from work,

1385
01:05:33,543 --> 01:05:37,046
and he gets all jacked up
on sugar and caffeine,

1386
01:05:37,047 --> 01:05:38,547
and then he crashes.

1387
01:05:38,548 --> 01:05:42,051
And then when we do have sex,
I got to tell you,

1388
01:05:42,052 --> 01:05:45,555
he's not quite as energetic
as he used to be.

1389
01:05:47,056 --> 01:05:49,058
I have to be on top.

1390
01:05:49,559 --> 01:05:52,561
Otherwise, he, uh...

1391
01:05:52,562 --> 01:05:57,567
You know, he gets tired easily.

1392
01:05:57,568 --> 01:05:59,067
I think the saturated fats

1393
01:05:59,068 --> 01:06:02,571
are starting to impede
the blood flow to his penis,

1394
01:06:02,572 --> 01:06:06,075
and he's having a hard time,
you know, getting it up.

1395
01:06:06,576 --> 01:06:07,577
He does, totally.

1396
01:06:08,077 --> 01:06:09,077
It's still good,

1397
01:06:09,078 --> 01:06:11,080
but it's definitely
a big difference.

1398
01:06:11,081 --> 01:06:13,082
There's definitely a difference.

1399
01:06:13,083 --> 01:06:14,584
I can tell.

1400
01:06:21,591 --> 01:06:23,092
I feel horrible today.

1401
01:06:23,593 --> 01:06:25,595
My headache's coming back again.

1402
01:06:26,095 --> 01:06:29,599
It feels like somebody's yanking
on the tendons behind my eyes.

1403
01:06:29,600 --> 01:06:34,603
My body ...officially hates me.

1404
01:06:34,604 --> 01:06:37,105
All the vitamins
that you see here --

1405
01:06:37,106 --> 01:06:40,610
vitamin e, thiamin,
riboflavin, niacin, and so on --

1406
01:06:41,110 --> 01:06:43,612
are all under 50%
of what you need.

1407
01:06:43,613 --> 01:06:46,114
You're getting
quite a lot of carbohydrates,

1408
01:06:46,115 --> 01:06:50,369
and I know, clearly, that those
are all refined carbohydrates

1409
01:06:50,370 --> 01:06:54,624
because those are coming from
the buns, biscuits, hashbrowns.

1410
01:06:54,625 --> 01:06:56,124
And the sugar --

1411
01:06:56,125 --> 01:06:58,878
let's not forget the most
refined carbohydrate of all,

1412
01:06:58,879 --> 01:07:01,631
which is coming from your
milkshakes and your coke.

1413
01:07:01,632 --> 01:07:04,132
In fact,
there are only seven items

1414
01:07:04,133 --> 01:07:07,637
on the McDonald's menu that
contain no sugar whatsoever --

1415
01:07:07,638 --> 01:07:11,140
French fries, chicken McNuggets,
hashbrowns, sausage,

1416
01:07:11,641 --> 01:07:14,142
diet coke, coffee, and iced tea.

1417
01:07:14,143 --> 01:07:19,148
Everything else -- even
the salads -- contain sugar.

1418
01:07:19,149 --> 01:07:22,151
I�m telling you -- 202.

1419
01:07:22,152 --> 01:07:23,403
I lost a pound!

1420
01:07:23,404 --> 01:07:24,654
Oh, thank God.

1421
01:07:25,154 --> 01:07:26,155
Muscle weighs more than fat.

1422
01:07:26,656 --> 01:07:29,659
You might have lost some muscle
mass and gained some fat mass.

1423
01:07:29,660 --> 01:07:32,161
I lost a pound.
Let's go get something to eat.

1424
01:07:34,163 --> 01:07:39,669
I was feeling bad in the car --
feeling like shit, really.

1425
01:07:39,670 --> 01:07:45,174
I was feeling really, really...
Sick and unhappy.

1426
01:07:45,175 --> 01:07:46,676
I started eating.

1427
01:07:46,677 --> 01:07:48,176
I feel great.

1428
01:07:48,177 --> 01:07:50,179
I feel really good now.

1429
01:07:50,180 --> 01:07:52,181
I feel so good, it's crazy.

1430
01:07:52,182 --> 01:07:54,182
Isn't that right, baby?

1431
01:07:54,183 --> 01:07:55,685
Yeah, you're crazy,
all right.

1432
01:08:05,695 --> 01:08:08,196
150 over 90.

1433
01:08:08,197 --> 01:08:11,200
The headaches might even be
hypertensive headaches,

1434
01:08:11,201 --> 01:08:12,702
but they're probably not.

1435
01:08:13,202 --> 01:08:16,205
They're probably
related to blood sugar.

1436
01:08:16,206 --> 01:08:19,208
You might be in
this hyperinsulinemic state.

1437
01:08:19,209 --> 01:08:22,211
150 over 110.

1438
01:08:24,213 --> 01:08:26,716
Your total cholesterol
was 165 before.

1439
01:08:27,216 --> 01:08:28,717
Now it's 225.

1440
01:08:28,718 --> 01:08:32,722
A liver that's inflamed
in any way or sick in any way

1441
01:08:32,723 --> 01:08:36,726
will leak some of its enzymes
out to the blood.

1442
01:08:36,727 --> 01:08:39,229
So this
is very nonspecific,

1443
01:08:39,230 --> 01:08:41,730
but it means
the liver is sick,

1444
01:08:41,731 --> 01:08:44,233
and the most likely cause
of your liver sickness

1445
01:08:44,234 --> 01:08:46,234
is a fatty liver.

1446
01:08:46,235 --> 01:08:48,988
Your liver
is now like pat?

1447
01:08:48,989 --> 01:08:51,741
SGOT
was originally 21.

1448
01:08:52,241 --> 01:08:53,743
Now it's..
130.

1449
01:08:54,243 --> 01:08:57,746
And SGPT was originally 20.

1450
01:08:57,747 --> 01:09:00,750
Now it's 290,
a more than tenfold increase.

1451
01:09:01,250 --> 01:09:03,251
Not good,
not good, not good.

1452
01:09:03,252 --> 01:09:07,757
Anybody would say right now
that you're sick.

1453
01:09:08,257 --> 01:09:10,009
If you're
fatigued with this,

1454
01:09:10,010 --> 01:09:12,136
you'll feel
lethargic with this,

1455
01:09:12,137 --> 01:09:14,262
you'll feel
run-down with this.

1456
01:09:14,263 --> 01:09:17,016
If somebody were doing this
to their liver with alcohol,

1457
01:09:17,017 --> 01:09:19,769
they could theoretically
wipe out all the liver cells

1458
01:09:20,269 --> 01:09:22,270
and they'd be
in liver failure.

1459
01:09:22,271 --> 01:09:26,025
I�ve never heard of anybody
doing this to their liver

1460
01:09:26,026 --> 01:09:29,779
with a high-fat diet,
but I guess anything's poss--

1461
01:09:29,780 --> 01:09:31,781
I don't know.
I can't answer the question.

1462
01:09:31,782 --> 01:09:33,281
Never been done before.

1463
01:09:33,282 --> 01:09:34,784
No one's ever
wiped out their liver

1464
01:09:35,284 --> 01:09:36,786
with a high-fat diet before.

1465
01:09:36,787 --> 01:09:37,786
Wow.

1466
01:09:37,787 --> 01:09:41,290
And I won't wipe out my liver
in two more weeks?

1467
01:09:41,291 --> 01:09:43,543
I would think
it would be unlikely.

1468
01:09:43,544 --> 01:09:45,794
I don't want to tell you
you wouldn't.

1469
01:09:45,795 --> 01:09:48,798
My advice to you is
to stop doing what you're doing,

1470
01:09:48,799 --> 01:09:50,298
because it's hurting you.

1471
01:09:50,299 --> 01:09:52,802
You're sick,
and you're making yourself sick,

1472
01:09:52,803 --> 01:09:54,804
and you can
make yourself unsick

1473
01:09:55,304 --> 01:09:57,556
by stopping doing
what you're doing.

1474
01:09:57,557 --> 01:09:59,809
I�m just afraid
there will be something

1475
01:10:00,309 --> 01:10:01,811
that's totally irreversible,

1476
01:10:02,311 --> 01:10:05,314
that there will be
some damage done that...

1477
01:10:05,315 --> 01:10:07,816
- Yeah.
- I don't know.

1478
01:10:07,817 --> 01:10:11,821
So, do they think that
once you change your habits

1479
01:10:11,822 --> 01:10:14,823
that that's
going to correct itself.

1480
01:10:14,824 --> 01:10:18,327
They think that everything
should get back on track

1481
01:10:18,828 --> 01:10:19,828
once this is done.

1482
01:10:19,829 --> 01:10:22,330
Your liver -- I've been
doing some reading - -

1483
01:10:22,331 --> 01:10:26,335
your liver is very resilient,
and your liver heals itself.

1484
01:10:26,836 --> 01:10:30,840
Well, if you need a portion
of my liver, honey,

1485
01:10:30,841 --> 01:10:31,841
you can have it.

1486
01:10:32,341 --> 01:10:34,844
I�ll give up part
of my liver for you.

1487
01:10:34,845 --> 01:10:37,179
Thanks, mom.
Thanks.

1488
01:10:43,686 --> 01:10:46,689
There's a drug that is used in
emergency rooms called Naloxone.

1489
01:10:46,690 --> 01:10:48,690
It's used for heroin overdose.

1490
01:10:48,691 --> 01:10:51,193
A guy comes in
overdosed on heroin, comatose.

1491
01:10:51,694 --> 01:10:52,694
He's gonna die.

1492
01:10:52,695 --> 01:10:54,696
You inject him with this drug,

1493
01:10:54,697 --> 01:10:57,199
and it blocks the opiate
receptors in the brain.

1494
01:10:57,700 --> 01:10:59,702
Heroin doesn't work.
He wakes up.

1495
01:11:00,202 --> 01:11:04,206
If I give that same drug
to a real chocolate addict,

1496
01:11:04,207 --> 01:11:06,207
a person just shoveling it in,

1497
01:11:06,208 --> 01:11:07,710
you find
the most amazing thing --

1498
01:11:08,210 --> 01:11:10,212
they lose much of their interest
in chocolate.

1499
01:11:10,213 --> 01:11:12,714
They take a bite,
they set it back down.

1500
01:11:12,715 --> 01:11:15,217
In other words,
it's not taste and mouth feel.

1501
01:11:15,218 --> 01:11:17,720
it's a drug effect of the food
within the brain

1502
01:11:17,721 --> 01:11:19,722
that keeps us coming back
again and again.

1503
01:11:19,723 --> 01:11:21,724
You're saying
that your mood goes up

1504
01:11:21,725 --> 01:11:23,224
once you start eating.

1505
01:11:23,225 --> 01:11:26,228
Lately, every time I eat,
I feel 100% better.

1506
01:11:26,229 --> 01:11:28,230
So it seems
like you're starting

1507
01:11:28,231 --> 01:11:29,732
to get addicted to it now.

1508
01:11:56,258 --> 01:11:59,261
McDonald's calls people
who eat their food

1509
01:11:59,262 --> 01:12:02,264
at least once a week
"heavy users."

1510
01:12:02,265 --> 01:12:03,265
I�m not kidding.

1511
01:12:03,766 --> 01:12:06,769
72% of the people who eat
at McDonald's are heavy users.

1512
01:12:06,770 --> 01:12:09,271
They also have
another category --

1513
01:12:09,272 --> 01:12:10,773
the "super heavy user."

1514
01:12:11,273 --> 01:12:12,774
These people eat their food

1515
01:12:12,775 --> 01:12:15,527
three, four,
five times a week and up.

1516
01:12:15,528 --> 01:12:18,280
22% of the people
who eat at McDonald's

1517
01:12:18,281 --> 01:12:20,782
are super heavy users.

1518
01:12:20,783 --> 01:12:23,285
If you look at the menu
at a fast-food restaurant,

1519
01:12:23,286 --> 01:12:25,286
they use
all of the addicting components.

1520
01:12:25,287 --> 01:12:27,789
They'll take a slab of meat,
cover it with cheese --

1521
01:12:27,790 --> 01:12:31,293
cheese, of course, which is
filled with the casomorphins,

1522
01:12:31,794 --> 01:12:34,797
the opiates that are found
in the cheese protein --

1523
01:12:35,297 --> 01:12:37,799
and then they serve it
with a sugary soda,

1524
01:12:37,800 --> 01:12:40,302
which has
the addictive powers of sugar

1525
01:12:40,303 --> 01:12:41,803
with plenty of added caffeine.

1526
01:12:41,804 --> 01:12:43,805
Now, you might be
a 12-year-old kid.

1527
01:12:43,806 --> 01:12:46,809
Your brain is no match
for that combination.

1528
01:12:46,810 --> 01:12:49,310
In 2002,
McDonald�s France

1529
01:12:49,311 --> 01:12:51,813
took out a full-page ad
in a French magazine

1530
01:12:51,814 --> 01:12:54,316
in which a nutritionist stated,
"there is no reason

1531
01:12:54,817 --> 01:12:57,069
to go to McDonald's
more than once a week."

1532
01:12:57,070 --> 01:12:59,320
McDonald�s corporate
headquarters in the U.S.

1533
01:12:59,321 --> 01:13:01,823
freaked out, saying that
this is only one opinion,

1534
01:13:01,824 --> 01:13:04,326
and that the vast majority
of nutrition professionals

1535
01:13:04,327 --> 01:13:06,829
say that McDonald's food
can be a part of a healthy diet.

1536
01:13:06,830 --> 01:13:09,331
So, we thought we'd randomly
call some nutritionists

1537
01:13:09,332 --> 01:13:10,833
to see what their opinions were

1538
01:13:11,333 --> 01:13:12,834
when it came
to eating fast food.

1539
01:13:12,835 --> 01:13:15,337
How often do you think that
people should eat fast food?

1540
01:13:15,338 --> 01:13:16,589
Ideally, never.

1541
01:13:16,590 --> 01:13:17,839
Rare to never.

1542
01:13:17,840 --> 01:13:20,592
The less, the better.
Zero is the best.

1543
01:13:20,593 --> 01:13:22,970
Hopefully, no more often
than once a month.

1544
01:13:22,971 --> 01:13:25,347
If you were stranded
on a deserted island

1545
01:13:25,848 --> 01:13:27,349
or if we get bombe
d with anthrax,

1546
01:13:27,850 --> 01:13:29,851
and that's
the only food available,

1547
01:13:29,852 --> 01:13:32,353
that's the only time
you should eat fast food.

1548
01:13:32,354 --> 01:13:34,857
We called 100 nutritionists
all over America,

1549
01:13:34,858 --> 01:13:36,358
and the results
were not on track

1550
01:13:36,859 --> 01:13:38,861
with the "vast majority"
McDonald's talked about.

1551
01:13:38,862 --> 01:13:40,361
Only 2 out of the 100

1552
01:13:40,362 --> 01:13:42,865
said you should eat fast food
two times a week or more.

1553
01:13:42,866 --> 01:13:45,868
28 said once a week
to once or twice a month.

1554
01:13:46,368 --> 01:13:48,370
And 45 said
you should never eat it.

1555
01:13:48,871 --> 01:13:51,373
95 of them agreed
that it is a major contributor

1556
01:13:51,874 --> 01:13:54,376
to the obesity epidemic
sweeping America.

1557
01:13:54,377 --> 01:13:55,877
Okay.

1558
01:13:55,878 --> 01:13:57,880
Okay? Okay.

1559
01:14:00,382 --> 01:14:04,887
Hi, Morgan, how are you?
Bridget Bennett from Health.

1560
01:14:04,888 --> 01:14:06,888
Unfortunately,
I have to tell you

1561
01:14:06,889 --> 01:14:09,391
that Health is gonna have to
close its doors,

1562
01:14:09,392 --> 01:14:10,392
effective immediately.

1563
01:14:10,893 --> 01:14:12,894
I�m sorry to have to
tell you that over the phone.

1564
01:14:12,895 --> 01:14:15,898
We're all sort of surprised,
but we will proceed as before --

1565
01:14:15,899 --> 01:14:18,900
just not at
the integrated Health center.

1566
01:14:18,901 --> 01:14:22,404
Okay, Morgan, thanks,
and I will talk to you soon.

1567
01:14:22,905 --> 01:14:24,405
Bye-bye.

1568
01:14:24,406 --> 01:14:27,409
Apparently,
we don't put much value

1569
01:14:27,410 --> 01:14:29,410
on health in America anymore.

1570
01:14:29,411 --> 01:14:31,914
In fact, each year,
we spend over $30 billion

1571
01:14:32,414 --> 01:14:34,916
on diet products
and weight-loss programs,

1572
01:14:34,917 --> 01:14:37,920
2 1/2 times what we spend
on fitness and health.

1573
01:14:37,921 --> 01:14:39,921
There are pills, drinks, bars.

1574
01:14:39,922 --> 01:14:42,424
You can lose weight while you
sleep, while you watch TV,

1575
01:14:42,425 --> 01:14:44,425
and while eating
everything you want --

1576
01:14:44,426 --> 01:14:48,430
always pushing the newest way
to stay thin without exercise.

1577
01:14:48,431 --> 01:14:52,434
Some people, however, feel
that they have tried everything

1578
01:14:52,435 --> 01:14:54,186
and see
only one remaining option

1579
01:14:54,187 --> 01:14:55,938
as their last hope for health.

1580
01:14:55,939 --> 01:14:57,939
I'm diabetic.

1581
01:14:57,940 --> 01:15:02,444
80% of the people don't have to
take insulin anymore after this.

1582
01:15:02,445 --> 01:15:03,946
Plus, I have hypertension.

1583
01:15:04,446 --> 01:15:06,949
Hopefully, correct that,
lose my weight,

1584
01:15:06,950 --> 01:15:08,450
and lose my high blood pressure.

1585
01:15:08,951 --> 01:15:10,952
This is Bruce Howlett.

1586
01:15:10,953 --> 01:15:13,956
In a few minutes, his stomach
will be surgically reduced

1587
01:15:14,456 --> 01:15:17,960
to the size of a small apple
in a gastric bypass operation.

1588
01:15:17,961 --> 01:15:21,463
People with hypertension
who are obese,

1589
01:15:21,464 --> 01:15:23,464
about 75% of them

1590
01:15:23,465 --> 01:15:26,718
will get rid of
their hypertensive medications.

1591
01:15:26,719 --> 01:15:29,972
Doctors Adam Naaman
and Carl Geisler

1592
01:15:29,973 --> 01:15:31,472
will be performing
the operation.

1593
01:15:31,473 --> 01:15:33,474
Together,
they have done more than 500

1594
01:15:33,475 --> 01:15:35,978
gastric bypass surgeries,
and with their tandem technique,

1595
01:15:35,979 --> 01:15:37,979
they are setting
the industry standard,

1596
01:15:37,980 --> 01:15:40,732
completing the procedure
in less than 30 minutes

1597
01:15:40,733 --> 01:15:44,111
and sending patients home
the following day.

1598
01:15:44,112 --> 01:15:49,304
We have established now
that the only procedure

1599
01:15:49,305 --> 01:15:54,496
that really cures diabetes
is obesity surgery.

1600
01:15:54,497 --> 01:15:55,997
I went blind for a week.

1601
01:15:55,998 --> 01:15:58,750
Just one day out of the blue,
you went blind?

1602
01:15:58,751 --> 01:16:01,628
I went to work,
drove to work that night,

1603
01:16:01,629 --> 01:16:04,505
got to work,
couldn't read the charts,

1604
01:16:04,506 --> 01:16:07,009
and I had to call my supervisor,
tell her I couldn't work

1605
01:16:07,010 --> 01:16:09,010
because I couldn't see
what I was doing,

1606
01:16:09,011 --> 01:16:11,513
and called my wife,
had to get her to ride to work

1607
01:16:11,514 --> 01:16:13,014
to pick me up
and take me home.

1608
01:16:13,015 --> 01:16:16,018
And then once I stopped
drinking the diet soda waters,

1609
01:16:16,518 --> 01:16:17,518
got my sugars back down.

1610
01:16:17,519 --> 01:16:20,022
I was fortunate enough,
my eyesight came back.

1611
01:16:20,522 --> 01:16:25,277
I didn't do that much damage
to them at that time.

1612
01:16:25,278 --> 01:16:30,032
I think it's human nature
to seek a drastic solution

1613
01:16:30,033 --> 01:16:32,534
only when you're faced
with a drastic problem.

1614
01:16:32,535 --> 01:16:35,037
I drank three or four
of those a day.

1615
01:16:35,038 --> 01:16:36,537
This is a half-gallon,

1616
01:16:36,538 --> 01:16:38,540
so that means
you were drinking probably

1617
01:16:38,541 --> 01:16:40,541
about two gallons of soda
a day.

1618
01:16:40,542 --> 01:16:42,544
It wasn't unusual,
for a two-week time,

1619
01:16:42,545 --> 01:16:44,546
we'd buy
50 two-liters of soda water.

1620
01:16:44,547 --> 01:16:46,548
50 two-liters
every two weeks.

1621
01:16:46,549 --> 01:16:48,049
And I'd probably end up

1622
01:16:48,050 --> 01:16:50,052
having to pick him up
a couple extra.

1623
01:16:50,552 --> 01:16:51,553
He drinks more than I do.

1624
01:16:52,054 --> 01:16:54,555
I�ll go through
about one of those a day.

1625
01:16:54,556 --> 01:16:58,060
There's some days I go through
three or four two-liters.

1626
01:16:58,061 --> 01:17:02,565
A lot of us
don't realize the social stigma

1627
01:17:02,566 --> 01:17:07,069
that these people face
on a daily basis.

1628
01:18:26,448 --> 01:18:27,449
It's, um --

1629
01:18:27,950 --> 01:18:34,957
it's, like, 2:00 in the morning
on February 21.

1630
01:18:34,958 --> 01:18:39,460
I, uh, woke up,
couldn't breathe.

1631
01:18:39,461 --> 01:18:42,965
I�m having
really difficulty breathing.

1632
01:18:43,465 --> 01:18:45,967
I�m very hot,

1633
01:18:45,968 --> 01:18:48,469
and, uh...um...

1634
01:18:48,470 --> 01:18:53,976
felt like I was having
heart palpitations.

1635
01:18:56,478 --> 01:19:00,482
Came up and
walked around the living room.

1636
01:19:00,483 --> 01:19:02,484
I was trying
to get my breath back.

1637
01:19:02,485 --> 01:19:04,986
and, uh ...I want to finish,

1638
01:19:04,987 --> 01:19:08,490
but I don't want anything
real bad to happen, either.

1639
01:19:17,499 --> 01:19:19,501
Dr. Isaacs:
your EKG is normal.

1640
01:19:19,502 --> 01:19:20,502
Deep breath.

1641
01:19:21,003 --> 01:19:22,004
And out.

1642
01:19:24,006 --> 01:19:28,010
Now, listen, I don't have
a ready explanation

1643
01:19:28,011 --> 01:19:30,011
for your chest pain.

1644
01:19:30,012 --> 01:19:32,514
Would you at least consider
taking aspirin once a day

1645
01:19:32,515 --> 01:19:34,016
now that you're
on this ridiculous diet?

1646
01:19:34,017 --> 01:19:36,017
Maybe.
I�ll think about it.

1647
01:19:36,018 --> 01:19:38,020
Why would you even
think about it?

1648
01:19:38,021 --> 01:19:39,521
Why wouldn't you
just do it?

1649
01:19:40,022 --> 01:19:42,024
This is really --
you know --

1650
01:19:42,025 --> 01:19:44,025
you saw
these numbers, right?

1651
01:19:44,026 --> 01:19:47,029
These numbers are
absolutely outrageous.

1652
01:19:47,529 --> 01:19:51,033
For the first time,
we're seeing uric acid elevated,

1653
01:19:51,034 --> 01:19:53,535
so you're giving yourself
hyperuricemia,

1654
01:19:54,036 --> 01:19:58,540
and the danger of hyperuricemia
is gout, kidney stones.

1655
01:19:58,541 --> 01:20:01,794
The results for your liver
are obscene

1656
01:20:01,795 --> 01:20:05,047
beyond anything
I would have thought.

1657
01:20:05,048 --> 01:20:06,547
Truly.

1658
01:20:06,548 --> 01:20:10,052
I mean...you know that movie
"Death in Las Vegas" --

1659
01:20:10,053 --> 01:20:12,553
Nicolas Cage,
that pickled his liver

1660
01:20:12,554 --> 01:20:15,556
during the course
of a few weeks in Las Vegas.

1661
01:20:15,557 --> 01:20:18,560
I would never have thought
you could do the same thing

1662
01:20:19,061 --> 01:20:20,561
with a high-fat diet.

1663
01:20:20,562 --> 01:20:23,064
My advice to you,
as a physician,

1664
01:20:23,065 --> 01:20:26,068
is that you've got to stop
pickling your liver.

1665
01:20:26,069 --> 01:20:28,570
And you're kicking it
while its down now.

1666
01:20:29,071 --> 01:20:32,074
Now it's down,
and you're kicking it further.

1667
01:20:32,075 --> 01:20:35,077
I mean, if you were
an alcoholic,

1668
01:20:35,078 --> 01:20:37,329
I�d say,
"you're gonna die.

1669
01:20:37,330 --> 01:20:39,580
You keep drinking,
you'll die."

1670
01:20:39,581 --> 01:20:43,085
If the pain starts to radiate
to your jaw or down your arm,

1671
01:20:43,086 --> 01:20:45,587
that's life-threatening,
and immediately so.

1672
01:20:46,088 --> 01:20:49,091
So I need to hear about that,
or you need to call 911.

1673
01:20:49,092 --> 01:20:50,591
All right?

1674
01:20:53,096 --> 01:20:54,597
Hello?

1675
01:20:54,598 --> 01:20:55,848
Hello.

1676
01:20:55,849 --> 01:20:57,099
Hi, sweetheart.

1677
01:20:57,599 --> 01:20:58,100
How are you?

1678
01:20:58,600 --> 01:21:00,602
I�m good.
I'm worried about you.

1679
01:21:00,603 --> 01:21:02,103
Yeah.

1680
01:21:02,104 --> 01:21:05,607
I had no idea this was gonna be
such a dangerous experiment.

1681
01:21:06,108 --> 01:21:07,608
Yeah.

1682
01:21:07,609 --> 01:21:09,110
I don't think anybody did.

1683
01:21:09,111 --> 01:21:12,114
The doctor didn't even think
it was gonna be this drastic.

1684
01:21:12,614 --> 01:21:15,116
He's floored by it.

1685
01:21:15,117 --> 01:21:17,619
And, um...he doesn't
know what will happen.

1686
01:21:18,120 --> 01:21:20,121
He says,
"listen, I have no idea."

1687
01:21:20,122 --> 01:21:24,126
But he said that if I am feeling
bad or feeling anything,

1688
01:21:24,127 --> 01:21:25,626
to page him,

1689
01:21:25,627 --> 01:21:28,130
and he'll admit me immediately
wherever I am.

1690
01:21:28,131 --> 01:21:29,631
Oh, sweetheart.

1691
01:21:29,632 --> 01:21:31,633
Yeah.

1692
01:21:33,635 --> 01:21:37,139
I love you so much,
and I don't want you to be hurt.

1693
01:21:37,140 --> 01:21:40,142
Yeah, me either.

1694
01:21:40,642 --> 01:21:42,644
Me either.

1695
01:21:45,147 --> 01:21:47,149
I�ll tell you --
if you start to get nauseous

1696
01:21:47,150 --> 01:21:49,151
and you start vomiting
and your eyes turn yellow,

1697
01:21:49,152 --> 01:21:51,153
you have got to go
to the emergency room,

1698
01:21:51,154 --> 01:21:53,154
no matter where you are.

1699
01:21:53,155 --> 01:21:55,407
Again, if you're not
keeping food down

1700
01:21:55,408 --> 01:21:57,659
or you're feeling
sick to your stomach --

1701
01:21:58,160 --> 01:22:00,162
it looks like your
liver-function tests

1702
01:22:00,163 --> 01:22:01,662
are getting worse.

1703
01:22:01,663 --> 01:22:04,916
My suggestion would be
to stop the diet

1704
01:22:04,917 --> 01:22:08,169
and go back to eating
a lower-fat diet,

1705
01:22:08,170 --> 01:22:11,673
rechecking the blood tests
in a couple of weeks.

1706
01:22:25,187 --> 01:22:28,190
Nobody needs to be
partisan about this issue.

1707
01:22:28,191 --> 01:22:31,193
We need fixes, we need remedies,
and we need support.

1708
01:22:31,194 --> 01:22:34,196
How much influence
on government legislators

1709
01:22:34,197 --> 01:22:36,197
does the food
industry have?

1710
01:22:36,198 --> 01:22:39,701
The food industry is an enormous
business in the United States.

1711
01:22:40,202 --> 01:22:42,204
Therefore,
it employs very expensive

1712
01:22:42,205 --> 01:22:43,705
and well-paid lobbyists,

1713
01:22:44,206 --> 01:22:48,210
and those lobbyists are in
Washington for two purposes --

1714
01:22:48,211 --> 01:22:52,214
number one, to make sure that
no government agency ever says,

1715
01:22:52,215 --> 01:22:54,716
"Eat less
of the company's products."

1716
01:22:55,217 --> 01:22:56,217
number two --

1717
01:22:56,218 --> 01:23:00,722
that the government never passes
legislation that is unfavorable.

1718
01:23:00,723 --> 01:23:03,725
And I guess the third one
is to encourage the government

1719
01:23:03,726 --> 01:23:05,226
to pass favorable legislation.

1720
01:23:05,227 --> 01:23:07,479
The GMA
is one of those lobbies.

1721
01:23:07,480 --> 01:23:09,731
You're going to see us do
what we do best,

1722
01:23:09,732 --> 01:23:13,235
and that is
market appropriately,

1723
01:23:13,236 --> 01:23:14,736
finance education programs,

1724
01:23:15,237 --> 01:23:17,239
as we're doing
in a great abundance,

1725
01:23:17,240 --> 01:23:19,241
getting good information
out to parents

1726
01:23:19,242 --> 01:23:20,741
so we can solve the problem.

1727
01:23:20,742 --> 01:23:23,744
That's what we do
in the food industry.

1728
01:23:23,745 --> 01:23:27,749
we think that is a responsible,
important role to play.

1729
01:23:28,250 --> 01:23:30,751
We are not police.
We are not regulators.

1730
01:23:30,752 --> 01:23:33,755
We provide a safe,
affordable abundance of food

1731
01:23:33,756 --> 01:23:35,256
like the world has never seen.

1732
01:23:35,257 --> 01:23:38,260
The food industry
and the broadcasters

1733
01:23:38,261 --> 01:23:40,262
are extremely powerful lobbies,

1734
01:23:40,263 --> 01:23:43,264
and ...they outgun us.

1735
01:23:43,265 --> 01:23:45,267
The industry
has stepped up to the plate.

1736
01:23:45,767 --> 01:23:47,769
We're going to do more.
we want to do more.

1737
01:23:47,770 --> 01:23:49,771
We recognize
we have a role to play.

1738
01:23:49,772 --> 01:23:50,772
We're part of the solution.

1739
01:23:51,273 --> 01:23:52,273
We're part of the problem,

1740
01:23:52,274 --> 01:23:56,277
and we also are part
of the solution.

1741
01:23:56,278 --> 01:23:58,280
Did everyone hear
what he just said?

1742
01:23:58,780 --> 01:24:00,282
"We're part of the problem."

1743
01:24:00,782 --> 01:24:03,785
The lobbyist for Coke, Heinz,
Smucker's, Kellogg's, Nestl�?

1744
01:24:03,786 --> 01:24:06,538
Kraft, Hershey's, Sara Lee,
Cadbury, General Mills,

1745
01:24:06,539 --> 01:24:09,291
Seagram, Welch's, Wise,
Anheuser-Busch, Birds Eye,

1746
01:24:09,292 --> 01:24:11,292
Lance, Campbell's, Carvel, Mars,

1747
01:24:11,293 --> 01:24:13,295
Ocean Spray, Hormel,
Dannon, and Pepsi

1748
01:24:13,296 --> 01:24:15,297
said,
"We're part of the problem."

1749
01:24:15,797 --> 01:24:17,799
I think
we're making some headway.

1750
01:24:20,802 --> 01:24:22,303
Good afternoon.
Media Line.

1751
01:24:22,304 --> 01:24:23,804
Yeah, I wanted
to speak to somebody

1752
01:24:23,805 --> 01:24:26,308
about scheduling an interview
with Jim Cantalupo.

1753
01:24:26,309 --> 01:24:27,308
I can take the information

1754
01:24:27,309 --> 01:24:28,810
and have somebody
get back to you.

1755
01:24:30,812 --> 01:24:32,813
Good morning.
Media Line.

1756
01:24:32,814 --> 01:24:36,318
I wanted to speak to someone
about scheduling an interview.

1757
01:24:36,319 --> 01:24:37,818
I can take the information

1758
01:24:37,819 --> 01:24:39,820
and have somebody
get back to you.

1759
01:24:39,821 --> 01:24:44,826
I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the united states of America,

1760
01:24:44,827 --> 01:24:49,331
for which it stands, one nation,
under god, indivisible,

1761
01:24:49,332 --> 01:24:52,334
with liberty
and justice for all.

1762
01:24:52,335 --> 01:24:53,836
One more time.

1763
01:24:53,837 --> 01:24:55,336
Yeah, what did you do?

1764
01:24:55,337 --> 01:24:57,589
I said it.
What were you doing?

1765
01:24:57,590 --> 01:24:59,840
I pledge allegiance
to the flag

1766
01:24:59,841 --> 01:25:03,345
of the united states
of America, one nation...

1767
01:25:03,845 --> 01:25:07,848
And to the republic
for which it stands.

1768
01:25:07,849 --> 01:25:11,853
I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the united states of America,

1769
01:25:11,854 --> 01:25:14,356
and to the republic,
for which it stands,

1770
01:25:14,856 --> 01:25:17,359
one nation, under god,
indivisible,

1771
01:25:17,859 --> 01:25:20,361
and justice for all.

1772
01:25:20,362 --> 01:25:22,864
Liberty.
Where's the liberty?

1773
01:25:22,865 --> 01:25:24,865
The liberty.
Say it.

1774
01:25:24,866 --> 01:25:26,368
Do you want us
to keep walking?

1775
01:25:26,369 --> 01:25:27,868
What's the Big Mac slogan?

1776
01:25:27,869 --> 01:25:29,870
You know,
"two all-beef patties"...

1777
01:25:29,871 --> 01:25:31,873
"special sauce, lettuce,
cheese, pickles, onions

1778
01:25:31,874 --> 01:25:33,875
on a sesame-seed bun."

1779
01:25:33,876 --> 01:25:35,877
Yeah, you know that.

1780
01:25:35,878 --> 01:25:38,130
That is a shame!

1781
01:25:42,384 --> 01:25:44,886
Welcome to McDonald's.
We're glad you're here.

1782
01:26:12,415 --> 01:26:13,415
Help me out, now.

1783
01:26:15,917 --> 01:26:17,918
Hi, can I help you?

1784
01:26:17,919 --> 01:26:21,422
Could I get
a large vanilla shake, please?

1785
01:26:21,423 --> 01:26:23,425
I�m sorry, sir. We don't
have any shakes right now.

1786
01:26:23,925 --> 01:26:24,925
No shakes?

1787
01:26:24,926 --> 01:26:27,429
When will you have shakes,
do you think?

1788
01:26:30,432 --> 01:26:32,684
Guess that's a never.

1789
01:26:32,685 --> 01:26:34,935
At the end of this month,

1790
01:26:34,936 --> 01:26:37,438
I�ll have eaten
as much McDonald's

1791
01:26:37,439 --> 01:26:41,943
as most nutritionists say you're
supposed to eat in eight years.

1792
01:26:47,449 --> 01:26:48,949
Media Line.
This is Sheila.

1793
01:26:48,950 --> 01:26:50,952
Yeah, Sheila,
It's Morgan Spurlock calling.

1794
01:26:50,953 --> 01:26:52,454
I�m trying
to reach Lisa Howard.

1795
01:26:52,954 --> 01:26:54,456
Okay, Morgan,
I will let her know.

1796
01:26:55,957 --> 01:26:56,957
Hi, this is Lisa Howard.

1797
01:26:56,958 --> 01:26:58,959
I�m not able to take
your call right now.

1798
01:26:58,960 --> 01:27:00,962
If you'll leave me a message,
I'll get back to you...

1799
01:27:00,963 --> 01:27:02,464
Hey, Lisa,
it's Morgan Spurlock.

1800
01:27:02,964 --> 01:27:04,966
I wanted to follow up
on the e-mail I sent you...

1801
01:27:04,967 --> 01:27:06,467
...close to
the end of the day,

1802
01:27:06,468 --> 01:27:08,470
and I didn't know when
she was gonna be taking off.

1803
01:27:08,471 --> 01:27:10,472
I�ll put another
message on her desk.

1804
01:27:10,473 --> 01:27:12,473
Lisa Howard.

1805
01:27:12,474 --> 01:27:14,976
Hi, Lisa,
it's Morgan Spurlock calling.

1806
01:27:14,977 --> 01:27:16,978
- How are you?
- I'm okay.

1807
01:27:16,979 --> 01:27:18,479
So you got my e-mail.

1808
01:27:18,480 --> 01:27:22,484
Yes, I got your e-mail,
and I'm circulating it around.

1809
01:27:22,485 --> 01:27:24,736
I don't have
an answer for you.

1810
01:27:24,737 --> 01:27:26,863
Any idea when
you think you might?

1811
01:27:26,864 --> 01:27:28,990
Probably in
the next day or two.

1812
01:27:28,991 --> 01:27:32,993
Oh ...man.

1813
01:27:32,994 --> 01:27:35,496
Walking up the stairs
has gotten --

1814
01:27:35,497 --> 01:27:37,998
it's starting
to get really difficult.

1815
01:27:37,999 --> 01:27:42,504
By the time I get to the top,
it's really pathetic.

1816
01:27:44,507 --> 01:27:46,508
Oh, man.

1817
01:27:52,514 --> 01:27:56,017
I've got Morgan's
detox diet all ready to go.

1818
01:27:56,518 --> 01:27:59,521
the biggest thing
is taking the crap out

1819
01:27:59,522 --> 01:28:01,522
and putting good stuff in.

1820
01:28:01,523 --> 01:28:05,527
I�m really focusing
on nutrient-dense food,

1821
01:28:06,027 --> 01:28:08,530
organic, seasonal, fresh food,

1822
01:28:09,030 --> 01:28:14,536
making sure that I'm getting
as many cleansing vegetables

1823
01:28:14,537 --> 01:28:17,037
into his diet as possible.

1824
01:28:44,066 --> 01:28:45,567
We're sharing a portion.

1825
01:28:45,568 --> 01:28:46,568
Yeah, we split it.

1826
01:28:50,573 --> 01:28:52,073
Extra calories.

1827
01:28:53,575 --> 01:28:56,077
I love you dearly,
but you are demented, man,

1828
01:28:56,078 --> 01:28:57,329
you're sick.

1829
01:28:57,330 --> 01:28:58,705
Bye-bye.

1830
01:28:58,706 --> 01:29:00,080
Bye!

1831
01:29:00,081 --> 01:29:03,585
I can't believe
that tomorrow I'm gonna get up

1832
01:29:03,586 --> 01:29:05,587
and not have to go eat
McDonald's.

1833
01:29:18,600 --> 01:29:20,351
That's it.

1834
01:29:20,352 --> 01:29:22,103
Unbelievable.

1835
01:29:24,857 --> 01:29:27,107
Okay.

1836
01:29:28,109 --> 01:29:30,612
It just
keeps getting bigger.

1837
01:29:30,613 --> 01:29:32,614
Wow.

1838
01:29:34,115 --> 01:29:35,616
Oh, yeah.

1839
01:29:35,617 --> 01:29:37,117
Oh, boy.

1840
01:29:37,118 --> 01:29:40,121
I'm gonna say 210,
right on the money.

1841
01:29:40,122 --> 01:29:45,125
We went from 185.5 to 194...

1842
01:29:45,126 --> 01:29:49,129
a week later to 203,
then down to 202,

1843
01:29:49,130 --> 01:29:54,135
and now eight pounds
during the last week for 210.

1844
01:29:54,136 --> 01:29:58,139
I think we know
the damage that can be done.

1845
01:30:00,642 --> 01:30:02,644
Lisa Howard,
it's Morgan Spurlock calling..

1846
01:30:03,144 --> 01:30:05,647
I don't know how many times
we've called her now,

1847
01:30:05,648 --> 01:30:08,148
but this has got to be
the 15th time.

1848
01:30:08,149 --> 01:30:10,652
Lisa Howard, Morgan Spurlock
calling from New York.

1849
01:30:10,653 --> 01:30:12,654
Please call me
when you get this message.

1850
01:30:12,655 --> 01:30:14,656
We'd still like
to schedule an interview

1851
01:30:15,156 --> 01:30:16,657
with someone from McDonald's.

1852
01:30:16,658 --> 01:30:18,159
Please call me when you get this

1853
01:30:18,660 --> 01:30:20,661
and let's talk
about what's possible.

1854
01:30:20,662 --> 01:30:23,665
You'll not talk to anybody,

1855
01:30:23,666 --> 01:30:26,667
and you'll like it that way.

1856
01:30:26,668 --> 01:30:28,669
After six months
of deliberation,

1857
01:30:28,670 --> 01:30:32,173
Judge Robert Sweet dismissed
the lawsuit against McDonald's.

1858
01:30:32,174 --> 01:30:33,674
The big reason?

1859
01:30:33,675 --> 01:30:35,176
The two girls failed to show

1860
01:30:35,677 --> 01:30:38,680
that eating McDonald's food
was what caused their injuries.

1861
01:30:38,681 --> 01:30:40,180
Interesting.

1862
01:30:40,181 --> 01:30:42,684
In only 30 days of eating
nothing but McDonald's,

1863
01:30:43,184 --> 01:30:46,187
I gained 241/2 pounds,
my liver turned to fat,

1864
01:30:46,188 --> 01:30:49,189
and my cholesterol
shot up 65 points.

1865
01:30:49,190 --> 01:30:52,193
My body-fat percentage
went from 11% to 18%,

1866
01:30:52,694 --> 01:30:53,695
still below the national average

1867
01:30:54,195 --> 01:30:56,196
of 22% for men
and 30% for women.

1868
01:30:56,197 --> 01:30:59,200
I nearly doubled my risk
of coronary heart disease,

1869
01:30:59,201 --> 01:31:01,953
making myself twice as likely
to have heart failure.

1870
01:31:01,954 --> 01:31:04,705
I felt depressed and exhausted
most of the time.

1871
01:31:04,706 --> 01:31:08,710
My moods swung on a dime,
and my sex life was nonexistent.

1872
01:31:08,711 --> 01:31:12,213
I craved this food more and more
when I ate it

1873
01:31:12,214 --> 01:31:14,716
and got massive headaches
when I didn't.

1874
01:31:14,717 --> 01:31:15,717
In my final blood test,

1875
01:31:16,217 --> 01:31:19,220
many of my body functions
showed signs of improvement,

1876
01:31:19,221 --> 01:31:22,724
but the doctors
were less than optimistic.

1877
01:31:22,725 --> 01:31:24,224
I would very, very much doubt

1878
01:31:24,225 --> 01:31:26,227
that these numbers
will return to normal.

1879
01:31:26,228 --> 01:31:28,730
Although it did drop,
it was a small drop.

1880
01:31:28,731 --> 01:31:31,231
If you kept on the diet,
you'd definitely --

1881
01:31:31,232 --> 01:31:34,736
I know that you'd probably
develop coronary artery disease.

1882
01:31:34,737 --> 01:31:38,239
...inflammation
and hardening of the liver.

1883
01:31:38,240 --> 01:31:39,741
Should people
eat fast food?

1884
01:31:39,974 --> 01:31:41,541
No.

1885
01:31:41,542 --> 01:31:44,044
You know, the answer's no.

1886
01:31:44,045 --> 01:31:46,797
It certainly needs
to be very restricted

1887
01:31:46,798 --> 01:31:49,550
and balanced with,
overall, a healthy diet

1888
01:31:50,051 --> 01:31:51,802
and, overall, a lot of exercise.

1889
01:31:51,803 --> 01:31:53,553
And there's no reason whatsoever

1890
01:31:53,554 --> 01:31:56,557
why fast food
has to be so disgusting.

1891
01:31:56,558 --> 01:31:58,309
Fast food can be nutritious.

1892
01:31:58,310 --> 01:32:00,060
It's a cheap form of food,

1893
01:32:00,061 --> 01:32:02,063
and it does keep you
full for a while,

1894
01:32:02,064 --> 01:32:04,064
so you get your money's worth.

1895
01:32:04,065 --> 01:32:07,068
But unfortunately, you cause
some major harm to your heart,

1896
01:32:07,069 --> 01:32:08,068
your liver, your blood.

1897
01:32:08,069 --> 01:32:10,071
I wouldn't suggest
you continue the diet

1898
01:32:10,571 --> 01:32:11,571
for a year to check this out.

1899
01:32:11,572 --> 01:32:13,574
I don't think
it's appropriate or healthy,

1900
01:32:14,075 --> 01:32:16,327
especially with
what showed up with your liver.

1901
01:32:16,328 --> 01:32:18,579
So I shouldn't eat
this food for a year?

1902
01:32:18,580 --> 01:32:20,080
No, I don't think so.

1903
01:32:20,081 --> 01:32:23,084
We see people
who go on an alcohol binge,

1904
01:32:23,085 --> 01:32:25,086
and their numbers
go up like crazy,

1905
01:32:25,586 --> 01:32:29,089
but to go on a Mac attack...

1906
01:32:29,090 --> 01:32:33,094
and they've got numbers to show
that it attacks your liver, too.

1907
01:32:33,095 --> 01:32:36,097
Honestly, I wouldn't have
even thought about this.

1908
01:32:36,597 --> 01:32:38,098
But it makes sense.

1909
01:32:38,099 --> 01:32:41,352
Now that we have the data,
it definitely makes sense.

1910
01:32:41,353 --> 01:32:44,605
Still, the impact
of this initial lawsuit

1911
01:32:44,606 --> 01:32:46,106
is being seen far and wide.

1912
01:32:46,107 --> 01:32:49,610
School districts in new York,
Texas, and San Francisco

1913
01:32:49,611 --> 01:32:52,112
have banned sugary soft drinks
in schools,

1914
01:32:52,113 --> 01:32:55,116
and all-natural, healthy options
are popping up everywhere.

1915
01:32:55,616 --> 01:32:57,868
McDonald�s joined right in,
sponsoring events

1916
01:32:57,869 --> 01:33:00,246
that showed how health-conscious
they'd become

1917
01:33:00,247 --> 01:33:02,622
and creating a new line
of premium salads.

1918
01:33:02,623 --> 01:33:05,626
At the same time, however,
they also masterminded

1919
01:33:05,627 --> 01:33:08,129
one of their fattest
sandwiches to date --

1920
01:33:08,130 --> 01:33:10,631
the McGriddle,
a pancake-wrapped creation

1921
01:33:10,632 --> 01:33:12,132
that won my heart in Texas

1922
01:33:12,133 --> 01:33:14,135
but can pack as much fat
as a Big Mac

1923
01:33:14,635 --> 01:33:17,388
and have more sugar than a pack
of McDonaldland cookies.

1924
01:33:17,389 --> 01:33:20,141
in fact, their new premium ranch
chicken salad with dressing

1925
01:33:20,142 --> 01:33:22,143
delivers more calories
than a Big Mac

1926
01:33:22,144 --> 01:33:24,144
and 51 grams of fat --

1927
01:33:24,145 --> 01:33:26,647
79% of your daily fat intake.

1928
01:33:26,648 --> 01:33:29,150
Over the course of my McDiet,

1929
01:33:29,650 --> 01:33:32,153
I consumed 30 pounds of sugar
from their food.

1930
01:33:32,653 --> 01:33:33,653
That's a pound a day.

1931
01:33:33,654 --> 01:33:36,657
On top of that,
I also took in 12 pounds of fat.

1932
01:33:37,158 --> 01:33:38,659
Now, I know what you're saying.

1933
01:33:39,160 --> 01:33:42,163
You're saying "nobody's
supposed to eat this food

1934
01:33:42,164 --> 01:33:43,163
"three times a day.

1935
01:33:43,164 --> 01:33:45,666
No wonder all this stuff
happened to you."

1936
01:33:45,667 --> 01:33:47,167
But the scary part is,

1937
01:33:47,168 --> 01:33:50,171
there are people
who eat this food regularly.

1938
01:33:50,172 --> 01:33:52,172
Some people
even eat it every day.

1939
01:33:52,173 --> 01:33:55,176
So while my experiment
may have been a little extreme,

1940
01:33:55,177 --> 01:33:56,677
it's not that crazy.

1941
01:33:57,178 --> 01:33:59,179
But here is a crazy idea --

1942
01:33:59,180 --> 01:34:02,182
why not do away
with your super size options?

1943
01:34:02,183 --> 01:34:05,686
Who needs 42 ounces of coke,
a half-pound of fries?

1944
01:34:06,187 --> 01:34:08,188
and why not give me a choice

1945
01:34:08,189 --> 01:34:10,691
besides French fries
or French fries?

1946
01:34:10,692 --> 01:34:12,192
that would be a great start.

1947
01:34:12,193 --> 01:34:14,695
But why should these companies
want to change?

1948
01:34:15,196 --> 01:34:17,698
Their loyalty isn't to you.
It's to the stockholders.

1949
01:34:17,699 --> 01:34:20,201
The bottom line --
they're a business,

1950
01:34:20,202 --> 01:34:21,701
no matter what they say.

1951
01:34:21,702 --> 01:34:25,706
And by selling you unhealthy
food, they make millions,

1952
01:34:25,707 --> 01:34:28,208
and no company
wants to stop doing that.

1953
01:34:28,209 --> 01:34:30,711
If this ever-growing paradigm
is going to shift,

1954
01:34:30,712 --> 01:34:32,212
it's up to you.

1955
01:34:32,213 --> 01:34:35,216
But if you decide to keep
living this way, go ahead.

1956
01:34:35,716 --> 01:34:38,719
Over time, you may find yourself
getting as sick as I did,

1957
01:34:38,720 --> 01:34:40,221
and you may wind up here...

1958
01:34:40,222 --> 01:34:41,222
or here.

1959
01:34:41,722 --> 01:34:43,723
I guess the big question is --

1960
01:34:43,724 --> 01:34:48,229
who do you want to see go first,
you or them?

1961
01:34:56,737 --> 01:34:59,990
Right now, you have the urge
to eat something.

1962
01:34:59,991 --> 01:35:03,244
When it's through,
if you still want to eat,

1963
01:35:03,245 --> 01:35:05,746
then you're probably
really hungry.

1964
01:35:05,747 --> 01:35:07,248
Think about what I'm saying.

1965
01:35:08,559 --> 01:35:10,637
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