1 00:01:16,122 --> 00:01:18,124 [ LIGHT FLUTE MUSIC PLAYS ] 2 00:01:30,637 --> 00:01:33,640 MORGAN: Everything's bigger in America, 3 00:01:34,140 --> 00:01:35,642 we've got the biggest cars, 4 00:01:35,643 --> 00:01:36,893 the biggest houses, 5 00:01:36,894 --> 00:01:38,144 the biggest companies, 6 00:01:38,645 --> 00:01:39,645 the biggest food, 7 00:01:39,646 --> 00:01:42,148 and, finally, the biggest people. 8 00:01:42,649 --> 00:01:46,152 America has now become the fattest nation in the world. 9 00:01:46,153 --> 00:01:48,153 Congratulations. 10 00:01:48,154 --> 00:01:50,657 Nearly 100 million Americans are today either overweight 11 00:01:50,658 --> 00:01:51,658 or obese. 12 00:01:52,158 --> 00:01:55,161 That's more than 60% of all U.S. adults. 13 00:01:55,162 --> 00:01:56,662 Since 1980, 14 00:01:56,663 --> 00:02:00,166 the total number of overweight and obese Americans has doubled, 15 00:02:00,167 --> 00:02:02,167 with twice as many overweight children 16 00:02:02,168 --> 00:02:04,671 and three times as many overweight adolescents. 17 00:02:04,672 --> 00:02:06,172 The fattest state in America? 18 00:02:06,673 --> 00:02:10,677 Mississippi -- where one in four people are obese. 19 00:02:10,678 --> 00:02:12,177 I grew up in west Virginia, 20 00:02:12,178 --> 00:02:15,180 currently the third-fattest state in America. 21 00:02:15,181 --> 00:02:18,685 When I was growing up, my mother cooked dinner every single day. 22 00:02:18,686 --> 00:02:21,688 Almost all my memories of her are in the kitchen. 23 00:02:21,689 --> 00:02:23,188 And we never ate out, 24 00:02:23,189 --> 00:02:25,692 only on those few, rare special occasions. 25 00:02:25,693 --> 00:02:27,693 Today, families do it all the time, 26 00:02:27,694 --> 00:02:30,697 and they're paying for it -- not only with their wallets, 27 00:02:31,197 --> 00:02:32,699 but with their waistlines. 28 00:02:33,199 --> 00:02:35,200 Obesity is now second only to smoking 29 00:02:35,201 --> 00:02:37,704 as a major cause of preventable death in America, 30 00:02:37,705 --> 00:02:39,956 with more than 400,000 deaths per year 31 00:02:39,957 --> 00:02:42,207 associated with related illnesses. 32 00:02:42,208 --> 00:02:46,713 In 2002, a few Americans got fed up with being overweight 33 00:02:46,714 --> 00:02:48,715 and did what we do best. 34 00:02:48,716 --> 00:02:50,716 They sued the bastards. 35 00:02:50,717 --> 00:02:52,718 taking aim at the fast-food companies 36 00:02:52,719 --> 00:02:55,220 and blaming them for their obesity and illnesses, 37 00:02:55,221 --> 00:02:58,224 a lawsuit was filed in New York on behalf of two teenage girls, 38 00:02:58,225 --> 00:03:03,730 one who was 14 years old, 4'10", and 170 pounds, 39 00:03:03,731 --> 00:03:07,984 the other, 19 years old, 5'6", and 270 pounds. 40 00:03:07,985 --> 00:03:12,237 The unthinkable had suddenly become reality. 41 00:03:12,238 --> 00:03:15,491 People were suing the golden arches for selling them food 42 00:03:15,492 --> 00:03:18,745 that most of us know isn't good for you to begin with 43 00:03:18,746 --> 00:03:21,247 yet each day, one in four Americans 44 00:03:21,248 --> 00:03:23,749 visits a fast-food restaurant. 45 00:03:23,750 --> 00:03:27,253 And this hunger for fast food isn't just in America. 46 00:03:27,254 --> 00:03:29,755 it's happening on a global basis. 47 00:03:29,756 --> 00:03:32,258 McDonald�s alone operates more than 30,000 joints 48 00:03:32,759 --> 00:03:34,760 in over 100 countries on 6 continents 49 00:03:34,761 --> 00:03:39,265 and feeds more than 46 million people worldwide every day. 50 00:03:39,266 --> 00:03:42,268 That's more than the entire population of Spain. 51 00:03:42,769 --> 00:03:44,269 In the United States alone, 52 00:03:44,270 --> 00:03:47,523 McDonald�s accounts for 43 % of the total fast-food market. 53 00:03:47,524 --> 00:03:50,777 They're everywhere -- Wal-Mart's, airports, rest stops, 54 00:03:50,778 --> 00:03:53,278 gas stations, train stations, shopping malls, 55 00:03:53,279 --> 00:03:56,783 department stores, amusement parts, even hospitals. 56 00:03:56,784 --> 00:03:58,784 That's right -- hospitals. 57 00:03:58,785 --> 00:04:01,788 At least you're close when the coronary kicks in. 58 00:04:01,789 --> 00:04:04,790 Lawyers for McDonald's called the suits "frivolous", 59 00:04:04,791 --> 00:04:07,293 stating that the dangers of its food are universally known 60 00:04:07,794 --> 00:04:10,296 and that these kids can't show that their weight problems 61 00:04:10,297 --> 00:04:13,299 and health woes were caused solely by their McDiets. 62 00:04:13,300 --> 00:04:14,800 The judge states, however, 63 00:04:14,801 --> 00:04:17,302 that if lawyers for the teens can show 64 00:04:17,303 --> 00:04:20,306 that McDonald's intends for people to eat its food 65 00:04:20,307 --> 00:04:21,807 for every meal of every day 66 00:04:21,808 --> 00:04:24,811 and that doing so would be unreasonably dangerous, 67 00:04:24,812 --> 00:04:26,812 they may be able to state a claim. 68 00:04:26,813 --> 00:04:30,316 Are the food companies solely to blame for this epidemic? 69 00:04:30,317 --> 00:04:32,819 Where does personal responsibility stop 70 00:04:32,820 --> 00:04:35,071 and corporate responsibility begin? 71 00:04:35,072 --> 00:04:37,323 Is fast food really that bad for you? 72 00:04:37,824 --> 00:04:40,827 I mean, what would happen if I ate nothing but McDonald's 73 00:04:40,828 --> 00:04:42,327 for 30 days straight? 74 00:04:42,328 --> 00:04:44,330 Would I suddenly be on the fast track 75 00:04:44,331 --> 00:04:45,832 to becoming an obese American? 76 00:04:46,332 --> 00:04:48,835 Would it be unreasonably dangerous? 77 00:04:48,836 --> 00:04:50,336 Let's find out. 78 00:04:50,837 --> 00:04:52,088 I�m ready. 79 00:04:52,089 --> 00:04:53,338 Super-size me. 80 00:04:53,339 --> 00:04:56,843 [QUEEN'S "FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS" PLAYS ] 81 00:04:56,844 --> 00:04:58,845 # Hey 82 00:04:59,345 --> 00:05:01,847 # I was just a skinny lad 83 00:05:01,848 --> 00:05:04,349 # Never knew no good from bad 84 00:05:04,350 --> 00:05:09,856 # But I knew love before I left my nursery? 85 00:05:09,857 --> 00:05:12,358 # Left alone with big fat fanny 86 00:05:12,859 --> 00:05:15,361 # She was such a naughty nanny 87 00:05:15,362 --> 00:05:16,862 # Heap big woman 88 00:05:16,863 --> 00:05:19,866 # You made a bad boy out of me 89 00:05:19,867 --> 00:05:21,618 # Come on 90 00:05:21,619 --> 00:05:23,368 # Ohhhhh 91 00:05:23,369 --> 00:05:26,873 # Won't you take me home tonight 92 00:05:26,874 --> 00:05:28,374 # Ohhhhh 93 00:05:28,875 --> 00:05:32,378 # Down beside your red firelight 94 00:05:32,379 --> 00:05:33,880 # Ohhhhh 95 00:05:34,380 --> 00:05:36,382 # And you give it all you got 96 00:05:36,383 --> 00:05:37,883 # Fat bottomed girls 97 00:05:37,884 --> 00:05:42,388 # You make the rockin' world go 'round # 98 00:05:51,898 --> 00:05:53,398 I knew if I was going to do this, 99 00:05:53,399 --> 00:05:55,901 I would need some serious medical supervision, 100 00:05:55,902 --> 00:05:59,906 so I enlisted the help of not one, but three doctors - 101 00:06:00,406 --> 00:06:02,909 a cardiologist, a gastroenterologist, 102 00:06:02,910 --> 00:06:05,411 and a general practitioner. 103 00:06:05,912 --> 00:06:07,412 You're feeling quite well today, yes? 104 00:06:07,413 --> 00:06:10,917 In general, any fatigue or weight loss, weight gain, 105 00:06:10,918 --> 00:06:12,918 any change in your vision? 106 00:06:12,919 --> 00:06:14,419 No fever, no earache, no cough 107 00:06:14,420 --> 00:06:15,922 no shortness of breath, no chest pain... 108 00:06:16,422 --> 00:06:17,923 ...nausea, vomiting, heartburn? 109 00:06:17,924 --> 00:06:19,926 Dr. Isaacs: no hospitalizations for illness? 110 00:06:19,927 --> 00:06:21,928 Do you take any medications of any sort? 111 00:06:21,929 --> 00:06:23,680 I�ve just been taking vitamins. 112 00:06:23,681 --> 00:06:25,431 Any food allergies or anything? 113 00:06:25,432 --> 00:06:26,932 No. 114 00:06:26,933 --> 00:06:29,936 There's no heart disease or diabetes or blood pressure 115 00:06:29,937 --> 00:06:31,937 or cancer in the immediate family? 116 00:06:31,938 --> 00:06:34,440 My grandfather's had a couple open-heart surgeries. 117 00:06:34,941 --> 00:06:36,442 One out of four grandparents is dead. 118 00:06:36,443 --> 00:06:37,943 Yeah. 119 00:06:37,944 --> 00:06:39,445 Good genes. That's the important thing. 120 00:06:39,446 --> 00:06:41,948 - Any alcohol use? - Now? None. 121 00:06:41,949 --> 00:06:42,948 You don't smoke? 122 00:06:42,949 --> 00:06:44,200 I used to, but I don't. 123 00:06:44,201 --> 00:06:45,451 Any drug use at all? 124 00:06:45,952 --> 00:06:46,952 Not for a long time. 125 00:06:46,953 --> 00:06:49,956 - Are you sexually active at present? - Yes. 126 00:06:49,957 --> 00:06:51,457 - A girlfriend? - Yes. 127 00:06:51,958 --> 00:06:52,958 Is there anything we didn't cover? 128 00:06:52,959 --> 00:06:54,961 Is there anything else you need to tell me? 129 00:06:55,461 --> 00:06:56,462 I don't think so. 130 00:06:56,963 --> 00:07:03,469 "Patient is embarking on a one-month McDonald's binge." 131 00:07:06,472 --> 00:07:07,473 Very good. 132 00:07:08,474 --> 00:07:11,477 You might have something called white coats. 133 00:07:11,478 --> 00:07:13,479 140 over about 95. 134 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:15,231 130 over 105. 135 00:07:15,232 --> 00:07:16,983 120 over 80. 136 00:07:17,483 --> 00:07:18,483 That's what it is? 137 00:07:18,484 --> 00:07:19,986 The other guys are stressing me out. 138 00:07:20,486 --> 00:07:21,486 You're much more relaxed. 139 00:07:21,487 --> 00:07:23,489 I tend to do that to my patients. 140 00:07:23,490 --> 00:07:24,490 Swallow, please. 141 00:07:24,491 --> 00:07:25,490 [ GULPS ] 142 00:07:25,491 --> 00:07:27,493 Your reflexes are perfect. 143 00:07:27,494 --> 00:07:29,495 Good. Back out. Normal. 144 00:07:29,496 --> 00:07:30,496 Say "ah." 145 00:07:31,998 --> 00:07:33,499 Everything looks pretty normal here. 146 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:35,000 Good. 147 00:07:35,001 --> 00:07:36,502 We'll skip checking for hernias. 148 00:07:36,503 --> 00:07:38,004 We're gonna do a rectal exam. 149 00:07:41,007 --> 00:07:43,259 I like to be more thorough than that. 150 00:07:43,260 --> 00:07:45,510 And I like doctors to be thorough. 151 00:07:45,511 --> 00:07:48,014 You're gonna go downstairs and get your bloods drawn. 152 00:07:48,514 --> 00:07:51,016 So, the reason we have you fasting 153 00:07:51,017 --> 00:07:53,519 is the true cholesterol and glucose number is fasting. 154 00:07:54,020 --> 00:07:56,022 So, if you had, like, a bacon, egg, and cheese 155 00:07:56,522 --> 00:07:58,024 your cholesterol would be way high, 156 00:07:58,424 --> 00:08:00,994 or if you had orange juice, your glucose would be high. 157 00:08:00,995 --> 00:08:02,494 Three down. 158 00:08:02,495 --> 00:08:04,496 Your blood tests are excellent. 159 00:08:04,497 --> 00:08:07,500 Your starting off with a total cholesterol of 168 160 00:08:07,501 --> 00:08:10,503 which is less than 200, which is really superb 161 00:08:10,504 --> 00:08:12,004 your blood level's fine. 162 00:08:12,005 --> 00:08:14,007 Your iron level is good as well. 163 00:08:14,008 --> 00:08:15,759 you have no evidence of diabetes. 164 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:17,636 Your fasting blood sugar is very low. 165 00:08:17,637 --> 00:08:19,511 the other thing that we looked at 166 00:08:19,512 --> 00:08:22,015 were all your electrolytes in terms of salts in your blood, 167 00:08:22,016 --> 00:08:24,017 your kidney function, your liver function. 168 00:08:24,018 --> 00:08:25,517 They were all perfect. 169 00:08:25,518 --> 00:08:29,022 Your triglycerides, which is your building blocks of fat -- 170 00:08:29,023 --> 00:08:32,025 basically, what you acquire from eating fat -- 171 00:08:32,026 --> 00:08:35,527 is 43, which is low, which is good. 172 00:08:35,528 --> 00:08:40,033 Your general health, you know...is outstanding. 173 00:08:40,034 --> 00:08:42,034 Your urinalysis is great. 174 00:08:42,035 --> 00:08:44,037 So, you're starting off terrific. 175 00:08:44,537 --> 00:08:46,538 I think the worst-case scenario 176 00:08:46,539 --> 00:08:49,042 is that you increase your triglycerides 177 00:08:49,043 --> 00:08:50,542 and your cholesterol level, 178 00:08:50,543 --> 00:08:53,546 and if you have any he art disease in the family -- 179 00:08:53,547 --> 00:08:55,047 underlying heart disease -- 180 00:08:55,048 --> 00:08:57,549 you're putting your heart at risk. 181 00:08:57,550 --> 00:09:01,054 I expect to see an increase in your triglycerides, 182 00:09:01,055 --> 00:09:03,055 because that can be affected. 183 00:09:03,056 --> 00:09:06,059 You're at 87 now, and I think that will change. 184 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:08,561 I think that's the only thing that will change. 185 00:09:09,062 --> 00:09:10,063 Out of everything? 186 00:09:10,064 --> 00:09:11,063 Out of everything. 187 00:09:11,064 --> 00:09:13,566 There might be some minor variations, 188 00:09:14,067 --> 00:09:16,069 but the body is extremely adaptable, 189 00:09:16,569 --> 00:09:19,572 and the kidneys will handle any extra salt you're taking in, 190 00:09:19,573 --> 00:09:22,575 and your liver will be able to metabolize additional fats. 191 00:09:22,576 --> 00:09:26,578 As far as you gaining weight, you probably will. 192 00:09:26,579 --> 00:09:31,084 As far as your cholesterol going up, it probably will. 193 00:09:31,085 --> 00:09:34,587 As far as you feeling miserable, may be. 194 00:09:34,588 --> 00:09:36,088 I don't know. 195 00:09:36,089 --> 00:09:40,093 Unless you start cheating and just order the salads. 196 00:09:40,094 --> 00:09:42,595 I also went to a fancy new York wellness center 197 00:09:42,596 --> 00:09:43,847 to meet a registered dietician 198 00:09:43,848 --> 00:09:45,098 who would help track my progress. 199 00:09:45,598 --> 00:09:48,601 Okay, let's start with getting your height and weight. 200 00:09:48,602 --> 00:09:50,102 I�m 6'2". 201 00:09:50,103 --> 00:09:52,604 I weight about 185. 202 00:09:52,605 --> 00:09:54,607 For your height, this is a healthy weight. 203 00:09:54,608 --> 00:09:56,109 I can tell you that right now. 204 00:09:56,609 --> 00:09:58,610 Your BMI, which is the body mass index, 205 00:09:58,611 --> 00:10:01,114 is within normal limits, which means you're not obese. 206 00:10:01,115 --> 00:10:03,115 You're actually at the correct weight. 207 00:10:03,116 --> 00:10:06,119 So, I should keep a checklist of the things that I eat 208 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:07,620 for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? 209 00:10:08,121 --> 00:10:09,622 Your calorie needs are gonna be averaging 210 00:10:10,123 --> 00:10:12,124 about 2,500 calories a day. 211 00:10:12,125 --> 00:10:14,626 As far as fat goes, for 2,500 calories, 212 00:10:14,627 --> 00:10:18,130 you're gonna want about 80 grams of total fat in a day. 213 00:10:18,131 --> 00:10:21,634 The saturated fat, which is a component of total fat, 214 00:10:21,635 --> 00:10:24,137 you want to have less than 25 grams a day. 215 00:10:24,138 --> 00:10:26,639 Don't try to overindulge too much. 216 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:28,140 Good luck, Morgan. 217 00:10:28,141 --> 00:10:31,644 Hi, there. I'm Eric Rowley, our exercise physiologist. 218 00:10:31,645 --> 00:10:32,644 Great. 219 00:10:32,645 --> 00:10:35,148 Rowley: the official weigh-in... 220 00:10:37,650 --> 00:10:39,651 1851/2. 221 00:10:39,652 --> 00:10:42,155 We'll go through the cardiovascular assessment, 222 00:10:42,156 --> 00:10:44,656 and then I'll be able to calculate 223 00:10:44,657 --> 00:10:46,659 how much oxygen your muscles can utilize, 224 00:10:46,660 --> 00:10:48,160 and that's also an indicator 225 00:10:48,161 --> 00:10:51,164 of what type of condition your cardiovascular system is in. 226 00:10:51,165 --> 00:10:54,167 All right, good work. 227 00:10:54,667 --> 00:10:57,170 I�m gonna use these skinfold calipers 228 00:10:57,171 --> 00:10:59,172 to estimate your body density. 229 00:10:59,672 --> 00:11:01,674 You're 11% body fat. that's great. 230 00:11:01,675 --> 00:11:03,675 We're gonna measure your flexibility 231 00:11:03,676 --> 00:11:06,179 of your hamstrings, your hips, and your lower back. 232 00:11:06,180 --> 00:11:08,180 Good, good. very nice. 233 00:11:08,181 --> 00:11:10,433 38 centimeters was your best. 234 00:11:10,434 --> 00:11:12,684 There's a basic old-school test 235 00:11:12,685 --> 00:11:15,188 for muscular strength and endurance. 236 00:11:15,189 --> 00:11:16,188 36. Good job. 237 00:11:16,189 --> 00:11:17,690 You're above average 238 00:11:18,191 --> 00:11:20,192 above average fitness for your age group, 239 00:11:20,193 --> 00:11:23,446 definitely, I'd say you're at a good spot right now. 240 00:11:23,447 --> 00:11:26,699 More than 60% of Americans get no form of exercise, 241 00:11:26,700 --> 00:11:29,702 so for the next 30 days, neither will I. 242 00:11:29,703 --> 00:11:31,704 But I'll still have to walk. 243 00:11:32,205 --> 00:11:34,457 How much does the average American walk a day? 244 00:11:34,458 --> 00:11:36,709 We have these pedometers that we put on people, 245 00:11:36,710 --> 00:11:38,210 step counters. 246 00:11:38,211 --> 00:11:41,214 You could very roughly estimate at about 2,000 steps, 247 00:11:41,215 --> 00:11:42,714 because 2,000 would make a mile. 248 00:11:42,715 --> 00:11:45,218 And we know that people that work in office settings, 249 00:11:45,219 --> 00:11:47,219 who drive a car to and from work, 250 00:11:47,220 --> 00:11:49,722 who take an elevator up to that office, 251 00:11:49,723 --> 00:11:52,225 may take as little as 2,500 or 3,000 steps 252 00:11:52,226 --> 00:11:53,725 in their entire day. 253 00:11:53,726 --> 00:11:56,729 If you wanted to feel physically like a lot of Americans do, 254 00:11:56,730 --> 00:11:59,732 then you'd limit yourself to about 5,000 steps a day. 255 00:12:00,233 --> 00:12:03,735 Us New Yorkers -- we walk everywhere. 256 00:12:03,736 --> 00:12:06,239 We walk to work, to the park, to the store. 257 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:07,740 Most of us don't even own cars. 258 00:12:08,241 --> 00:12:11,244 The average New Yorker will walk four to five miles a day -- 259 00:12:11,245 --> 00:12:12,245 a day! 260 00:12:12,745 --> 00:12:14,246 That's a lot of walking. 261 00:12:14,247 --> 00:12:17,250 I�ll also have the blessing of being close to a food source 262 00:12:17,251 --> 00:12:18,750 almost everywhere I go. 263 00:12:18,751 --> 00:12:22,255 I walk past three golden arches just on my way to the office -- 264 00:12:22,256 --> 00:12:24,256 three in just over a mile. 265 00:12:24,257 --> 00:12:26,759 There are more Mickey D's in Manhattan 266 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:28,760 than anywhere else in the world. 267 00:12:28,761 --> 00:12:31,764 This tiny little island is less than 13 miles long 268 00:12:31,765 --> 00:12:34,766 by 2 miles wide, 22.4 square miles, 269 00:12:34,767 --> 00:12:38,771 and packed into that area are 83 McDonald's, 270 00:12:38,772 --> 00:12:40,272 nearly four per square mile. 271 00:12:40,273 --> 00:12:42,275 There are twice as many Mac Shacks 272 00:12:42,775 --> 00:12:43,776 as there are Burger Kings, 273 00:12:44,277 --> 00:12:46,779 and there are more McDonald's than KFC, 274 00:12:46,780 --> 00:12:49,282 Wendy's, Popeye's, and Taco Bell combined. 275 00:12:49,283 --> 00:12:50,782 That's a lot of burger. 276 00:12:50,783 --> 00:12:52,784 I know he's gonna do it for a month, 277 00:12:52,785 --> 00:12:56,289 but I think after a week, he's gonna be really irritated. 278 00:12:56,290 --> 00:12:58,791 I think it's gonna affect our relationship. 279 00:12:58,792 --> 00:13:01,294 MAN: You are a vegan chef. 280 00:13:01,794 --> 00:13:03,795 Yes, I'm a vegan chef. 281 00:13:03,796 --> 00:13:06,799 Ugh. I just don't know if I can -- 282 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:08,800 of course I will. 283 00:13:08,801 --> 00:13:11,304 I�ll sit next to him while he eats McDonald's. 284 00:13:11,305 --> 00:13:12,304 Of course I will. 285 00:13:12,305 --> 00:13:16,809 I�m just gonna be rolling my eyes the whole time. 286 00:13:17,310 --> 00:13:19,312 [ DISHES CLANKING ] 287 00:13:24,317 --> 00:13:26,818 ALEX: I have a vegetable tart 288 00:13:26,819 --> 00:13:29,822 and a quinoa and roasted veggie salad 289 00:13:29,823 --> 00:13:32,825 artichokes, and a simple green salad -- 290 00:13:32,826 --> 00:13:35,828 all beautiful, organic, fresh vegetables 291 00:13:35,829 --> 00:13:37,829 that you're gonna miss so much. 292 00:13:37,830 --> 00:13:40,333 What am I gonna have that's organic? 293 00:13:40,334 --> 00:13:42,334 In the next month? Nothing? 294 00:13:42,335 --> 00:13:44,837 You're only gonna have genetically modified potatoes 295 00:13:45,338 --> 00:13:47,340 I�m gonna eat as many vegetables as I can tonight. 296 00:13:47,341 --> 00:13:48,341 There's plenty here for you. 297 00:13:48,841 --> 00:13:50,343 That's really good. 298 00:13:50,344 --> 00:13:51,843 Thanks. 299 00:13:51,844 --> 00:13:54,346 Have they improved their cookies in the last 10 years? 300 00:13:54,347 --> 00:13:56,849 Last time I had them, they were like little hockey pucks. 301 00:13:56,850 --> 00:13:58,851 I don't know. We'll see. 302 00:14:07,860 --> 00:14:10,362 It's the first day, 303 00:14:10,363 --> 00:14:14,366 and I'm on my way to breakfast. 304 00:14:14,367 --> 00:14:19,872 Could I get an egg McMuffin extra value meal? 305 00:14:19,873 --> 00:14:21,374 Every 8-year-old's dream right now 306 00:14:21,874 --> 00:14:23,376 that I'm getting ready to fulfill. 307 00:14:23,377 --> 00:14:25,378 I got my egg McMuffin. 308 00:14:25,878 --> 00:14:28,381 That's gonna be the first thing right there. 309 00:14:35,888 --> 00:14:38,390 [ SLURPING ] 310 00:14:38,391 --> 00:14:41,393 This McDonald's delivers for free. 311 00:14:41,394 --> 00:14:43,395 All I did today was leave my apartment, 312 00:14:43,396 --> 00:14:45,898 walk down the stairs, and walk to the McDonald's -- 313 00:14:46,399 --> 00:14:47,399 1,272 steps. 314 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:50,403 So, we got to go to the corner and we got to get a cab. 315 00:14:52,905 --> 00:14:54,907 The cabs are gonna add up in this thing. 316 00:14:54,908 --> 00:14:55,908 I can tell already. 317 00:14:56,409 --> 00:14:58,910 I got my scorecard, 318 00:14:58,911 --> 00:15:01,414 and in here, I had one egg McMuffin. 319 00:15:01,415 --> 00:15:03,416 I had one sausage biscuit. 320 00:15:08,421 --> 00:15:09,422 Do you eat fast food? 321 00:15:09,922 --> 00:15:10,923 Once in a while. 322 00:15:10,924 --> 00:15:11,924 Yeah? How often? 323 00:15:12,425 --> 00:15:14,427 I�d say probably once every two weeks. 324 00:15:14,428 --> 00:15:17,430 Three, four times a week maybe. 325 00:15:17,431 --> 00:15:18,930 In France, yes. 326 00:15:18,931 --> 00:15:22,435 But here, no. I don't like here. 327 00:15:22,935 --> 00:15:25,938 It doesn't sound very...clean. 328 00:15:25,939 --> 00:15:28,941 And what's your favorite place? 329 00:15:28,942 --> 00:15:29,942 Probably Wendy's. 330 00:15:29,943 --> 00:15:30,943 McDo. 331 00:15:31,444 --> 00:15:32,695 Taco Bell. 332 00:15:32,696 --> 00:15:33,945 Taco Bell. 333 00:15:33,946 --> 00:15:35,947 McDonald�s is pretty close. 334 00:15:35,948 --> 00:15:37,950 Do you ever have super sized cokes? 335 00:15:37,951 --> 00:15:39,952 No, in France... 336 00:15:40,453 --> 00:15:45,958 the small size here, it's a bigger size in France. 337 00:15:45,959 --> 00:15:48,461 Even the small size here, I can't drink. 338 00:15:48,462 --> 00:15:50,963 There are rules to what's going on here 339 00:15:50,964 --> 00:15:51,964 in this whole process. 340 00:15:52,465 --> 00:15:54,717 I will only super-size it if they ask me. 341 00:15:54,718 --> 00:15:56,969 I can only eat things that are for sale 342 00:15:56,970 --> 00:15:58,471 over the counter at McDonald's, 343 00:15:58,472 --> 00:15:59,971 water included. 344 00:15:59,972 --> 00:16:01,974 If McDonald's doesn't sell it, I can't eat it. 345 00:16:02,475 --> 00:16:03,976 I have to have everything on the menu 346 00:16:04,477 --> 00:16:05,977 at least once over the next 30 days, 347 00:16:05,978 --> 00:16:08,481 and I have to have three squares a day -- 348 00:16:08,482 --> 00:16:09,982 breakfast, lunch, and dinner. 349 00:16:09,983 --> 00:16:11,483 No excuses. 350 00:16:11,484 --> 00:16:12,984 Oh, I love Big Macs. 351 00:16:12,985 --> 00:16:14,986 This is probably the first time in a long time 352 00:16:14,987 --> 00:16:17,490 that I've seen a big Mac that looks like the picture, 353 00:16:17,491 --> 00:16:19,992 that actually almost looks like the picture. 354 00:16:19,993 --> 00:16:20,993 Look at that. 355 00:16:21,494 --> 00:16:23,995 Big Macs never look this good. 356 00:16:23,996 --> 00:16:27,500 You got to come to Chinatown for the good big Macs. 357 00:16:27,501 --> 00:16:29,001 Mmm. 358 00:16:43,315 --> 00:16:45,316 You've heard about all these people 359 00:16:45,317 --> 00:16:47,319 who are suing these fast-food companies. 360 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:48,821 Yes, I've heard of them. 361 00:16:48,822 --> 00:16:50,321 I think it's ridiculous, 362 00:16:50,322 --> 00:16:56,328 but it's the American way to sue for everything. 363 00:16:56,329 --> 00:16:59,331 I�d throw the lawsuit out if I was a judge. 364 00:16:59,332 --> 00:17:00,833 And like I was saying, 365 00:17:01,333 --> 00:17:04,336 if these fast-food places can put their signs up, 366 00:17:04,337 --> 00:17:07,339 if I can walk by them and just totally ignore them 367 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:09,842 and say, "I'm not hungry. I don't need this," 368 00:17:10,342 --> 00:17:11,843 they can do it, too. 369 00:17:11,844 --> 00:17:14,346 We don't have to go there. We don't have to shop with them. 370 00:17:14,347 --> 00:17:16,849 we can easily go in McDonald's and grab a salad, 371 00:17:16,850 --> 00:17:17,850 but we choose not to. 372 00:17:18,350 --> 00:17:21,352 Now, if the McDonald's refused them service, 373 00:17:21,353 --> 00:17:25,357 they'd be in court again saying, "we were refused service." 374 00:17:25,358 --> 00:17:28,359 so you can't win if you try in this world. 375 00:17:28,360 --> 00:17:31,363 I think there's a lot of focus on the fast-food companies 376 00:17:31,864 --> 00:17:33,364 because they are mentioned more 377 00:17:33,365 --> 00:17:35,867 than virtually all the other causes 378 00:17:35,868 --> 00:17:38,370 in most of the articles and books and studies 379 00:17:38,371 --> 00:17:40,372 about why it's a sudden epidemic. 380 00:17:40,873 --> 00:17:42,875 Again, it can't be the neighborhood restaurant. 381 00:17:42,876 --> 00:17:44,877 We've had neighborhood restaurants 382 00:17:44,878 --> 00:17:45,877 for hundreds of years. 383 00:17:45,878 --> 00:17:47,879 It can't be the foods we eat at home. 384 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:50,382 We've been eating at home for hundreds of years. 385 00:17:50,383 --> 00:17:52,383 Something is very different. 386 00:17:52,384 --> 00:17:57,389 I think the figure is we eat out something like 40% of our meals. 387 00:17:57,390 --> 00:17:59,391 MORGAN: John Banzhaf is currently spearheading 388 00:17:59,392 --> 00:18:00,893 the attacks against the food industry, 389 00:18:00,894 --> 00:18:02,393 advising many of the lawyers 390 00:18:02,394 --> 00:18:04,396 who are currently going through the process. 391 00:18:04,397 --> 00:18:05,897 People say he's crazy, 392 00:18:05,898 --> 00:18:08,150 but that's what they used to say about him 393 00:18:08,151 --> 00:18:10,402 when he first sued the tobacco companies... 394 00:18:10,403 --> 00:18:12,403 until he won. 395 00:18:12,404 --> 00:18:14,906 I think in terms of responsibility, 396 00:18:14,907 --> 00:18:17,910 it's fair to point the big gun at McDonald's. 397 00:18:17,911 --> 00:18:20,411 McDonald�s is one of the biggest 398 00:18:20,412 --> 00:18:23,915 but, more importantly, it is the one which, 399 00:18:23,916 --> 00:18:27,419 far more than all the others, lures in young children. 400 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:31,924 They have the playgrounds, the closed, indoor playgrounds. 401 00:18:31,925 --> 00:18:33,926 Many places, there are no other playgrounds. 402 00:18:33,927 --> 00:18:35,427 You've got to take your kid there. 403 00:18:35,928 --> 00:18:37,428 So even at 2 and 3 and 4, 404 00:18:37,429 --> 00:18:40,431 those kids are being lured into there. 405 00:18:40,432 --> 00:18:42,684 McDonald�s is very heavy on birthday parties. 406 00:18:42,685 --> 00:18:44,937 They, of course, pioneered the happy meals, 407 00:18:44,938 --> 00:18:46,437 now the mighty kids' meals also 408 00:18:46,438 --> 00:18:48,941 with those little "gotta have 'em" toys. 409 00:18:48,942 --> 00:18:50,441 So they get the kids in. 410 00:18:50,442 --> 00:18:53,445 And, of course, the whole clown. McDonald's has the clown. 411 00:18:53,446 --> 00:18:55,948 A lot of those ads appeal primarily to kids. 412 00:18:55,949 --> 00:18:58,701 There's a cartoon on TV which features him. 413 00:18:58,702 --> 00:19:01,452 So they, more than others, lure the kids in. 414 00:19:01,453 --> 00:19:04,957 I think all of us are far more concerned about the kids. 415 00:19:04,958 --> 00:19:06,959 MORGAN: Another man who is worried about the kids 416 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:08,460 is Samuel Hirsch. 417 00:19:08,961 --> 00:19:11,964 He represents the two girls who are suing McDonald's, 418 00:19:11,965 --> 00:19:14,967 with much advisement coming from professor Banzhaf. 419 00:19:14,968 --> 00:19:18,471 Why are you suing the fast-food establishment? 420 00:19:18,472 --> 00:19:21,974 You mean motives besides monetary recompensation? 421 00:19:21,975 --> 00:19:24,977 You mean you want to hear a noble cause? 422 00:19:24,978 --> 00:19:26,478 Is that it? 423 00:19:27,980 --> 00:19:29,480 Um... 424 00:19:29,481 --> 00:19:30,982 I think that fast foods 425 00:19:30,983 --> 00:19:33,986 are a major contributor to this epidemic. 426 00:19:34,486 --> 00:19:35,987 MORGAN: In 2000, Dr. David Satcher 427 00:19:35,988 --> 00:19:37,488 became the first surgeon general 428 00:19:37,489 --> 00:19:39,491 to draw attention to the obesity crisis, 429 00:19:39,992 --> 00:19:41,493 declaring it a national epidemic. 430 00:19:41,994 --> 00:19:45,998 Now, remember, we're super-sizing everything. 431 00:19:46,498 --> 00:19:49,000 You go to any fast food store, 432 00:19:49,001 --> 00:19:52,504 and they're trained to tell you to buy a bigger size. 433 00:19:52,505 --> 00:19:55,507 For five cents more, you can get the super size. 434 00:19:55,508 --> 00:19:58,260 Federal government will define a piece of meat, 435 00:19:58,261 --> 00:20:01,013 three ounces of meat, as a sensible portion, 436 00:20:01,014 --> 00:20:03,015 and that looks like a deck of cards. 437 00:20:03,515 --> 00:20:06,018 Few people would be able to find this deck of cards 438 00:20:06,518 --> 00:20:09,021 if they were served a piece of meat, a steak, in a restaurant. 439 00:20:09,022 --> 00:20:11,523 It would probably be about four or five times this size. 440 00:20:12,024 --> 00:20:14,026 One typical bagel that one is eating 441 00:20:14,027 --> 00:20:16,527 that looks something like this 442 00:20:16,528 --> 00:20:19,531 is going to comprise five servings of bread. 443 00:20:19,532 --> 00:20:22,034 When fast food companies first opened, 444 00:20:22,035 --> 00:20:24,537 they generally introduced one size. 445 00:20:24,538 --> 00:20:27,038 For example, one size French fries 446 00:20:27,039 --> 00:20:30,542 when McDonald's first opened, called "fries." 447 00:20:30,543 --> 00:20:33,545 that size fries is now called "small." 448 00:20:33,546 --> 00:20:37,549 Medium, large, and super size. 449 00:20:38,050 --> 00:20:40,552 That original size is still here. 450 00:20:40,553 --> 00:20:42,054 It's got about 200 calories. 451 00:20:42,554 --> 00:20:45,557 but the super size is gonna pack in over 600 calories. 452 00:20:45,558 --> 00:20:47,558 When Burger King first opened, 453 00:20:47,559 --> 00:20:51,063 they had a 12-ounce small and a 16-ounce large. 454 00:20:51,064 --> 00:20:52,564 This 12-ounce is now kiddy. 455 00:20:53,065 --> 00:20:55,567 The 16-ounce is now the small... 456 00:20:55,568 --> 00:20:58,070 the medium, the 32, and the 42 457 00:20:58,570 --> 00:21:01,073 and this is across the board with all fast-food places. 458 00:21:01,573 --> 00:21:04,076 Cars have introduced larger cup holders 459 00:21:04,576 --> 00:21:09,081 to accommodate those huge 7-eleven double gulps, 460 00:21:09,082 --> 00:21:11,083 which are 64 ounces, a half gallon, 461 00:21:11,583 --> 00:21:13,585 and hold anywhere from 600 to 800 calories, 462 00:21:13,586 --> 00:21:15,587 depending on how much ice you put in. 463 00:21:16,088 --> 00:21:17,588 MORGAN: A half-gallon of soda? 464 00:21:17,589 --> 00:21:19,091 A half-gallon of soda for one person, 465 00:21:19,591 --> 00:21:21,093 48 teaspoons of sugar. 466 00:21:22,594 --> 00:21:25,097 WOMAN: Hello, may I help you? 467 00:21:25,098 --> 00:21:26,098 Yeah, could I get 468 00:21:26,598 --> 00:21:29,601 the double quarter pounder with cheese meal? 469 00:21:29,602 --> 00:21:31,103 Large or super size? 470 00:21:31,603 --> 00:21:34,606 I think I'm gonna have to go super size. 471 00:21:35,607 --> 00:21:38,610 [ LAUGHING ] look at that. look at that coke. 472 00:21:38,611 --> 00:21:41,113 That barely fits in there. 473 00:21:41,114 --> 00:21:43,115 [ LAUGHING ] Oh, shit! 474 00:21:43,116 --> 00:21:45,117 I�ve got a -- look at that. 475 00:21:45,617 --> 00:21:47,869 look at how big that thing is. 476 00:21:47,870 --> 00:21:50,121 Look how big that French fry is. 477 00:21:50,122 --> 00:21:52,874 That thing is, like, four feet tall. 478 00:21:52,875 --> 00:21:55,627 Double quarter pounder with cheese. 479 00:21:56,128 --> 00:21:57,629 More calories than anything. 480 00:21:58,130 --> 00:22:00,132 There it is -- a little bit of heaven. 481 00:22:00,632 --> 00:22:01,633 [ SMOOCHES ] 482 00:22:01,634 --> 00:22:03,635 Mmm! 483 00:22:13,145 --> 00:22:15,147 That's a lot of food, man. 484 00:22:15,647 --> 00:22:17,149 I�ll tell you what... 485 00:22:20,152 --> 00:22:23,155 You get all that super sized stuff, 486 00:22:23,156 --> 00:22:26,158 that stuff gets super sized, man... 487 00:22:26,159 --> 00:22:27,910 Look at that. 488 00:22:27,911 --> 00:22:29,660 I just put a -- 489 00:22:29,661 --> 00:22:33,665 I�m not even halfway done with those fries. 490 00:22:33,666 --> 00:22:35,167 Not even halfway. 491 00:22:37,669 --> 00:22:39,171 [ GROANS ] 492 00:22:41,673 --> 00:22:43,675 This is like a workout. 493 00:22:46,678 --> 00:22:48,179 See, now's the time of the meal 494 00:22:48,180 --> 00:22:50,182 when you start getting the McStomachache. 495 00:22:50,682 --> 00:22:55,187 You start getting the McTummy. You get the McGurgles in there. 496 00:22:55,188 --> 00:22:57,188 You get the McBrick. 497 00:22:57,189 --> 00:22:59,691 And then you get the McStomachache. 498 00:23:00,192 --> 00:23:03,195 Right now I got some McGee that's rockin'. 499 00:23:03,196 --> 00:23:05,197 MAN: Are you sweating there? 500 00:23:05,697 --> 00:23:08,200 My arms -- I feel like I got some McSweats going. 501 00:23:08,201 --> 00:23:10,201 My arms got the McTwitches going in here 502 00:23:10,202 --> 00:23:13,205 from all of the sugar that's going in my body right now. 503 00:23:15,207 --> 00:23:17,209 I�m feeling a little McCrazy. 504 00:23:19,211 --> 00:23:21,712 [ GROANING ] 505 00:23:21,713 --> 00:23:23,714 Just give me a minute. 506 00:23:23,715 --> 00:23:26,718 [ LAUGHING ] I'm in pure McDonald's Heaven. 507 00:23:27,219 --> 00:23:28,719 [ LAUGHS ] 508 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:32,224 ALEX: This is gonna be you, like, after every meal. 509 00:23:34,226 --> 00:23:37,229 I�m dying. 510 00:23:39,731 --> 00:23:41,733 God, that looks so nasty. 511 00:23:41,734 --> 00:23:42,734 [ BURPS ] 512 00:23:43,235 --> 00:23:45,737 It's making me puke. 513 00:23:50,242 --> 00:23:52,744 [ VOMITING ] 514 00:24:07,759 --> 00:24:09,261 Ohhh... 515 00:24:11,263 --> 00:24:13,765 You all right? 516 00:24:13,766 --> 00:24:15,267 Yeah. 517 00:24:22,708 --> 00:24:24,459 I believe we live in a toxic-food 518 00:24:24,460 --> 00:24:26,336 and physical-inactivity environment. 519 00:24:26,337 --> 00:24:28,212 That is, we live in an environment 520 00:24:28,213 --> 00:24:30,715 that almost guarantees that we become sick. 521 00:24:30,716 --> 00:24:34,219 Not 100% of people become sick, but the numbers of people who do 522 00:24:34,220 --> 00:24:36,721 are growing and growing and growing. 523 00:24:36,722 --> 00:24:39,725 I don't believe that "toxic" is too strong a word, either, 524 00:24:39,726 --> 00:24:42,727 because an epidemic of obesity 525 00:24:42,728 --> 00:24:44,729 where 60% of the population is suffering 526 00:24:44,730 --> 00:24:47,232 and record numbers of children are having this 527 00:24:47,233 --> 00:24:49,233 is a crisis by any standard. 528 00:24:49,234 --> 00:24:52,237 MORGAN: The toxic environment is constant access 529 00:24:52,238 --> 00:24:53,739 to cheap, fat-laden foods. 530 00:24:54,239 --> 00:24:57,242 It's gas stations that sell more candy and sodas than gas. 531 00:24:57,243 --> 00:24:59,244 It's a nation where there are more than 3 million 532 00:24:59,245 --> 00:25:00,745 soda vending machines. 533 00:25:00,746 --> 00:25:02,247 That's one for every 97 Americans. 534 00:25:02,748 --> 00:25:05,250 It's a world where people depend completely on their cars 535 00:25:05,751 --> 00:25:06,752 for transportation 536 00:25:07,252 --> 00:25:09,504 and where walking has become such a chore 537 00:25:09,505 --> 00:25:11,757 that we rely on machines to do it for us. 538 00:25:13,759 --> 00:25:16,762 My stomach feels horrible this morning. 539 00:25:16,763 --> 00:25:18,764 It doesn't feel good at all. 540 00:25:20,766 --> 00:25:22,267 There we go. 541 00:25:22,768 --> 00:25:25,270 I�m getting this really weird feeling right in my midsection, 542 00:25:25,271 --> 00:25:27,773 basically in my penis right now, and it's just like this -- 543 00:25:28,273 --> 00:25:31,276 [ MAKES WHOOSHING NOISE ] 544 00:25:31,777 --> 00:25:33,028 It's really freaky. 545 00:25:33,029 --> 00:25:34,279 That is very odd. 546 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:35,280 Yeah. 547 00:25:35,781 --> 00:25:37,782 It could be from the caffeine, 548 00:25:37,783 --> 00:25:40,786 but I couldn't really pinpoint that 100%. 549 00:25:40,787 --> 00:25:43,789 I have a delivery for Mr. Morgan. 550 00:25:43,790 --> 00:25:45,291 $13.39. 551 00:25:45,292 --> 00:25:46,791 $13.39. 552 00:25:46,792 --> 00:25:48,293 I made it over the three-day hump. 553 00:25:48,794 --> 00:25:50,294 You know how when you quit smoking -- 554 00:25:50,295 --> 00:25:52,798 I don't know how many of you out there smoke cigarettes, 555 00:25:52,799 --> 00:25:55,299 but you should stop. 556 00:25:55,300 --> 00:25:59,304 I quit smoking. and there's the three-day hump. 557 00:25:59,305 --> 00:26:03,308 [ LAUGHING ] Three-day -- it's the three-day hump 558 00:26:03,309 --> 00:26:05,810 when you quit smoking cigarettes. 559 00:26:05,811 --> 00:26:08,814 If you can make it over those three days 560 00:26:08,815 --> 00:26:11,315 without smoking one cigarette, 561 00:26:11,316 --> 00:26:14,820 if you can make it past day one, day two, day three, you're fine. 562 00:26:14,821 --> 00:26:16,822 Same thing with this. 563 00:26:16,823 --> 00:26:18,824 I made it past day three. 564 00:26:18,825 --> 00:26:20,324 I�m all right. 565 00:26:20,325 --> 00:26:25,330 Left unabated, obesity would overtake smoking 566 00:26:25,831 --> 00:26:28,834 as the leading preventable cause of death in this country. 567 00:26:28,835 --> 00:26:30,836 SULLUM: I was at this meal, and it came up 568 00:26:31,336 --> 00:26:32,838 that one of the people was a smoker, 569 00:26:33,338 --> 00:26:36,341 and somebody else at the table started hectoring them about it. 570 00:26:36,342 --> 00:26:37,842 "What's the matter with you? 571 00:26:37,843 --> 00:26:39,844 "Don't you know how bad it is for you? 572 00:26:39,845 --> 00:26:41,847 "It'll do this, that, and the other thing to you, 573 00:26:42,347 --> 00:26:43,347 and you really should stop." 574 00:26:43,348 --> 00:26:45,851 And the smoker, rather than saying, "fuck you, 575 00:26:45,852 --> 00:26:46,852 mind your own business" -- 576 00:26:47,352 --> 00:26:48,854 Which, I think, is the appropriate response -- 577 00:26:48,855 --> 00:26:50,856 was abashed and defensive. 578 00:26:50,857 --> 00:26:52,858 "Oh, I tried to quit," 579 00:26:53,358 --> 00:26:54,859 and, "yeah, I'm gonna try again," 580 00:26:54,860 --> 00:26:56,861 and "you're right, you're right," and so on. 581 00:26:56,862 --> 00:26:58,864 At that same table, there was a quite large woman, 582 00:26:59,364 --> 00:27:01,366 and I was wondering -- what if this guy, 583 00:27:01,367 --> 00:27:03,368 instead of confronting the smoker, 584 00:27:03,869 --> 00:27:05,369 had said to the large woman, 585 00:27:05,370 --> 00:27:07,371 "what's the matter with you, you fat pig? 586 00:27:07,372 --> 00:27:09,874 "don't you know how dangerous it is to be so overweight? 587 00:27:09,875 --> 00:27:12,878 "Stop eating, for god's sake. And don't you dare get dessert, 588 00:27:12,879 --> 00:27:14,379 and what's the matter with you?" 589 00:27:14,380 --> 00:27:15,880 Same logic. 590 00:27:15,881 --> 00:27:18,383 I�d be hard-pressed to find a distinction 591 00:27:18,384 --> 00:27:20,384 between those two examples. 592 00:27:20,385 --> 00:27:22,888 So, one is now socially acceptable -- 593 00:27:22,889 --> 00:27:24,389 to hector smokers -- 594 00:27:24,890 --> 00:27:27,893 but the other one isn't quite yet. 595 00:27:27,894 --> 00:27:28,894 So the question is, 596 00:27:29,394 --> 00:27:31,396 at what point will it become acceptable 597 00:27:31,397 --> 00:27:34,398 to publicly hector fat people 598 00:27:34,399 --> 00:27:38,403 in the way that smokers are publicly hectored? 599 00:27:38,404 --> 00:27:42,407 A secret study by one of the tobacco companies 600 00:27:42,408 --> 00:27:45,910 had the ominous title -- something like, 601 00:27:45,911 --> 00:27:49,915 "brand imprinting for later actuation in life." 602 00:27:49,916 --> 00:27:53,418 They would buy the little toy cigarettes, 603 00:27:53,919 --> 00:27:56,922 and they'd start play-smoking them 604 00:27:56,923 --> 00:27:57,922 at 4 or 5 or 6. 605 00:27:57,923 --> 00:28:00,424 Wouldn't even notice the pack. 606 00:28:00,425 --> 00:28:02,427 If you asked them what pack it was, 607 00:28:02,428 --> 00:28:03,928 they wouldn't notice it, 608 00:28:03,929 --> 00:28:06,431 but the theory was that somewhere, it's buried in here, 609 00:28:06,932 --> 00:28:09,434 and then when they get to the age where they're smoking, 610 00:28:09,935 --> 00:28:10,935 without even realizing it, 611 00:28:10,936 --> 00:28:13,438 they're going for that pack that they recognize 612 00:28:13,439 --> 00:28:15,941 because it had those nice feelings for them 613 00:28:15,942 --> 00:28:17,442 when they were little kids. 614 00:28:17,443 --> 00:28:18,442 The same way here -- 615 00:28:18,443 --> 00:28:19,945 they're satisfied, it's nice, 616 00:28:20,445 --> 00:28:21,947 they remember the warm feelings 617 00:28:22,447 --> 00:28:23,949 of playing and getting the toy, 618 00:28:23,950 --> 00:28:26,702 being with mom and dad. 619 00:28:26,703 --> 00:28:29,454 It's gonna carry through. 620 00:28:29,955 --> 00:28:30,956 That's why when I have kids, 621 00:28:31,456 --> 00:28:33,458 every time I drive by a fast-food restaurant, 622 00:28:33,459 --> 00:28:34,960 I�m gonna punch my kid in the face 623 00:28:34,961 --> 00:28:37,962 [ LAUGHTER ] 624 00:28:37,963 --> 00:28:39,965 Then we'll never want to come. 625 00:28:40,465 --> 00:28:43,969 # Rock 'n' roll McDonald's 626 00:28:44,469 --> 00:28:46,971 # Rock 'n' roll McDonald's 627 00:28:46,972 --> 00:28:49,474 # Rock 'n' roll McDonald's 628 00:28:49,975 --> 00:28:52,477 # Rock 'n' roll McDonald's 629 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:57,983 # McDonald's will make you fat 630 00:28:58,483 --> 00:28:59,984 # They serve big Macs 631 00:28:59,985 --> 00:29:00,986 # They serve quarter pounders 632 00:29:01,486 --> 00:29:04,489 # They will put pounds on you 633 00:29:04,990 --> 00:29:07,492 # Rock 'n' roll McDonald's 634 00:29:07,493 --> 00:29:10,245 # Rock 'n' roll McDonald's 635 00:29:10,246 --> 00:29:13,123 # Rock 'n' roll McDonald's 636 00:29:13,124 --> 00:29:16,000 # Rock 'n' roll McDonald's # 637 00:29:16,001 --> 00:29:19,004 One of the most disturbing things to me 638 00:29:19,005 --> 00:29:22,007 is that in the last 20 to 25 years, 639 00:29:22,008 --> 00:29:24,008 we've actually seen a doubling 640 00:29:24,009 --> 00:29:27,012 of overweight and obese children and adolescents. 641 00:29:27,512 --> 00:29:29,014 MORGAN: And this weight gain has been linked 642 00:29:29,514 --> 00:29:31,516 to countless health problems later in life, such as... 643 00:29:52,037 --> 00:29:54,538 In fact, if current trends continue 644 00:29:54,539 --> 00:29:57,542 one out of every three children born in the year 2000 645 00:29:58,043 --> 00:30:01,046 will develop diabetes in their lifetime. 646 00:30:04,049 --> 00:30:06,051 [ APPLAUSE ] 647 00:30:08,053 --> 00:30:11,556 At least 17 million Americans now have type 2 diabetes, 648 00:30:12,057 --> 00:30:14,558 about one out of every 20 people. 649 00:30:14,559 --> 00:30:18,562 If the diabetes starts before the age of 15, 650 00:30:18,563 --> 00:30:25,070 you lose somewhere between 17 and 27 years of life-span. 651 00:30:25,071 --> 00:30:27,071 according to the new research, 652 00:30:27,072 --> 00:30:30,075 the direct medical costs associated with diabetes 653 00:30:30,076 --> 00:30:31,575 have doubled. 654 00:30:31,576 --> 00:30:36,581 The direct medical costs have doubled in the past five years, 655 00:30:36,582 --> 00:30:43,587 from $44 billion in 1997 to $92 billion in 2002. 656 00:30:43,588 --> 00:30:49,094 Somewhere in the neighborhood of about 20% of the obese children 657 00:30:49,095 --> 00:30:52,597 have elevated abnormal liver function tests, 658 00:30:53,098 --> 00:30:55,599 and we have now started a study 659 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:57,102 where we're biopsying these children 660 00:30:57,602 --> 00:30:59,604 to see what their livers actually look like 661 00:30:59,605 --> 00:31:01,106 under the microscope, 662 00:31:01,606 --> 00:31:05,109 and half of them have evidence of scarring of the liver, 663 00:31:05,110 --> 00:31:08,613 fibrosis of the liver, the early stages of cirrhosis. 664 00:31:08,614 --> 00:31:11,616 So, when these children end up being adults, 665 00:31:11,617 --> 00:31:13,117 they're going to end up -- 666 00:31:13,118 --> 00:31:18,123 if they don't change their eating and exercise habits, 667 00:31:18,124 --> 00:31:21,877 are gonna end up with liver failure 668 00:31:21,878 --> 00:31:25,630 and, well, either transplant or death. 669 00:31:29,134 --> 00:31:31,636 Did you want lettuce and mayonnaise on all of them? 670 00:31:32,137 --> 00:31:34,639 I think it's very, very hard for overweight teenagers 671 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:36,641 because you're always going to see 672 00:31:36,642 --> 00:31:38,643 the thin, pretty, popular girls, 673 00:31:38,644 --> 00:31:40,644 and you can't help but look at them 674 00:31:40,645 --> 00:31:44,149 and think, "I wish I was her," or, "I wish I could have that." 675 00:31:44,649 --> 00:31:49,154 And it's depressing. It makes you feel like crap. 676 00:31:49,155 --> 00:31:51,655 That's just how it is, 677 00:31:51,656 --> 00:31:54,658 and of course it's hard being a teenager 678 00:31:54,659 --> 00:31:58,163 because you see all the girls in the Cosmo girl 679 00:31:58,164 --> 00:32:01,665 are teen people, and they're all beautiful, 680 00:32:01,666 --> 00:32:05,670 and you think, "aren't I supposed to look like that?" 681 00:32:05,671 --> 00:32:07,671 And it's just not realistic. 682 00:32:07,672 --> 00:32:10,675 It's not a realistic way to live. 683 00:32:10,676 --> 00:32:12,676 [ APPLAUSE ] 684 00:32:12,677 --> 00:32:16,681 So, without further ado, let's welcome Jared Fogle. 685 00:32:16,682 --> 00:32:19,683 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] 686 00:32:19,684 --> 00:32:21,186 My big thing was never smoking. 687 00:32:21,686 --> 00:32:22,686 It was never drinking. 688 00:32:22,687 --> 00:32:24,689 Obviously, it wasn't doing drugs. 689 00:32:25,190 --> 00:32:26,190 My big vice was food, 690 00:32:26,191 --> 00:32:31,696 and before I knew it, I wound up weighing 425 pounds. 691 00:32:32,197 --> 00:32:33,698 I brought in a present for you -- 692 00:32:34,199 --> 00:32:36,201 my old pants that are now made famous 693 00:32:36,202 --> 00:32:38,203 in all the subway commercials. 694 00:32:38,204 --> 00:32:40,705 [ APPLAUSE ] 695 00:32:42,207 --> 00:32:44,708 You're welcome. 696 00:32:44,709 --> 00:32:47,228 WOMAN: This is my daughter, Victoria. 697 00:32:47,229 --> 00:32:49,746 She's an eighth-grade honor student, 698 00:32:49,747 --> 00:32:51,749 and you're a real inspiration to the kids. 699 00:32:51,750 --> 00:32:53,251 I really appreciate that. 700 00:32:53,252 --> 00:32:55,003 That's one of the greatest -- 701 00:32:55,004 --> 00:32:56,753 I started putting my weight on 702 00:32:56,754 --> 00:32:59,757 as you guys know, about third or fourth grade. 703 00:32:59,758 --> 00:33:02,260 She was real tiny when she was littler, 704 00:33:02,261 --> 00:33:03,760 and it's been in our family. 705 00:33:03,761 --> 00:33:06,263 In fact, I had a great-grandfather 706 00:33:06,264 --> 00:33:09,016 that died and was buried in a piano box 707 00:33:09,017 --> 00:33:11,769 years and years ago, so it's a history. 708 00:33:11,770 --> 00:33:13,270 Absolutely. 709 00:33:13,271 --> 00:33:15,773 And she's been trying to maintain her weight. 710 00:33:15,774 --> 00:33:18,275 It's tough. it's always a challenge. 711 00:33:18,276 --> 00:33:21,279 I know as a kid, it's awfully hard these days 712 00:33:21,280 --> 00:33:23,280 and kids are not always kind. 713 00:33:23,281 --> 00:33:26,283 No, not at all. And I know that firsthand. 714 00:33:26,284 --> 00:33:28,786 And the problem is, the world's not gonna change 715 00:33:29,287 --> 00:33:30,287 You have to change. 716 00:33:30,288 --> 00:33:32,790 I guess it's kind of cool to know somebody 717 00:33:32,791 --> 00:33:34,791 or be able to listen to somebody 718 00:33:34,792 --> 00:33:37,295 talk about actually being where I am right now, 719 00:33:37,795 --> 00:33:39,296 and it's kind of hard 720 00:33:39,297 --> 00:33:43,301 because I can't afford to go there every single day 721 00:33:43,302 --> 00:33:45,553 and buy a sandwich two times a day, 722 00:33:45,554 --> 00:33:47,805 and that's what he's talking about, 723 00:33:48,306 --> 00:33:49,806 like that's the only solution. 724 00:33:49,807 --> 00:33:51,809 That's what he said worked the best, 725 00:33:51,810 --> 00:33:53,310 but I can't do that. 726 00:33:53,311 --> 00:33:57,815 And I've tried other ways, and it's kind of hurt my body 727 00:33:57,816 --> 00:34:01,319 from doing other ways that I've tried to do. 728 00:34:01,819 --> 00:34:05,323 And it's kind of hard to, like, look at someone 729 00:34:05,823 --> 00:34:07,825 who says, "hey, I've done it. You can do it." 730 00:34:07,826 --> 00:34:08,825 but it's not that easy. 731 00:34:08,826 --> 00:34:11,078 ROBBINS: I�d been sick as a kid. 732 00:34:11,079 --> 00:34:13,331 I grew up eating a lot of ice cream, 733 00:34:13,332 --> 00:34:14,831 more than you can believe. 734 00:34:14,832 --> 00:34:18,586 We had an ice-cream-cone-shape d swimming pool in our backyard. 735 00:34:18,587 --> 00:34:22,340 We had a commercial freezer with not only all 31 flavors in it, 736 00:34:22,341 --> 00:34:25,843 but all experimental flavors that were under development. 737 00:34:25,844 --> 00:34:28,346 And I made myself the official taster. 738 00:34:28,347 --> 00:34:30,848 I had to approve everything, in my mind. 739 00:34:30,849 --> 00:34:33,601 And I loved it. What kid wouldn't? 740 00:34:33,602 --> 00:34:36,354 I literally had unlimited ice cream. 741 00:34:36,854 --> 00:34:38,356 I ate ice cream for breakfast. 742 00:34:38,856 --> 00:34:40,358 But I was sick a lot. 743 00:34:40,858 --> 00:34:42,860 And I wasn't very athletic. 744 00:34:42,861 --> 00:34:44,861 I was really ill. 745 00:34:44,862 --> 00:34:46,863 And I didn't feel good. 746 00:34:46,864 --> 00:34:49,367 So I would kind of appease that by eating more ice cream. 747 00:34:49,867 --> 00:34:52,369 You can see how the vicious cycle would take place. 748 00:34:52,370 --> 00:34:54,872 One of the triggering factors for me was my uncle, 749 00:34:54,873 --> 00:34:57,625 Burt Baskin, my dad's partner and brother-in-law, 750 00:34:57,626 --> 00:35:00,378 co-founder of the company -- died of a heart attack. 751 00:35:00,379 --> 00:35:01,878 I think he was 51. 752 00:35:01,879 --> 00:35:05,383 Now, my uncle weighed about 240 pounds -- 753 00:35:05,384 --> 00:35:06,883 heavyset fellow. 754 00:35:06,884 --> 00:35:10,388 And when he died, as a young man, I asked my dad, 755 00:35:10,389 --> 00:35:13,391 "Do you think there could be a connection 756 00:35:13,392 --> 00:35:14,891 between his fatal heart attack 757 00:35:14,892 --> 00:35:16,894 and the amount of ice cream he would eat?" 758 00:35:17,395 --> 00:35:18,896 My father said, "No, his ticker just got tired 759 00:35:19,397 --> 00:35:21,398 and stopped working." 760 00:35:21,399 --> 00:35:23,900 By this time, he had sold more ice cream 761 00:35:23,901 --> 00:35:26,404 than any human being that had ever lived on this planet. 762 00:35:26,904 --> 00:35:29,407 He didn't want to think that the product was hurting anybody, 763 00:35:29,408 --> 00:35:31,408 that it had contributed to the death 764 00:35:31,409 --> 00:35:33,911 of his brother-in-law, partner, and, in many ways, best friend. 765 00:35:34,412 --> 00:35:35,912 No way. 766 00:35:35,913 --> 00:35:38,415 Ben Cohen, the Ben of "Ben and Jerry's", 767 00:35:38,416 --> 00:35:41,419 a couple years ago, had a quintuple bypass procedure 768 00:35:41,420 --> 00:35:43,920 at the age of 49. 769 00:35:43,921 --> 00:35:46,423 My uncle, Burt Baskin of Baskin-Robbins, 770 00:35:46,424 --> 00:35:48,925 dies at the age of 51 of a heart attack. 771 00:35:48,926 --> 00:35:51,929 My father, Irv Robbins, the other founder of the company, 772 00:35:51,930 --> 00:35:54,932 ended up with very serious diabetes. 773 00:35:54,933 --> 00:35:57,435 You can't deny these links. 774 00:35:57,436 --> 00:35:58,935 You just can't. 775 00:35:58,936 --> 00:36:02,940 Yeah, could I get the two-cheeseburger meal? 776 00:36:02,941 --> 00:36:04,442 Okay, super sized. 777 00:36:04,942 --> 00:36:06,444 Second time. 778 00:36:06,445 --> 00:36:07,444 Mmm. 779 00:36:07,445 --> 00:36:08,946 Thank you, sir. 780 00:36:08,947 --> 00:36:10,447 Thanks, man. 781 00:36:10,448 --> 00:36:13,950 BENNETT: After five days on the McDonald's diet, 782 00:36:13,951 --> 00:36:17,955 what I did was I ran three days' worth of food analysis. 783 00:36:17,956 --> 00:36:20,458 the needs for you to maintain weight at the 185 784 00:36:20,958 --> 00:36:23,461 that you were at when you came in -- 186 pounds 785 00:36:23,462 --> 00:36:25,962 was approximately 2,500 calories. 786 00:36:25,963 --> 00:36:30,468 Right now you're getting almost 5,000 calories a day, 787 00:36:30,469 --> 00:36:32,469 the average being 4,986. 788 00:36:32,470 --> 00:36:33,971 I would love for you to take a multivitamin. 789 00:36:34,472 --> 00:36:36,474 McDonald�s doesn't sell multivitamins. 790 00:36:36,974 --> 00:36:38,476 Well, here's my new advice, 791 00:36:38,976 --> 00:36:40,478 is just kind of minimize the meals. 792 00:36:40,978 --> 00:36:42,980 A substitute for the hot fudge sundae would be the yogurt. 793 00:36:42,981 --> 00:36:45,483 MORGAN: That is true, if you get the snack size -- 794 00:36:45,983 --> 00:36:46,983 five ounces. 795 00:36:46,984 --> 00:36:49,486 If you get the regular size without granola, 796 00:36:49,487 --> 00:36:52,490 it contains nearly as many calories as a strawberry sundae. 797 00:36:52,990 --> 00:36:54,742 With granola, it has more calories 798 00:36:54,743 --> 00:36:56,493 than the hot fudge or caramel sundae. 799 00:36:56,494 --> 00:36:59,497 And if that doesn't make you think twice about the parfaits, 800 00:36:59,498 --> 00:37:00,497 then how about this? 801 00:37:00,498 --> 00:37:02,500 There's a big, nappy hair in it! 802 00:37:02,501 --> 00:37:03,500 That's disgusting. 803 00:37:03,501 --> 00:37:05,502 I�m gonna show you how we do it. 804 00:37:05,503 --> 00:37:08,005 You go like this. we go... [ WHISTLES ] 805 00:37:08,006 --> 00:37:10,508 look, it's long, too! did you see that! 806 00:37:10,509 --> 00:37:13,011 [ LAUGHS ] Oh, that's so gross! 807 00:37:13,012 --> 00:37:15,512 Only the finest at McDonald's. 808 00:37:15,513 --> 00:37:21,519 Here we are at 190. 192, 193, 194. 809 00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:22,520 No. 810 00:37:25,523 --> 00:37:28,025 We have to stop everything. I don't believe it. 811 00:37:28,526 --> 00:37:29,527 195 pounds. 812 00:37:30,027 --> 00:37:31,529 It can't be. We have to redo this. 813 00:37:31,530 --> 00:37:33,531 That's zero. 814 00:37:34,031 --> 00:37:37,034 Second try. 815 00:37:37,035 --> 00:37:40,036 88, 92, 94. 816 00:37:40,037 --> 00:37:44,542 You've gained, actually, about 5% of your body weight. 817 00:37:45,042 --> 00:37:47,044 Losing and gaining weight that fast is not healthy. 818 00:37:47,545 --> 00:37:49,046 Do you eat fast food? 819 00:37:49,047 --> 00:37:50,547 Yes, I do. 820 00:37:50,548 --> 00:37:52,048 [ LAUGHING ] Unfortunately. 821 00:37:52,049 --> 00:37:55,052 Oh, yeah, oh, yeah. love it, love it, love It! 822 00:37:55,053 --> 00:37:56,052 Love fast food. 823 00:37:56,053 --> 00:37:57,555 How often do you guys eat it? 824 00:37:58,055 --> 00:37:59,055 Every week? 825 00:37:59,056 --> 00:38:01,558 Oh, maybe once or twice a week. 826 00:38:01,559 --> 00:38:04,562 We're gonna go hit up McDonald's in a little while. 827 00:38:04,563 --> 00:38:05,563 At least two times today 828 00:38:06,063 --> 00:38:08,065 you know we ain't had no meal yet today. 829 00:38:08,066 --> 00:38:10,818 We was just pointing towards McDonald's. 830 00:38:10,819 --> 00:38:13,946 I get the number two, the cheeseburger 831 00:38:13,947 --> 00:38:17,073 with the super size coke and fries. 832 00:38:17,074 --> 00:38:19,576 Super-size it up! Make it bacon, 69 cents. 833 00:38:19,577 --> 00:38:22,079 That's what they say. "Make it bacon." 834 00:38:22,080 --> 00:38:23,580 Make it bacon, baby. 835 00:38:23,581 --> 00:38:25,583 How often do you think people should eat fast food? 836 00:38:26,083 --> 00:38:28,085 I don't know if they should eat it at all. 837 00:38:28,086 --> 00:38:29,086 I don't know if I should 838 00:38:29,587 --> 00:38:31,088 I don't know about what they should do. 839 00:38:31,589 --> 00:38:33,090 Oh, that's baloney! 840 00:38:33,091 --> 00:38:34,091 It's baloney! 841 00:38:34,592 --> 00:38:37,595 What they need to do is 25 minutes on that treadmill, 842 00:38:37,596 --> 00:38:39,597 work out a little, do some push-ups. 843 00:38:39,598 --> 00:38:41,599 If you do some push-ups when you eat, 844 00:38:42,099 --> 00:38:43,601 you'll keep your weight down. 845 00:38:43,602 --> 00:38:44,601 I keep my weight down. 846 00:38:44,602 --> 00:38:47,104 I hit them push-ups and everything, 847 00:38:47,105 --> 00:38:48,605 Keep myself cool. 848 00:38:48,606 --> 00:38:51,107 who has time to do that? we have to work. 849 00:38:51,108 --> 00:38:53,611 We have to take care of kids. We have to clean. 850 00:38:54,111 --> 00:38:56,614 so you exercise -- you run after your kids. 851 00:38:56,615 --> 00:39:00,117 [ TRUMPET FANFARE PLAYS ] 852 00:39:00,118 --> 00:39:03,621 [ SQUAWKING ] 853 00:39:04,121 --> 00:39:06,373 # Chicken 854 00:39:06,374 --> 00:39:08,625 [ SQUAWKING ] 855 00:39:08,626 --> 00:39:11,128 These are the first McNuggets I've had 856 00:39:11,129 --> 00:39:13,631 in this whole exciting tour of duty. 857 00:39:14,131 --> 00:39:19,136 Look at that glistening in the sun. 858 00:39:19,137 --> 00:39:20,136 Mmm. 859 00:39:20,137 --> 00:39:23,139 Boy, that is miserable. 860 00:39:23,140 --> 00:39:26,143 I�m not sure what portion of the chicken that's shaped like that. 861 00:39:26,144 --> 00:39:28,646 I�m guessing this is the foot on the chicken. 862 00:39:28,647 --> 00:39:30,647 In the lawsuit against them, 863 00:39:30,648 --> 00:39:32,650 McDonald�s stated in their own defense 864 00:39:32,651 --> 00:39:34,902 that it's a matter of common knowledge 865 00:39:34,903 --> 00:39:37,153 that any processing that its foods undergo 866 00:39:37,154 --> 00:39:41,158 serve to make them more harmful than unprocessed foods. 867 00:39:41,159 --> 00:39:44,527 Case in point -- McNuggets. 868 00:39:44,528 --> 00:39:46,030 Originally created from old chickens 869 00:39:46,031 --> 00:39:47,530 that could no longer lay eggs, 870 00:39:47,531 --> 00:39:49,533 McNuggets are now made from chickens 871 00:39:49,534 --> 00:39:51,285 with unusually large breasts. 872 00:39:51,286 --> 00:39:53,036 They're stripped from the bone 873 00:39:53,037 --> 00:39:55,039 and ground up into a sort of chicken mash, 874 00:39:55,040 --> 00:39:56,539 which is then combined 875 00:39:56,540 --> 00:39:58,542 with all sorts of stabilizers and preservatives, 876 00:39:58,543 --> 00:40:00,043 pressed into familiar shapes, 877 00:40:00,044 --> 00:40:02,045 breaded, deep-fried, freeze-dried, 878 00:40:02,046 --> 00:40:04,548 and then shipped to a McDonald's near you. 879 00:40:04,549 --> 00:40:06,049 Judge Robert Sweet called them 880 00:40:06,050 --> 00:40:09,053 "a McFrankenstein creation of various elements 881 00:40:09,054 --> 00:40:11,055 not utilized by the home cook." 882 00:40:19,563 --> 00:40:21,065 So, for the past couple days, 883 00:40:21,565 --> 00:40:23,567 which I haven't shared with everybody -- 884 00:40:23,568 --> 00:40:25,068 it's been a new thing -- 885 00:40:25,069 --> 00:40:28,572 I�ve started to have -- not chest pains, but pressure. 886 00:40:29,073 --> 00:40:32,076 I feel like I got pressure on my chest. 887 00:40:32,077 --> 00:40:35,079 I figure that's probably not a good thing. 888 00:40:35,080 --> 00:40:39,083 But neither's eating all this, so... 889 00:40:43,587 --> 00:40:45,589 I tell you. I haven't smelled bad yet. 890 00:40:45,590 --> 00:40:47,091 MAN: Yeah, you have. 891 00:40:47,092 --> 00:40:48,091 No, I haven't. 892 00:40:48,092 --> 00:40:50,094 You just don't smell how bad you smell. 893 00:40:50,095 --> 00:40:53,597 Look at that fish filet. 894 00:40:53,598 --> 00:40:55,098 Look at this thing. 895 00:40:55,099 --> 00:40:57,101 Oh, God, that looks nasty, man. 896 00:40:57,102 --> 00:40:58,601 Isn't that horrible? 897 00:40:58,602 --> 00:41:01,105 Obviously, that's been sitting around all day. 898 00:41:01,106 --> 00:41:03,607 That, the filet-o-fish. 899 00:41:05,109 --> 00:41:06,610 Ugh. 900 00:41:06,611 --> 00:41:08,111 Shit! 901 00:41:08,112 --> 00:41:10,113 WOMAN: How can I help you? 902 00:41:10,114 --> 00:41:13,617 Can I get the double quarter pounder with cheese value meal? 903 00:41:13,618 --> 00:41:16,120 - Okay, thank you. - $4.86. 904 00:41:18,622 --> 00:41:20,124 I don't feel good today. 905 00:41:20,624 --> 00:41:22,125 Not that I feel sick, 906 00:41:22,126 --> 00:41:24,127 but I just feel really depressed, 907 00:41:24,128 --> 00:41:27,131 you know, for no reason. I mean, things are going great. 908 00:41:27,132 --> 00:41:29,133 I�ve had a good day. 909 00:41:29,134 --> 00:41:31,135 I just feel really... 910 00:41:31,635 --> 00:41:32,636 yeah. 911 00:41:33,137 --> 00:41:35,889 It's not real hard eating this food all the time, 912 00:41:35,890 --> 00:41:38,642 just because it tastes good, it makes you feel good. 913 00:41:38,643 --> 00:41:40,643 I really noticed I'll eat some, 914 00:41:40,644 --> 00:41:43,647 and just a little while later, I'll be hungry again, 915 00:41:43,648 --> 00:41:45,649 and I'll want more -- more, more, more. 916 00:41:45,650 --> 00:41:49,153 I�m pretty bored with their menu. 917 00:41:49,154 --> 00:41:51,654 It only took me nine days. 918 00:41:51,655 --> 00:41:53,657 But it's pretty good otherwise. 919 00:41:54,158 --> 00:41:55,158 Nine days. 920 00:41:55,159 --> 00:41:58,162 [ UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS ] 921 00:42:03,667 --> 00:42:04,918 # Mmm, do that again 922 00:42:04,919 --> 00:42:06,170 WOMAN: How many? 923 00:42:06,670 --> 00:42:08,172 MORGAN: How many's the question. 924 00:42:08,672 --> 00:42:09,672 We always ask how many, 925 00:42:09,673 --> 00:42:11,674 and he holds up how many fingers. 926 00:42:11,675 --> 00:42:14,178 That's it. It's always the "how many"? 927 00:42:14,179 --> 00:42:15,679 It's just one for now. 928 00:42:16,180 --> 00:42:18,181 As soon as I got my first car, 929 00:42:18,182 --> 00:42:20,683 this is the first place I came to. 930 00:42:20,684 --> 00:42:23,687 I bought three Big Macs, ate them out there. 931 00:42:24,188 --> 00:42:25,688 I enjoyed them so much, 932 00:42:25,689 --> 00:42:28,692 I came back about 5:00 at night, bought three more, 933 00:42:28,693 --> 00:42:30,193 ate them out there, 934 00:42:30,194 --> 00:42:32,696 came back around 11:00 before they closed, 935 00:42:32,697 --> 00:42:34,197 and ate three more, 936 00:42:34,198 --> 00:42:37,200 so the first day I came here, I ate nine Big Macs, 937 00:42:37,201 --> 00:42:41,205 and it was like I couldn't get enough hamburger at that time, 938 00:42:41,206 --> 00:42:42,705 and Big Macs are so good, 939 00:42:42,706 --> 00:42:46,209 so I ate 265 in the first month. 940 00:42:46,210 --> 00:42:48,712 MORGAN: How many do you eat a day, usually? 941 00:42:48,713 --> 00:42:49,713 Usually it's two a day. 942 00:42:50,214 --> 00:42:52,716 Now, last year, I ate 741 last year. 943 00:42:52,717 --> 00:42:54,217 That's more than two a day, 944 00:42:54,218 --> 00:42:56,220 so that means there's days I had three, 945 00:42:56,221 --> 00:42:58,221 but that's because they're getting smaller. 946 00:42:58,222 --> 00:43:03,227 Probably 90% of my solid diet is probably Big Macs. 947 00:43:03,727 --> 00:43:04,727 That parking spot, 948 00:43:04,728 --> 00:43:06,730 that's where I asked her if she wanted to get married. 949 00:43:07,231 --> 00:43:09,233 This place is special -- a lot of reasons. 950 00:43:09,234 --> 00:43:12,236 I had one whopper in my life -- 1984. 951 00:43:12,237 --> 00:43:15,239 A guy gave me 5 bucks to eat a whopper. 952 00:43:15,240 --> 00:43:16,739 After I ate the whopper, 953 00:43:16,740 --> 00:43:20,744 took my 5 bucks over to McDonald's, got some Big Macs. 954 00:43:20,745 --> 00:43:22,746 I always make fun of people at work. 955 00:43:22,747 --> 00:43:24,247 They say, "I'm gaining weight." 956 00:43:24,248 --> 00:43:26,750 I say, "well, you should try the Gorske diet." 957 00:43:26,751 --> 00:43:28,751 they don't like that. 958 00:43:28,752 --> 00:43:30,754 This is a perfect sandwich, you know. 959 00:43:31,255 --> 00:43:32,255 At least for me, it is. 960 00:43:32,256 --> 00:43:35,259 MORGAN: There it is -- bite number 19,000. 961 00:43:35,759 --> 00:43:38,262 GORSKE: The wife says when she's got to put them in a blender, 962 00:43:38,263 --> 00:43:39,262 it ends. 963 00:43:39,263 --> 00:43:40,264 That's what she told me. 964 00:43:40,265 --> 00:43:43,267 Big Mac smoothies. 965 00:43:43,268 --> 00:43:45,269 # Ooh-ooh-ooh 966 00:43:45,270 --> 00:43:47,771 # Ooh # 967 00:43:54,278 --> 00:43:56,780 America�s been McDonaldized, you know. 968 00:43:56,781 --> 00:43:58,281 It's been franchised out. 969 00:43:58,282 --> 00:43:59,782 It's like one of those "Flintstones" cartoons 970 00:43:59,783 --> 00:44:02,286 where they just had something rolling in the background. 971 00:44:02,287 --> 00:44:04,288 You kept seeing the same buildings go by. 972 00:44:04,289 --> 00:44:06,290 It's like K-Mart, Wal-Mart, McDonald's, 973 00:44:06,291 --> 00:44:07,790 K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Wendy's, K-Mart. 974 00:44:07,791 --> 00:44:10,794 And it's like you have no sense of where you're at anymore. 975 00:44:10,795 --> 00:44:12,796 The way I look at it is Cezanne was inspired 976 00:44:12,797 --> 00:44:14,797 by the mountain he saw out his window, 977 00:44:14,798 --> 00:44:17,301 and when I look out my window, I see no mountains. 978 00:44:17,302 --> 00:44:20,304 I just see billboards and advertisements, 979 00:44:20,305 --> 00:44:22,306 so I use that as my inspiration. 980 00:44:22,806 --> 00:44:24,308 The average American child 981 00:44:24,808 --> 00:44:27,811 sees 10,000 food advertisements per year on television. 982 00:44:28,312 --> 00:44:30,314 95% of those are for sugared cereals, 983 00:44:30,315 --> 00:44:33,317 soft drinks, fast foods, or candy. 984 00:44:33,318 --> 00:44:35,820 A parent who eats every meal every day 985 00:44:35,821 --> 00:44:38,321 for the whole year with their child 986 00:44:38,322 --> 00:44:41,074 and at every meal gives a very compelling nutrition message 987 00:44:41,075 --> 00:44:43,827 and can bring in cartoon characters and Michael Jordan -- 988 00:44:44,328 --> 00:44:45,829 so instead of selling McDonald's, 989 00:44:45,830 --> 00:44:47,330 he sells oranges -- 990 00:44:47,331 --> 00:44:50,083 and Britney spears, instead of selling Pepsi 991 00:44:50,084 --> 00:44:52,835 will sell radishes or lettuce or something -- 992 00:44:52,836 --> 00:44:55,339 that parents will have 1,000 cracks at their child, 993 00:44:55,839 --> 00:44:57,841 compared to 10,000 for the food industry. 994 00:44:58,342 --> 00:44:59,343 So it's not a fair fight. 995 00:44:59,843 --> 00:45:01,345 By the time kids are able to speak, 996 00:45:01,845 --> 00:45:03,347 most of them can say "McDonald's." 997 00:45:03,847 --> 00:45:05,349 MORGAN: I'm gonna show you some pictures, 998 00:45:05,849 --> 00:45:07,851 and I want you to tell me who they are. 999 00:45:07,852 --> 00:45:08,851 Okay. 1000 00:45:08,852 --> 00:45:10,604 Who's that? 1001 00:45:10,605 --> 00:45:12,231 You don't know? 1002 00:45:12,232 --> 00:45:13,857 George Washington. 1003 00:45:13,858 --> 00:45:14,857 Who is he? 1004 00:45:14,858 --> 00:45:18,362 He was the fourth President. 1005 00:45:18,363 --> 00:45:19,862 He freed the slaves. 1006 00:45:19,863 --> 00:45:21,865 And he could never tell a lie. 1007 00:45:21,866 --> 00:45:23,367 Who's that? 1008 00:45:23,368 --> 00:45:24,869 Don't know. 1009 00:45:24,870 --> 00:45:26,370 I don't know. 1010 00:45:26,870 --> 00:45:27,870 No. 1011 00:45:27,871 --> 00:45:29,373 [ LAUGHING ] I don't know. 1012 00:45:29,374 --> 00:45:31,374 George W. Bush? 1013 00:45:31,375 --> 00:45:33,877 No. That's a good guess, though. 1014 00:45:36,880 --> 00:45:39,132 Who is this? 1015 00:45:39,133 --> 00:45:41,009 I don't know. 1016 00:45:41,010 --> 00:45:42,885 Goldilocks? 1017 00:45:42,886 --> 00:45:46,390 I forgot the name, but I think I know. 1018 00:45:46,391 --> 00:45:49,143 Yeah? where have you seen her? 1019 00:45:49,144 --> 00:45:51,895 That picture is on the sign. 1020 00:45:51,896 --> 00:45:53,397 Wendy. 1021 00:45:53,897 --> 00:45:54,897 Who's that? 1022 00:45:54,898 --> 00:45:56,900 McDonald, Ronald McDonald. 1023 00:45:56,901 --> 00:45:58,152 Who is it? 1024 00:45:58,153 --> 00:45:59,402 McDonald. 1025 00:45:59,403 --> 00:46:00,403 What does he do? 1026 00:46:00,404 --> 00:46:02,906 He was helping people at the cash register. 1027 00:46:03,407 --> 00:46:04,907 He works at McDonald's. 1028 00:46:04,908 --> 00:46:07,410 I love their pancakes and sausage. 1029 00:46:07,411 --> 00:46:10,414 He brings all his friends to McDonald's 1030 00:46:10,415 --> 00:46:11,914 for a happy meal. 1031 00:46:11,915 --> 00:46:12,916 Where have you seen him? 1032 00:46:13,417 --> 00:46:15,418 On television, on the commercials. 1033 00:46:15,419 --> 00:46:18,422 He's the character that made McDonald's, 1034 00:46:18,423 --> 00:46:21,425 and he does a lot of funny stuff on TV. 1035 00:46:21,925 --> 00:46:23,677 MORGAN: Companies spend billions 1036 00:46:23,678 --> 00:46:25,429 making sure you know their product. 1037 00:46:25,929 --> 00:46:28,431 In 2001, on direct media advertising -- 1038 00:46:28,432 --> 00:46:31,685 that's radio, television, and print -- 1039 00:46:31,686 --> 00:46:34,938 McDonald�s spent $1.4 billion worldwide. 1040 00:46:34,939 --> 00:46:37,940 On direct media advertising, 1041 00:46:37,941 --> 00:46:40,944 Pepsi spent more than $1 billion. 1042 00:46:40,945 --> 00:46:42,945 To advertise its candy, 1043 00:46:42,946 --> 00:46:47,450 Hershey foods spent under a mere $200 million internationally. 1044 00:46:47,451 --> 00:46:51,955 In its peak year, the "5 a day" fruit and vegetable campaign's 1045 00:46:51,956 --> 00:46:54,958 total advertising budget in all media 1046 00:46:54,959 --> 00:46:57,960 was a lowly $2 million, 1047 00:46:57,961 --> 00:47:00,964 100 times less than just the direct media budget 1048 00:47:00,965 --> 00:47:04,467 of one candy company. 1049 00:47:04,468 --> 00:47:07,471 Think about the way food is marketed -- 1050 00:47:07,472 --> 00:47:10,473 T-shirts, coupons, toys for children, 1051 00:47:10,474 --> 00:47:13,477 giveaways in fast-food places, place mats, 1052 00:47:13,478 --> 00:47:15,478 just all of the different ways 1053 00:47:15,479 --> 00:47:17,481 in which food marketing is ubiquitous. 1054 00:47:17,981 --> 00:47:20,984 The most heavily advertised foods are consumed the most. 1055 00:47:20,985 --> 00:47:22,485 No surprise. 1056 00:47:22,486 --> 00:47:24,488 Thank you. Come again. 1057 00:47:24,489 --> 00:47:26,489 Welcome to McDonald's! 1058 00:47:26,490 --> 00:47:30,494 MORGAN: Tomato concentrate, distilled vinegar, 1059 00:47:30,495 --> 00:47:32,995 high-fructose corn syrup -- 1060 00:47:32,996 --> 00:47:35,499 high-fructose corn syrup and corn syrup. 1061 00:47:35,999 --> 00:47:38,502 That means sugar. 1062 00:47:42,406 --> 00:47:44,975 I�m gonna move over to my salad shaker. 1063 00:47:47,978 --> 00:47:50,481 I feel a little sick to my stomach. 1064 00:47:50,981 --> 00:47:52,982 This is the best part of the day -- 1065 00:47:52,983 --> 00:47:55,986 when I get to be fat on the bed with my quart of coke. 1066 00:47:55,987 --> 00:47:57,487 Mm-mmm. 1067 00:47:57,488 --> 00:48:00,491 [ ICE RATTLING ] 1068 00:48:03,994 --> 00:48:05,495 People eat out a lot, 1069 00:48:05,496 --> 00:48:08,499 and so if there aren't healthy foods available at restaurants, 1070 00:48:08,500 --> 00:48:10,501 and there isn't good nutrition information, 1071 00:48:11,001 --> 00:48:12,002 it makes eating out difficult. 1072 00:48:12,503 --> 00:48:14,755 MORGAN: McDonald's says nutrition information 1073 00:48:14,756 --> 00:48:17,007 for all their products is available on-line, 1074 00:48:17,008 --> 00:48:19,009 but according to the 2000 U.S. census, 1075 00:48:19,510 --> 00:48:20,511 more than half of all U.S. homes 1076 00:48:21,011 --> 00:48:22,512 still don't have internet access. 1077 00:48:22,513 --> 00:48:24,515 So, what are these people supposed to do? 1078 00:48:24,516 --> 00:48:26,517 Go to the stores for nutrition information? 1079 00:48:26,518 --> 00:48:28,018 Is that information even there? 1080 00:48:28,519 --> 00:48:29,520 I went to find out. 1081 00:48:34,024 --> 00:48:36,026 Do you guys have any of the nutrition fact sheets? 1082 00:48:36,027 --> 00:48:37,027 Do you guys have one of those? 1083 00:48:37,528 --> 00:48:39,530 The things that fold out and have the nutrition info in them? 1084 00:48:46,537 --> 00:48:48,288 There aren't any over there? 1085 00:48:48,289 --> 00:48:50,039 Where would they be? Up front? 1086 00:48:50,040 --> 00:48:52,543 But they got lots of info about "Dora the explorer live!" 1087 00:48:53,043 --> 00:48:54,545 Let me check in the back. 1088 00:48:55,045 --> 00:48:57,047 That's cool. Thank you. 1089 00:49:01,051 --> 00:49:03,053 Just give me one second. I can't find the booklet. 1090 00:49:03,554 --> 00:49:05,055 You can use the one right there on the wall. 1091 00:49:05,056 --> 00:49:06,557 But you don't have ones you can take with you? 1092 00:49:06,558 --> 00:49:07,557 No. 1093 00:49:07,558 --> 00:49:09,560 Do you guys have one on the wall? 1094 00:49:09,561 --> 00:49:10,560 They only have fliers now. 1095 00:49:10,561 --> 00:49:13,063 We had one before. They don't put it up no more. 1096 00:49:13,564 --> 00:49:14,564 Why not? 1097 00:49:14,565 --> 00:49:16,065 I don't know. 1098 00:49:16,066 --> 00:49:18,569 Only half the McDonald's in Manhattan had the nutrition info 1099 00:49:19,069 --> 00:49:20,069 posted on the wall, 1100 00:49:20,070 --> 00:49:22,071 some had the takeaway nutrition charts, 1101 00:49:22,072 --> 00:49:25,575 and one in four had no information whatsoever. 1102 00:49:25,576 --> 00:49:28,078 This nice manager brought me the nutrition wall chart -- 1103 00:49:28,079 --> 00:49:29,579 from the basement. 1104 00:49:29,580 --> 00:49:31,582 You don't have one that I could take with me, 1105 00:49:31,583 --> 00:49:33,082 like a takeaway? 1106 00:49:33,083 --> 00:49:36,086 Do you know when you'll have some of the paper ones again? 1107 00:49:36,087 --> 00:49:37,087 No. 1108 00:49:37,588 --> 00:49:40,090 John Banzhaf and I looked all over this McDonald's 1109 00:49:40,591 --> 00:49:43,093 in Washington for any nutritional information, 1110 00:49:43,094 --> 00:49:45,094 and then we found it. 1111 00:49:45,095 --> 00:49:46,597 Behind here -- you'd never see it. 1112 00:49:47,097 --> 00:49:48,098 It's right back there. 1113 00:49:48,099 --> 00:49:49,599 You can't argue 1114 00:49:49,600 --> 00:49:52,603 that people should exercise personal responsibility 1115 00:49:52,604 --> 00:49:55,606 and then not give them the information 1116 00:49:55,607 --> 00:49:56,607 on which to base it. 1117 00:49:57,107 --> 00:49:58,107 I got my chicken group. 1118 00:49:58,108 --> 00:49:59,609 ALEX: There's no chicken group. 1119 00:49:59,610 --> 00:50:01,111 That's my cholesterol group. 1120 00:50:01,112 --> 00:50:02,612 It's protein. 1121 00:50:02,613 --> 00:50:03,614 I got my protein group. 1122 00:50:04,114 --> 00:50:05,114 Carbohydrates. 1123 00:50:05,115 --> 00:50:06,115 I got my meat group. 1124 00:50:06,116 --> 00:50:09,119 You got meat, meat, sugar, and fat. 1125 00:50:11,121 --> 00:50:14,124 I officially had to loosen my belt the other day. 1126 00:50:14,125 --> 00:50:15,626 I had to go a notch lower. 1127 00:50:15,627 --> 00:50:17,128 One notch? 1128 00:50:17,129 --> 00:50:18,628 It was scary. 1129 00:50:18,629 --> 00:50:20,630 I�m an old pro at this now. 1130 00:50:20,631 --> 00:50:22,633 You'll get sick of this, too, though. 1131 00:50:23,133 --> 00:50:25,135 Your girlfriend must be loving you. 1132 00:50:25,136 --> 00:50:26,136 She hates me. 1133 00:50:26,137 --> 00:50:27,137 [ BOTH LAUGH ] 1134 00:50:27,638 --> 00:50:29,138 Thank you. Bye-bye. 1135 00:50:29,139 --> 00:50:32,142 I averaged out all the calories for the last nine days, 1136 00:50:32,143 --> 00:50:34,644 and you're still eating 1137 00:50:34,645 --> 00:50:37,648 over 200% of what your needs are. 1138 00:50:37,649 --> 00:50:40,151 I suggest you cut out all the liquids 1139 00:50:40,152 --> 00:50:42,653 that you're drinking from McDonald's, 1140 00:50:42,654 --> 00:50:43,654 except for water. 1141 00:50:44,154 --> 00:50:45,656 A lot of people, if they're obese, 1142 00:50:46,156 --> 00:50:48,158 and they lose 10% of their body weight, 1143 00:50:48,159 --> 00:50:49,659 it's beneficial. 1144 00:50:49,660 --> 00:50:52,663 It can be beneficial in terms of blood pressure and so on, 1145 00:50:52,664 --> 00:50:55,666 so gaining 10% of your body weight 1146 00:50:55,667 --> 00:50:58,669 maybe could be equally non-beneficial. 1147 00:50:58,670 --> 00:51:02,172 Here we go. Second weigh-in. 1148 00:51:02,673 --> 00:51:04,174 What do you think, Eric? 203? 1149 00:51:04,675 --> 00:51:05,675 About 202, 203. 1150 00:51:05,676 --> 00:51:08,679 I think you almost got 10% of your body weight gained, 1151 00:51:08,680 --> 00:51:12,182 so you've pretty much gained 17 pounds 1152 00:51:12,683 --> 00:51:13,683 in 12 days. 1153 00:51:13,684 --> 00:51:15,685 You better slow down. 1154 00:51:15,686 --> 00:51:18,188 I�m telling you, don't drink your calories. 1155 00:51:18,189 --> 00:51:19,689 I told him no more shakes, 1156 00:51:19,690 --> 00:51:21,691 no more coke, no more double burgers. 1157 00:51:21,692 --> 00:51:23,694 The staff here's calling you "burger boy." 1158 00:51:24,194 --> 00:51:26,196 It's starting to get dangerous now, man. 1159 00:51:26,197 --> 00:51:27,697 I�m getting nervous for you. 1160 00:51:27,698 --> 00:51:30,700 The one place where the impact of our fast-food world 1161 00:51:30,701 --> 00:51:33,704 has become more and more evident is in our nation's schools. 1162 00:51:33,705 --> 00:51:35,706 Can I get a shot of your lunch right there? 1163 00:52:49,780 --> 00:52:52,282 this is where schools turn a blind eye. 1164 00:52:52,283 --> 00:52:53,783 The student with the French fries 1165 00:52:53,784 --> 00:52:55,285 probably brought a bag lunch with real food. 1166 00:52:55,786 --> 00:52:56,786 The girl with the chips 1167 00:52:56,787 --> 00:52:58,288 is probably sharing them with someone else. 1168 00:52:58,289 --> 00:53:00,791 Out of sight, out of mind. 1169 00:53:36,827 --> 00:53:39,329 MORGAN: Barbara brown is the field representative 1170 00:53:39,330 --> 00:53:41,832 for Sodexho, one of the countless lowest bidders 1171 00:53:41,833 --> 00:53:43,834 that school districts have farmed out 1172 00:53:43,835 --> 00:53:45,835 the feeding of your children to. 1173 00:53:45,836 --> 00:53:48,338 Sodexho services more than 400 k-12 school districts 1174 00:53:48,839 --> 00:53:50,339 nationwide every day, 1175 00:53:50,340 --> 00:53:53,343 providing quality food like little Debbie snack cakes, 1176 00:53:53,844 --> 00:53:55,846 Gatorade, and candy bars to your children. 1177 00:53:55,847 --> 00:53:57,346 They also operate prisons 1178 00:53:57,347 --> 00:53:59,849 and feed thousands of inmates worldwide. 1179 00:53:59,850 --> 00:54:04,354 BROWN: Part of our position is that we're hoping 1180 00:54:04,355 --> 00:54:06,355 that through nutrition education, 1181 00:54:06,356 --> 00:54:09,860 the students will learn to make the right food choices 1182 00:54:09,861 --> 00:54:15,364 without restricting what they can purchase. 1183 00:54:15,365 --> 00:54:18,118 MORGAN: At this middle school in Beckley, west Virginia, 1184 00:54:18,119 --> 00:54:20,871 the school lunches don't have the flair they do in Illinois. 1185 00:54:20,872 --> 00:54:22,873 This school does not outsource their food service, 1186 00:54:23,373 --> 00:54:26,126 but they are on the federal school lunch program, 1187 00:54:26,127 --> 00:54:28,878 providing USDA reimbursable meals to the students, 1188 00:54:28,879 --> 00:54:32,132 most of which are reheated, reconstituted packaged foods. 1189 00:54:32,133 --> 00:54:35,385 Some days the amount of calories in each meal tops 1,000. 1190 00:54:35,386 --> 00:54:37,888 MORGAN: So, the USDA sends this food 1191 00:54:37,889 --> 00:54:39,389 for you to prepare for kids. 1192 00:54:39,890 --> 00:54:41,891 GLOVER: Right. Well, not all of it, now. 1193 00:54:41,892 --> 00:54:47,397 You've got sloppy Joe bar-b-que sauce with pork. 1194 00:54:47,497 --> 00:54:48,564 From the government. 1195 00:54:48,565 --> 00:54:51,066 Whatever happened to cooks actually cooking? 1196 00:54:51,067 --> 00:54:53,570 I don't know what happened. Too many whiny people. 1197 00:54:54,070 --> 00:54:55,571 They don't want to work hard. 1198 00:54:55,572 --> 00:54:57,072 It's easy to come in here. 1199 00:54:57,073 --> 00:54:59,576 This is the best tool we got right here -- 1200 00:54:59,577 --> 00:55:01,076 box opener. 1201 00:55:01,077 --> 00:55:03,579 That's your chef's tool, the box cutter. 1202 00:55:03,580 --> 00:55:06,081 Open up a box, serve it, give it to them. 1203 00:55:06,082 --> 00:55:08,585 Let's look at the things that are actually cooked. 1204 00:55:08,586 --> 00:55:10,087 Here's a menu. 1205 00:55:10,088 --> 00:55:11,587 Mashed potatoes. 1206 00:55:11,588 --> 00:55:13,089 Ham. Chili will be homemade. 1207 00:55:13,590 --> 00:55:15,341 The chili will be homemade. 1208 00:55:15,342 --> 00:55:17,093 What about the tomato soup? 1209 00:55:17,094 --> 00:55:18,094 Campbell�s. 1210 00:55:18,595 --> 00:55:19,595 Meatballs? 1211 00:55:19,596 --> 00:55:21,597 Comes in a box. You heat it up. 1212 00:55:21,598 --> 00:55:23,600 Out of the course of an entire month, 1213 00:55:23,601 --> 00:55:26,102 6 out of 36. 1214 00:55:26,603 --> 00:55:29,355 You're only cooking 6 out of 36 meals? 1215 00:55:29,356 --> 00:55:32,108 Appleton central alternative high school 1216 00:55:32,609 --> 00:55:35,612 is filled with students who have truancy and behavioral problems. 1217 00:55:35,613 --> 00:55:37,613 But they've turned things around -- 1218 00:55:37,614 --> 00:55:40,366 not through discipline, but through diet. 1219 00:55:40,367 --> 00:55:43,118 We were fortunate to kind of stumble across 1220 00:55:43,119 --> 00:55:46,873 this healthy program as a result of some contact 1221 00:55:46,874 --> 00:55:50,627 with natural oven and bakery of Manitowoc Wisconsin, 1222 00:55:51,127 --> 00:55:54,631 and they believe in low-fat, low-sugar, 1223 00:55:54,632 --> 00:55:57,133 non-chemically processed foods 1224 00:55:57,634 --> 00:56:00,637 that are free of dyes and preservatives, 1225 00:56:00,638 --> 00:56:02,639 full of whole grains, 1226 00:56:03,139 --> 00:56:05,642 a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables. 1227 00:56:06,142 --> 00:56:07,143 We do no beef here at all, 1228 00:56:07,644 --> 00:56:09,646 and then it's the method of preparation, 1229 00:56:09,647 --> 00:56:11,146 where we don't fry. 1230 00:56:11,147 --> 00:56:14,150 A lot of baking and then just fresh preparation, 1231 00:56:14,151 --> 00:56:15,652 as opposed to opening cans 1232 00:56:16,152 --> 00:56:18,153 or thawing things out from the box. 1233 00:56:18,154 --> 00:56:21,156 We got rid of candy machines, soda machines, 1234 00:56:21,157 --> 00:56:24,160 brought in bottled water, and it was just a situation 1235 00:56:24,161 --> 00:56:26,663 where we saw a major change in the kids. 1236 00:56:27,163 --> 00:56:29,665 If you walk through these halls, and you're here, 1237 00:56:29,666 --> 00:56:32,168 these do not look like at-risk, out-of-control kids. 1238 00:56:32,669 --> 00:56:34,671 Their behaviors are better. 1239 00:56:34,672 --> 00:56:36,673 They seem to be more focused. 1240 00:56:36,674 --> 00:56:38,173 Teachers will tell you 1241 00:56:38,174 --> 00:56:41,176 that they get more out of them in the class. 1242 00:56:41,177 --> 00:56:43,679 MORGAN: Keep in mind, this is not a private school. 1243 00:56:43,680 --> 00:56:47,183 These are the "trouble kids" of the public school system 1244 00:56:47,184 --> 00:56:50,186 in Appleton, Wisconsin, that are eating so well. 1245 00:56:50,187 --> 00:56:51,687 and it costs about the same 1246 00:56:51,688 --> 00:56:54,189 as any other school lunch program. 1247 00:56:54,190 --> 00:56:56,693 So my question is -- why isn't everyone doing this? 1248 00:56:57,193 --> 00:56:59,195 There's an awful lot of resistance 1249 00:56:59,196 --> 00:57:01,697 from the junk food companies 1250 00:57:01,698 --> 00:57:04,200 that make huge profits off schools at the present time. 1251 00:57:04,201 --> 00:57:07,203 They don't want to get kicked out of the school system. 1252 00:57:07,204 --> 00:57:10,206 They want to be there to addict the children for life. 1253 00:57:10,707 --> 00:57:12,709 The soft drink companies, especially, boast about 1254 00:57:12,710 --> 00:57:14,711 how they're contributing to America's education, 1255 00:57:15,211 --> 00:57:16,212 but, in fact, what they're doing 1256 00:57:16,713 --> 00:57:18,214 is they're draining money from the community 1257 00:57:18,715 --> 00:57:20,717 rather than contributing money to the community 1258 00:57:20,718 --> 00:57:22,217 because the soft drink companies 1259 00:57:22,218 --> 00:57:24,220 aren't pumping those dollars into the machines. 1260 00:57:24,221 --> 00:57:26,221 It's the children in the community 1261 00:57:26,222 --> 00:57:28,223 who are getting the money from their parents, 1262 00:57:28,224 --> 00:57:30,727 and instead of that money going directly to education, 1263 00:57:30,728 --> 00:57:33,229 the soft drink companies are taking a cut of it 1264 00:57:33,230 --> 00:57:35,982 and walking away rich as a consequence. 1265 00:57:35,983 --> 00:57:38,735 We just banned soda in our school district, 1266 00:57:39,235 --> 00:57:43,740 and the sugar here shows you how much sugar a student will drink 1267 00:57:43,741 --> 00:57:45,741 in a week of just soda. 1268 00:57:45,742 --> 00:57:47,743 Forget about the rest of the food they eat. 1269 00:57:47,744 --> 00:57:52,248 And some of these companies are really opposing the ban 1270 00:57:52,249 --> 00:57:55,752 for reasons of that we would lose revenue. 1271 00:57:55,753 --> 00:57:57,254 And it's not about money. 1272 00:57:57,255 --> 00:57:58,755 It's not about economics. 1273 00:57:59,255 --> 00:58:00,256 It's about health. 1274 00:58:03,259 --> 00:58:04,259 Ooh. 1275 00:58:04,260 --> 00:58:09,265 The McDonald's Texas home-style burger meal. 1276 00:58:09,266 --> 00:58:11,768 That's a -- that's a local specialty. 1277 00:58:11,769 --> 00:58:14,269 So it's kind of like a big 'n' tasty? 1278 00:58:14,270 --> 00:58:17,273 Yes, except the big 'n' tasty comes with mayonnaise. 1279 00:58:17,274 --> 00:58:18,273 Oh, then, you know what? 1280 00:58:18,274 --> 00:58:22,278 I need the McDonald's Texas homestyle burger meal, please. 1281 00:58:22,279 --> 00:58:25,281 Would you like to super-size it today? 1282 00:58:25,282 --> 00:58:26,782 Oh, yes, I would. 1283 00:58:26,783 --> 00:58:28,785 Do a lot of people super-size it? 1284 00:58:28,786 --> 00:58:30,285 Yes. 1285 00:58:30,286 --> 00:58:33,289 Say you asked five people. How many of those five do it? 1286 00:58:33,290 --> 00:58:35,290 Actually, I get mostly all of them. 1287 00:58:35,291 --> 00:58:38,294 Mostly all of them? So you're batting about 100%? 1288 00:58:38,295 --> 00:58:39,795 I guess. 1289 00:58:39,796 --> 00:58:41,798 See that? She's that good. 1290 00:58:42,298 --> 00:58:43,298 Deborah�s that good. 1291 00:58:43,299 --> 00:58:45,802 First meal inside the restaurant that I went in to get, 1292 00:58:45,803 --> 00:58:47,804 and they asked me to super-size it. 1293 00:58:47,805 --> 00:58:49,304 We're gonna keep a little tabs, 1294 00:58:49,305 --> 00:58:52,808 see how many times they ask me to super-size it here in Texas, 1295 00:58:52,809 --> 00:58:56,312 'cause Texas, out of the top 1 5 fattest cities in America, 1296 00:58:56,313 --> 00:58:58,314 Texas has five. 1297 00:59:10,326 --> 00:59:13,830 Here we are -- Houston, Texas, fattest city in America, 1298 00:59:14,330 --> 00:59:16,833 getting my first breakfast. 1299 00:59:19,836 --> 00:59:21,336 Hi, can I help you, sir? 1300 00:59:21,337 --> 00:59:23,339 When it comes to the topic of obesity, 1301 00:59:23,340 --> 00:59:25,341 many people are quick to point the finger 1302 00:59:25,342 --> 00:59:27,342 at various foods and food companies, 1303 00:59:27,343 --> 00:59:29,345 but the grocery manufacturers of America, 1304 00:59:29,346 --> 00:59:31,347 a Washington, D.C.-based lobby group, 1305 00:59:31,848 --> 00:59:33,849 whose mission is to advance the interests 1306 00:59:33,850 --> 00:59:35,852 of the food, beverage, and consumer products industry, 1307 00:59:36,352 --> 00:59:37,853 are quick to shift the focus away 1308 00:59:37,854 --> 00:59:39,354 from the companies they represent 1309 00:59:39,355 --> 00:59:42,358 and to remind everyone that there's more at work here 1310 00:59:42,359 --> 00:59:43,859 than just eating poorly. 1311 00:59:43,860 --> 00:59:46,863 GRABOWSKI: We believe very strongly in our industry, 1312 00:59:46,864 --> 00:59:49,365 and in other industries, I think you'll find 1313 00:59:49,366 --> 00:59:50,866 there's a growing consensus 1314 00:59:50,867 --> 00:59:52,869 that the solution lies in good education. 1315 00:59:52,870 --> 00:59:54,871 We have to get good information to parents 1316 00:59:54,872 --> 00:59:56,873 so that they can teach their children 1317 00:59:56,874 --> 00:59:58,875 better exercise and nutrition habits 1318 00:59:59,375 --> 01:00:01,377 and so they can lead the healthy lifestyles. 1319 01:00:01,878 --> 01:00:04,881 We don't teach physical education in schools anymore. 1320 01:00:04,882 --> 01:00:07,382 MORGAN: In the U.S., only one state 1321 01:00:07,383 --> 01:00:10,386 requires mandatory physical education for grades k-12. 1322 01:00:10,387 --> 01:00:12,889 It's also one of the fattest -- Illinois. 1323 01:00:13,389 --> 01:00:14,389 You got a heart rate? 1324 01:00:14,390 --> 01:00:16,391 Phil Lawler is the phys ed teacher 1325 01:00:16,392 --> 01:00:19,896 at Madison junior high school, home of the soaring war hawks, 1326 01:00:20,396 --> 01:00:22,899 the snack-ridden school lunches we saw earlier, 1327 01:00:22,900 --> 01:00:24,900 and one of the most well-executed 1328 01:00:24,901 --> 01:00:26,903 physical education programs in the country. 1329 01:00:27,403 --> 01:00:29,906 Supported mostly by fundraising and parent involvement, 1330 01:00:29,907 --> 01:00:32,408 Lawler has created a role model for instructors 1331 01:00:32,409 --> 01:00:34,409 and school districts nationwide. 1332 01:00:34,410 --> 01:00:37,413 LAWLER: When's the last time you ever heard of a science class 1333 01:00:37,414 --> 01:00:38,914 fundraising to get their labs? 1334 01:00:38,915 --> 01:00:41,417 eventually, society has to step up to the plate 1335 01:00:41,418 --> 01:00:42,918 and say, "This is important. 1336 01:00:42,919 --> 01:00:44,921 "We should have daily physical education 1337 01:00:44,922 --> 01:00:46,421 and equip it properly." 1338 01:00:46,422 --> 01:00:47,924 We have to say, "Our greatest strength 1339 01:00:48,424 --> 01:00:49,926 is the resource of our young people." 1340 01:00:49,927 --> 01:00:52,428 That's our future, 1341 01:00:52,929 --> 01:00:55,681 and the way we're treating our resources right now, 1342 01:00:55,682 --> 01:00:58,433 we're running into some serious problems with that. 1343 01:00:58,434 --> 01:01:00,937 I�ve always said we've never had healthcare in this country. 1344 01:01:00,938 --> 01:01:02,438 we've only had "sick care." 1345 01:01:02,939 --> 01:01:05,441 I think daily physical education is the only place out there 1346 01:01:05,442 --> 01:01:08,444 that's really offering a solution. 1347 01:01:08,445 --> 01:01:11,446 PHILLIPS: When I start the music, 1348 01:01:11,447 --> 01:01:14,450 you are gonna begin traveling through general space. 1349 01:01:14,451 --> 01:01:16,202 You will go back to your spot, 1350 01:01:16,203 --> 01:01:17,954 and I will tell you a body shape. 1351 01:01:17,955 --> 01:01:19,455 Watch out for other... 1352 01:01:19,956 --> 01:01:21,457 People! People! People! 1353 01:01:21,958 --> 01:01:24,460 [ UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS ] 1354 01:01:24,461 --> 01:01:25,962 Round! 1355 01:01:27,463 --> 01:01:28,463 Good job. 1356 01:01:28,464 --> 01:01:29,465 MORGAN: How many days a week 1357 01:01:29,966 --> 01:01:32,468 do the kids here at this school get to go to gym? 1358 01:01:32,469 --> 01:01:35,972 Once. One day a week. For 45 minutes. 1359 01:01:35,973 --> 01:01:37,474 Is that enough? 1360 01:01:37,475 --> 01:01:38,974 No. Nowhere close. 1361 01:01:38,975 --> 01:01:41,978 Not when the surgeon general recommends that, at minimum, 1362 01:01:41,979 --> 01:01:44,481 you need 30 minutes of physical activity a day 1363 01:01:44,482 --> 01:01:46,983 to maintain your weight and a healthy well-being. 1364 01:01:47,483 --> 01:01:49,484 So, once a week is nowhere close. 1365 01:01:49,485 --> 01:01:52,989 MORGAN: In 2001, president Bush announced his presidency 1366 01:01:52,990 --> 01:01:54,491 with sweeping education reform. 1367 01:01:54,492 --> 01:01:55,992 The "no child left behind" act 1368 01:01:55,993 --> 01:01:57,493 would now hold states accountable 1369 01:01:57,994 --> 01:02:00,746 for not having students who met minimum education requirements. 1370 01:02:00,747 --> 01:02:03,499 Apparently, we were not only the fattest nation in the world, 1371 01:02:03,500 --> 01:02:05,500 but we were quickly becoming the stupidest. 1372 01:02:05,501 --> 01:02:08,004 It may be sending a very difficult message for schools. 1373 01:02:08,005 --> 01:02:10,256 One of the reasons recess is being cut back 1374 01:02:10,257 --> 01:02:12,507 in elementary schools, as I said earlier -- 1375 01:02:12,508 --> 01:02:15,011 that's being cut out so they can prepare for the tests. 1376 01:02:15,012 --> 01:02:17,512 and something I've said to a couple of groups -- 1377 01:02:17,513 --> 01:02:20,516 we could end up with youngsters who can read but who are fat. 1378 01:02:20,517 --> 01:02:22,517 So we have "fat readers." 1379 01:02:22,518 --> 01:02:25,021 The more and more we put mandates on the school, 1380 01:02:25,022 --> 01:02:26,521 to be very myopic in their focus, 1381 01:02:26,522 --> 01:02:28,358 we mitigate against all of these other areas 1382 01:02:28,858 --> 01:02:30,860 where they should be devoting time and energy, 1383 01:02:30,861 --> 01:02:32,612 including phys ed, nutrition, health. 1384 01:02:32,613 --> 01:02:34,363 these are all the things being cut out. 1385 01:02:34,364 --> 01:02:38,368 MORGAN: Who in here can tell me what a calorie is? 1386 01:02:38,369 --> 01:02:41,870 [ INDISTINCT TALKING ] 1387 01:02:41,871 --> 01:02:43,373 Something you should watch. 1388 01:02:43,873 --> 01:02:45,875 [ LAUGHING ] Yeah. You got that right. 1389 01:02:46,376 --> 01:02:51,381 Is it the fat that goes through your, um... 1390 01:02:51,881 --> 01:02:53,383 What's a calorie? 1391 01:02:53,384 --> 01:02:54,383 Oh, Jesus. 1392 01:02:54,384 --> 01:02:57,387 A calorie is an increment of, um... 1393 01:02:57,388 --> 01:02:58,887 Ugh. 1394 01:02:58,888 --> 01:03:01,390 Um, that's a good question. 1395 01:03:01,391 --> 01:03:03,893 Most of us know what a calorie actually is. 1396 01:03:03,894 --> 01:03:05,395 I don't know. 1397 01:03:05,396 --> 01:03:06,895 Oh, wait. 1398 01:03:06,896 --> 01:03:11,401 Is a calorie some part of fat? Like -- I don't know. 1399 01:03:11,402 --> 01:03:13,402 Uh... 1400 01:03:13,403 --> 01:03:16,406 It's something that builds up the fat in your body. 1401 01:03:16,407 --> 01:03:17,407 Calories are not good 1402 01:03:17,907 --> 01:03:18,908 It's the amount of -- 1403 01:03:18,909 --> 01:03:19,909 See, I don't know. 1404 01:03:20,410 --> 01:03:23,413 I want to say it's the amount of calories in a calorie. 1405 01:03:23,414 --> 01:03:25,916 I never pay no mind to what calories are. 1406 01:03:25,917 --> 01:03:28,418 I just eat when I'm hungry, and that's it. 1407 01:03:28,918 --> 01:03:31,420 If you can tell me what a calorie is, go ahead. 1408 01:03:31,421 --> 01:03:35,925 A calorie is a measure of the energy content of food, 1409 01:03:35,926 --> 01:03:39,679 and a calorie, the kind that you usually see 1410 01:03:39,680 --> 01:03:43,433 when you see the caloric content on food labels, 1411 01:03:43,434 --> 01:03:46,435 one calorie is the amount of energy 1412 01:03:46,436 --> 01:03:50,440 that's needed to raise the temperature of a liter of water 1413 01:03:50,940 --> 01:03:52,442 by one degree centigrade. 1414 01:03:52,443 --> 01:03:54,443 MORGAN: Well said. 1415 01:03:54,444 --> 01:03:59,449 Could I get a bacon, egg, and cheese McGriddle? 1416 01:03:59,949 --> 01:04:00,949 Hmm. 1417 01:04:00,950 --> 01:04:04,454 Smells like a little pancake. 1418 01:04:04,455 --> 01:04:05,955 Mmm. 1419 01:04:06,456 --> 01:04:08,207 Tastes like a little pancake. 1420 01:04:08,208 --> 01:04:09,958 [ LAUGHING ] Look at that. 1421 01:04:09,959 --> 01:04:12,962 I haven't walked a half-mile a day since we've been here. 1422 01:04:12,963 --> 01:04:15,465 No wonder everything's bigger in Texas 1423 01:04:17,467 --> 01:04:19,719 WOMAN: If you're inside, stay there. 1424 01:04:19,720 --> 01:04:21,971 The blizzard of 2003 isn't over yet. 1425 01:04:21,972 --> 01:04:23,973 MORGAN: I got my lunch. 1426 01:04:24,474 --> 01:04:25,475 I got my dinner. 1427 01:04:25,975 --> 01:04:27,976 Never have to leave the house. 1428 01:04:27,977 --> 01:04:29,979 I�m not gonna completely become vegan 1429 01:04:29,980 --> 01:04:31,980 just because you want me to. 1430 01:04:31,981 --> 01:04:34,984 I�m not saying you should do it because I want you to. 1431 01:04:34,985 --> 01:04:36,986 I�m saying you need to think about 1432 01:04:36,987 --> 01:04:38,987 what you believe is a system 1433 01:04:38,988 --> 01:04:41,991 that it is corrupt and immoral and wrong and hurtful, 1434 01:04:41,992 --> 01:04:43,493 but you're gonna be a part of it. 1435 01:04:43,993 --> 01:04:45,745 Where is the disconnect there? 1436 01:04:45,746 --> 01:04:47,496 Why don't you make that choice? 1437 01:04:47,497 --> 01:04:49,999 Why don't I make the choice to not eat meat? 1438 01:04:50,000 --> 01:04:50,999 Yes. 1439 01:04:51,000 --> 01:04:52,501 Because you like it. 1440 01:04:52,502 --> 01:04:54,002 'Cause it tastes good 1441 01:04:54,003 --> 01:04:56,505 I like bacon. I love pork chops. 1442 01:04:56,506 --> 01:04:59,008 Ham is the greatest thing ever. 1443 01:04:59,009 --> 01:05:01,009 I�m sure heroin is awesome. 1444 01:05:01,010 --> 01:05:05,515 Heroine and ham are in completely different categories. 1445 01:05:06,015 --> 01:05:09,519 I�m sorry, but ham and heroin are not the same thing. 1446 01:05:09,520 --> 01:05:10,770 They're not. 1447 01:05:10,771 --> 01:05:12,020 They're not. 1448 01:05:12,021 --> 01:05:15,525 I could be strung out on ham for days and be okay. 1449 01:05:15,526 --> 01:05:17,527 You are a little strung out. 1450 01:05:17,528 --> 01:05:19,528 And I am strung out on ham. 1451 01:05:19,529 --> 01:05:23,032 It's hard for me to watch him go through this, 1452 01:05:23,533 --> 01:05:24,534 I got to tell you. 1453 01:05:25,034 --> 01:05:26,535 I worry about his health. 1454 01:05:26,536 --> 01:05:30,540 He's exhausted by the end of the day, just so tired. 1455 01:05:30,541 --> 01:05:33,042 He gets home really late from work, 1456 01:05:33,543 --> 01:05:37,046 and he gets all jacked up on sugar and caffeine, 1457 01:05:37,047 --> 01:05:38,547 and then he crashes. 1458 01:05:38,548 --> 01:05:42,051 And then when we do have sex, I got to tell you, 1459 01:05:42,052 --> 01:05:45,555 he's not quite as energetic as he used to be. 1460 01:05:45,556 --> 01:05:46,556 [ LAUGHS ] 1461 01:05:47,056 --> 01:05:49,058 I have to be on top. 1462 01:05:49,559 --> 01:05:52,561 Otherwise, he, uh... 1463 01:05:52,562 --> 01:05:57,567 You know, he gets tired easily. 1464 01:05:57,568 --> 01:05:59,067 I think the saturated fats 1465 01:05:59,068 --> 01:06:02,571 are starting to impede the blood flow to his penis, 1466 01:06:02,572 --> 01:06:06,075 and he's having a hard time, you know, getting it up. 1467 01:06:06,576 --> 01:06:07,577 He does, totally. 1468 01:06:08,077 --> 01:06:09,077 It's still good, 1469 01:06:09,078 --> 01:06:11,080 but it's definitely a big difference. 1470 01:06:11,081 --> 01:06:13,082 There's definitely a difference. 1471 01:06:13,083 --> 01:06:14,584 I can tell. 1472 01:06:19,589 --> 01:06:21,590 Ugh. 1473 01:06:21,591 --> 01:06:23,092 I feel horrible today. 1474 01:06:23,593 --> 01:06:25,595 My headache's coming back again. 1475 01:06:26,095 --> 01:06:29,599 It feels like somebody's yanking on the tendons behind my eyes. 1476 01:06:29,600 --> 01:06:34,603 My body ...officially hates me. 1477 01:06:34,604 --> 01:06:37,105 All the vitamins that you see here -- 1478 01:06:37,106 --> 01:06:40,610 vitamin e, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and so on -- 1479 01:06:41,110 --> 01:06:43,612 are all under 50% of what you need. 1480 01:06:43,613 --> 01:06:46,114 You're getting quite a lot of carbohydrates, 1481 01:06:46,115 --> 01:06:50,369 and I know, clearly, that those are all refined carbohydrates 1482 01:06:50,370 --> 01:06:54,624 because those are coming from the buns, biscuits, hashbrowns. 1483 01:06:54,625 --> 01:06:56,124 And the sugar -- 1484 01:06:56,125 --> 01:06:58,878 let's not forget the most refined carbohydrate of all, 1485 01:06:58,879 --> 01:07:01,631 which is coming from your milkshakes and your coke. 1486 01:07:01,632 --> 01:07:04,132 MORGAN: In fact, there are only seven items 1487 01:07:04,133 --> 01:07:07,637 on the McDonald's menu that contain no sugar whatsoever -- 1488 01:07:07,638 --> 01:07:11,140 French fries, chicken McNuggets, hashbrowns, sausage, 1489 01:07:11,641 --> 01:07:14,142 diet coke, coffee, and iced tea. 1490 01:07:14,143 --> 01:07:19,148 Everything else -- even the salads -- contain sugar. 1491 01:07:19,149 --> 01:07:22,151 BENNETT: I�m telling you -- 202. 1492 01:07:22,152 --> 01:07:23,403 I lost a pound! 1493 01:07:23,404 --> 01:07:24,654 Oh, thank God. 1494 01:07:25,154 --> 01:07:26,155 Muscle weighs more than fat. 1495 01:07:26,656 --> 01:07:29,659 You might have lost some muscle mass and gained some fat mass. 1496 01:07:29,660 --> 01:07:32,161 I lost a pound. Let's go get something to eat. 1497 01:07:34,163 --> 01:07:39,669 I was feeling bad in the car -- feeling like shit, really. 1498 01:07:39,670 --> 01:07:45,174 I was feeling really, really... Sick and unhappy. 1499 01:07:45,175 --> 01:07:46,676 I started eating. 1500 01:07:46,677 --> 01:07:48,176 I feel great. 1501 01:07:48,177 --> 01:07:50,179 I feel really good now. 1502 01:07:50,180 --> 01:07:52,181 I feel so good, it's crazy. 1503 01:07:52,182 --> 01:07:54,182 Isn't that right, baby? 1504 01:07:54,183 --> 01:07:55,685 Yeah, you're crazy, all right. 1505 01:08:05,695 --> 01:08:08,196 150 over 90. 1506 01:08:08,197 --> 01:08:11,200 The headaches might even be hypertensive headaches, 1507 01:08:11,201 --> 01:08:12,702 but they're probably not. 1508 01:08:13,202 --> 01:08:16,205 They're probably related to blood sugar. 1509 01:08:16,206 --> 01:08:19,208 You might be in this hyperinsulinemic state. 1510 01:08:19,209 --> 01:08:22,211 150 over 110. 1511 01:08:24,213 --> 01:08:26,716 Your total cholesterol was 165 before. 1512 01:08:27,216 --> 01:08:28,717 Now it's 225. 1513 01:08:28,718 --> 01:08:32,722 A liver that's inflamed in any way or sick in any way 1514 01:08:32,723 --> 01:08:36,726 will leak some of its enzymes out to the blood. 1515 01:08:36,727 --> 01:08:39,229 So this is very nonspecific, 1516 01:08:39,230 --> 01:08:41,730 but it means the liver is sick, 1517 01:08:41,731 --> 01:08:44,233 and the most likely cause of your liver sickness 1518 01:08:44,234 --> 01:08:46,234 is a fatty liver. 1519 01:08:46,235 --> 01:08:48,988 Your liver is now like pat? 1520 01:08:48,989 --> 01:08:51,741 SGOT was originally 21. 1521 01:08:52,241 --> 01:08:53,743 Now it's.. 130. 1522 01:08:54,243 --> 01:08:57,746 And SGPT was originally 20. 1523 01:08:57,747 --> 01:09:00,750 Now it's 290, a more than tenfold increase. 1524 01:09:01,250 --> 01:09:03,251 Not good, not good, not good. 1525 01:09:03,252 --> 01:09:07,757 Anybody would say right now that you're sick. 1526 01:09:08,257 --> 01:09:10,009 If you're fatigued with this, 1527 01:09:10,010 --> 01:09:12,136 you'll feel lethargic with this, 1528 01:09:12,137 --> 01:09:14,262 you'll feel run-down with this. 1529 01:09:14,263 --> 01:09:17,016 If somebody were doing this to their liver with alcohol, 1530 01:09:17,017 --> 01:09:19,769 they could theoretically wipe out all the liver cells 1531 01:09:20,269 --> 01:09:22,270 and they'd be in liver failure. 1532 01:09:22,271 --> 01:09:26,025 I�ve never heard of anybody doing this to their liver 1533 01:09:26,026 --> 01:09:29,779 with a high-fat diet, but I guess anything's poss-- 1534 01:09:29,780 --> 01:09:31,781 I don't know. I can't answer the question. 1535 01:09:31,782 --> 01:09:33,281 Never been done before. 1536 01:09:33,282 --> 01:09:34,784 No one's ever wiped out their liver 1537 01:09:35,284 --> 01:09:36,786 with a high-fat diet before. 1538 01:09:36,787 --> 01:09:37,786 Wow. 1539 01:09:37,787 --> 01:09:41,290 And I won't wipe out my liver in two more weeks? 1540 01:09:41,291 --> 01:09:43,543 I would think it would be unlikely. 1541 01:09:43,544 --> 01:09:45,794 I don't want to tell you you wouldn't. 1542 01:09:45,795 --> 01:09:48,798 My advice to you is to stop doing what you're doing, 1543 01:09:48,799 --> 01:09:50,298 because it's hurting you. 1544 01:09:50,299 --> 01:09:52,802 You're sick, and you're making yourself sick, 1545 01:09:52,803 --> 01:09:54,804 and you can make yourself unsick 1546 01:09:55,304 --> 01:09:57,556 by stopping doing what you're doing. 1547 01:09:57,557 --> 01:09:59,809 I�m just afraid there will be something 1548 01:10:00,309 --> 01:10:01,811 that's totally irreversible, 1549 01:10:02,311 --> 01:10:05,314 that there will be some damage done that... 1550 01:10:05,315 --> 01:10:07,816 - Yeah. - I don't know. 1551 01:10:07,817 --> 01:10:11,821 So, do they think that once you change your habits 1552 01:10:11,822 --> 01:10:14,823 that that's going to correct itself. 1553 01:10:14,824 --> 01:10:18,327 They think that everything should get back on track 1554 01:10:18,828 --> 01:10:19,828 once this is done. 1555 01:10:19,829 --> 01:10:22,330 Your liver -- I've been doing some reading - - 1556 01:10:22,331 --> 01:10:26,335 your liver is very resilient, and your liver heals itself. 1557 01:10:26,836 --> 01:10:30,840 Well, if you need a portion of my liver, honey, 1558 01:10:30,841 --> 01:10:31,841 you can have it. 1559 01:10:32,341 --> 01:10:34,844 I�ll give up part of my liver for you. 1560 01:10:34,845 --> 01:10:37,179 Thanks, mom. Thanks. 1561 01:10:43,686 --> 01:10:46,689 There's a drug that is used in emergency rooms called Naloxone. 1562 01:10:46,690 --> 01:10:48,690 It's used for heroin overdose. 1563 01:10:48,691 --> 01:10:51,193 A guy comes in overdosed on heroin, comatose. 1564 01:10:51,694 --> 01:10:52,694 He's gonna die. 1565 01:10:52,695 --> 01:10:54,696 You inject him with this drug, 1566 01:10:54,697 --> 01:10:57,199 and it blocks the opiate receptors in the brain. 1567 01:10:57,700 --> 01:10:59,702 Heroin doesn't work. He wakes up. 1568 01:11:00,202 --> 01:11:04,206 If I give that same drug to a real chocolate addict, 1569 01:11:04,207 --> 01:11:06,207 a person just shoveling it in, 1570 01:11:06,208 --> 01:11:07,710 you find the most amazing thing -- 1571 01:11:08,210 --> 01:11:10,212 they lose much of their interest in chocolate. 1572 01:11:10,213 --> 01:11:12,714 They take a bite, they set it back down. 1573 01:11:12,715 --> 01:11:15,217 In other words, it's not taste and mouth feel. 1574 01:11:15,218 --> 01:11:17,720 it's a drug effect of the food within the brain 1575 01:11:17,721 --> 01:11:19,722 that keeps us coming back again and again. 1576 01:11:19,723 --> 01:11:21,724 You're saying that your mood goes up 1577 01:11:21,725 --> 01:11:23,224 once you start eating. 1578 01:11:23,225 --> 01:11:26,228 Lately, every time I eat, I feel 100% better. 1579 01:11:26,229 --> 01:11:28,230 So it seems like you're starting 1580 01:11:28,231 --> 01:11:29,732 to get addicted to it now. 1581 01:11:30,232 --> 01:11:32,735 [ CURTIS MAYFIELD'S "PUSHERMAN" PLAYS ] 1582 01:11:36,739 --> 01:11:38,741 # I'm your momma, I'm your daddy 1583 01:11:38,742 --> 01:11:40,493 # I'm that nigger in the alley 1584 01:11:40,494 --> 01:11:42,244 # I'm your doctor when you need 1585 01:11:42,745 --> 01:11:44,496 # Want some coke, have some weed 1586 01:11:44,497 --> 01:11:46,248 # You know me, I'm your friend 1587 01:11:46,749 --> 01:11:48,751 # Your main boy, thick and thin 1588 01:11:48,752 --> 01:11:50,252 # I'm your pusherman 1589 01:11:52,254 --> 01:11:54,256 # I'm your pusherman # 1590 01:11:56,258 --> 01:11:59,261 MORGAN: McDonald's calls people who eat their food 1591 01:11:59,262 --> 01:12:02,264 at least once a week "heavy users." 1592 01:12:02,265 --> 01:12:03,265 I�m not kidding. 1593 01:12:03,766 --> 01:12:06,769 72% of the people who eat at McDonald's are heavy users. 1594 01:12:06,770 --> 01:12:09,271 They also have another category -- 1595 01:12:09,272 --> 01:12:10,773 the "super heavy user." 1596 01:12:11,273 --> 01:12:12,774 These people eat their food 1597 01:12:12,775 --> 01:12:15,527 three, four, five times a week and up. 1598 01:12:15,528 --> 01:12:18,280 22% of the people who eat at McDonald's 1599 01:12:18,281 --> 01:12:20,782 are super heavy users. 1600 01:12:20,783 --> 01:12:23,285 If you look at the menu at a fast-food restaurant, 1601 01:12:23,286 --> 01:12:25,286 they use all of the addicting components. 1602 01:12:25,287 --> 01:12:27,789 They'll take a slab of meat, cover it with cheese -- 1603 01:12:27,790 --> 01:12:31,293 cheese, of course, which is filled with the casomorphins, 1604 01:12:31,794 --> 01:12:34,797 the opiates that are found in the cheese protein -- 1605 01:12:35,297 --> 01:12:37,799 and then they serve it with a sugary soda, 1606 01:12:37,800 --> 01:12:40,302 which has the addictive powers of sugar 1607 01:12:40,303 --> 01:12:41,803 with plenty of added caffeine. 1608 01:12:41,804 --> 01:12:43,805 Now, you might be a 12-year-old kid. 1609 01:12:43,806 --> 01:12:46,809 Your brain is no match for that combination. 1610 01:12:46,810 --> 01:12:49,310 MORGAN: in 2002, McDonald�s France 1611 01:12:49,311 --> 01:12:51,813 took out a full-page ad in a French magazine 1612 01:12:51,814 --> 01:12:54,316 in which a nutritionist stated, "there is no reason 1613 01:12:54,817 --> 01:12:57,069 to go to McDonald's more than once a week." 1614 01:12:57,070 --> 01:12:59,320 McDonald�s corporate headquarters in the U.S. 1615 01:12:59,321 --> 01:13:01,823 freaked out, saying that this is only one opinion, 1616 01:13:01,824 --> 01:13:04,326 and that the vast majority of nutrition professionals 1617 01:13:04,327 --> 01:13:06,829 say that McDonald's food can be a part of a healthy diet. 1618 01:13:06,830 --> 01:13:09,331 So, we thought we'd randomly call some nutritionists 1619 01:13:09,332 --> 01:13:10,833 to see what their opinions were 1620 01:13:11,333 --> 01:13:12,834 when it came to eating fast food. 1621 01:13:12,835 --> 01:13:15,337 How often do you think that people should eat fast food? 1622 01:13:15,338 --> 01:13:16,589 Ideally, never. 1623 01:13:16,590 --> 01:13:17,839 Rare to never. 1624 01:13:17,840 --> 01:13:20,592 The less, the better. Zero is the best. 1625 01:13:20,593 --> 01:13:22,970 Hopefully, no more often than once a month. 1626 01:13:22,971 --> 01:13:25,347 If you were stranded on a deserted island 1627 01:13:25,848 --> 01:13:27,349 or if we get bombe d with anthrax, 1628 01:13:27,850 --> 01:13:29,851 and that's the only food available, 1629 01:13:29,852 --> 01:13:32,353 that's the only time you should eat fast food. 1630 01:13:32,354 --> 01:13:34,857 MORGAN: We called 100 nutritionists all over America, 1631 01:13:34,858 --> 01:13:36,358 and the results were not on track 1632 01:13:36,859 --> 01:13:38,861 with the "vast majority" McDonald's talked about. 1633 01:13:38,862 --> 01:13:40,361 Only 2 out of the 100 1634 01:13:40,362 --> 01:13:42,865 said you should eat fast food two times a week or more. 1635 01:13:42,866 --> 01:13:45,868 28 said once a week to once or twice a month. 1636 01:13:46,368 --> 01:13:48,370 And 45 said you should never eat it. 1637 01:13:48,871 --> 01:13:51,373 95 of them agreed that it is a major contributor 1638 01:13:51,874 --> 01:13:54,376 to the obesity epidemic sweeping America. 1639 01:13:54,377 --> 01:13:55,877 Okay. 1640 01:13:55,878 --> 01:13:57,880 Okay? Okay. 1641 01:13:58,380 --> 01:14:00,381 [ TELEPHONE RINGING ] 1642 01:14:00,382 --> 01:14:04,887 Hi, Morgan, how are you? Bridget Bennett from Health. 1643 01:14:04,888 --> 01:14:06,888 Unfortunately, I have to tell you 1644 01:14:06,889 --> 01:14:09,391 that Health is gonna have to close its doors, 1645 01:14:09,392 --> 01:14:10,392 effective immediately. 1646 01:14:10,893 --> 01:14:12,894 I�m sorry to have to tell you that over the phone. 1647 01:14:12,895 --> 01:14:15,898 We're all sort of surprised, but we will proceed as before -- 1648 01:14:15,899 --> 01:14:18,900 just not at the integrated Health center. 1649 01:14:18,901 --> 01:14:22,404 Okay, Morgan, thanks, and I will talk to you soon. 1650 01:14:22,905 --> 01:14:24,405 Bye-bye. 1651 01:14:24,406 --> 01:14:27,409 MORGAN: Apparently, we don't put much value 1652 01:14:27,410 --> 01:14:29,410 on health in America anymore. 1653 01:14:29,411 --> 01:14:31,914 In fact, each year, we spend over $30 billion 1654 01:14:32,414 --> 01:14:34,916 on diet products and weight-loss programs, 1655 01:14:34,917 --> 01:14:37,920 21/2 times what we spend on fitness and health. 1656 01:14:37,921 --> 01:14:39,921 There are pills, drinks, bars. 1657 01:14:39,922 --> 01:14:42,424 You can lose weight while you sleep, while you watch TV, 1658 01:14:42,425 --> 01:14:44,425 and while eating everything you want -- 1659 01:14:44,426 --> 01:14:48,430 always pushing the newest way to stay thin without exercise. 1660 01:14:48,431 --> 01:14:52,434 Some people, however, feel that they have tried everything 1661 01:14:52,435 --> 01:14:54,186 and see only one remaining option 1662 01:14:54,187 --> 01:14:55,938 as their last hope for health. 1663 01:14:55,939 --> 01:14:57,939 HOWLETT: I'm diabetic. 1664 01:14:57,940 --> 01:15:02,444 80% of the people don't have to take insulin anymore after this. 1665 01:15:02,445 --> 01:15:03,946 Plus, I have hypertension. 1666 01:15:04,446 --> 01:15:06,949 Hopefully, correct that, lose my weight, 1667 01:15:06,950 --> 01:15:08,450 and lose my high blood pressure. 1668 01:15:08,951 --> 01:15:10,952 MORGAN: This is Bruce Howlett. 1669 01:15:10,953 --> 01:15:13,956 In a few minutes, his stomach will be surgically reduced 1670 01:15:14,456 --> 01:15:17,960 to the size of a small apple in a gastric bypass operation. 1671 01:15:17,961 --> 01:15:21,463 People with hypertension who are obese, 1672 01:15:21,464 --> 01:15:23,464 about 75% of them 1673 01:15:23,465 --> 01:15:26,718 will get rid of their hypertensive medications. 1674 01:15:26,719 --> 01:15:29,972 MORGAN: Doctors Adam Naaman and Carl Geisler 1675 01:15:29,973 --> 01:15:31,472 will be performing the operation. 1676 01:15:31,473 --> 01:15:33,474 Together, they have done more than 500 1677 01:15:33,475 --> 01:15:35,978 gastric bypass surgeries, and with their tandem technique, 1678 01:15:35,979 --> 01:15:37,979 they are setting the industry standard, 1679 01:15:37,980 --> 01:15:40,732 completing the procedure in less than 30 minutes 1680 01:15:40,733 --> 01:15:44,111 and sending patients home the following day. 1681 01:15:44,112 --> 01:15:49,304 We have established now that the only procedure 1682 01:15:49,305 --> 01:15:54,496 that really cures diabetes is obesity surgery. 1683 01:15:54,497 --> 01:15:55,997 I went blind for a week. 1684 01:15:55,998 --> 01:15:58,750 Just one day out of the blue, you went blind? 1685 01:15:58,751 --> 01:16:01,628 I went to work, drove to work that night, 1686 01:16:01,629 --> 01:16:04,505 got to work, couldn't read the charts, 1687 01:16:04,506 --> 01:16:07,009 and I had to call my supervisor, tell her I couldn't work 1688 01:16:07,010 --> 01:16:09,010 because I couldn't see what I was doing, 1689 01:16:09,011 --> 01:16:11,513 and called my wife, had to get her to ride to work 1690 01:16:11,514 --> 01:16:13,014 to pick me up and take me home. 1691 01:16:13,015 --> 01:16:16,018 And then once I stopped drinking the diet soda waters, 1692 01:16:16,518 --> 01:16:17,518 got my sugars back down. 1693 01:16:17,519 --> 01:16:20,022 I was fortunate enough, my eyesight came back. 1694 01:16:20,522 --> 01:16:25,277 I didn't do that much damage to them at that time. 1695 01:16:25,278 --> 01:16:30,032 I think it's human nature to seek a drastic solution 1696 01:16:30,033 --> 01:16:32,534 only when you're faced with a drastic problem. 1697 01:16:32,535 --> 01:16:35,037 I drank three or four of those a day. 1698 01:16:35,038 --> 01:16:36,537 This is a half-gallon, 1699 01:16:36,538 --> 01:16:38,540 so that means you were drinking probably 1700 01:16:38,541 --> 01:16:40,541 about two gallons of soda a day. 1701 01:16:40,542 --> 01:16:42,544 It wasn't unusual, for a two-week time, 1702 01:16:42,545 --> 01:16:44,546 we'd buy 50 two-liters of soda water. 1703 01:16:44,547 --> 01:16:46,548 50 two-liters every two weeks. 1704 01:16:46,549 --> 01:16:48,049 And I'd probably end up 1705 01:16:48,050 --> 01:16:50,052 having to pick him up a couple extra. 1706 01:16:50,552 --> 01:16:51,553 He drinks more than I do. 1707 01:16:52,054 --> 01:16:54,555 I�ll go through about one of those a day. 1708 01:16:54,556 --> 01:16:58,060 There's some days I go through three or four two-liters. 1709 01:16:58,061 --> 01:17:02,565 A lot of us don't realize the social stigma 1710 01:17:02,566 --> 01:17:07,069 that these people face on a daily basis. 1711 01:17:13,575 --> 01:17:17,578 # One, two, three # 1712 01:17:17,579 --> 01:17:21,583 [ STRAUSS' "WALTZ OF THE BLUE DANUBE" PLAYS ] 1713 01:18:26,448 --> 01:18:27,449 MORGAN: It's, um -- 1714 01:18:27,950 --> 01:18:34,957 it's, like, 2:00 in the morning on February 21. 1715 01:18:34,958 --> 01:18:39,460 I, uh, woke up, couldn't breathe. 1716 01:18:39,461 --> 01:18:42,965 I�m having really difficulty breathing. 1717 01:18:43,465 --> 01:18:45,967 I�m very hot, 1718 01:18:45,968 --> 01:18:48,469 and, uh...um... 1719 01:18:48,470 --> 01:18:53,976 felt like I was having heart palpitations. 1720 01:18:53,977 --> 01:18:56,477 Um... 1721 01:18:56,478 --> 01:19:00,482 Came up and walked around the living room. 1722 01:19:00,483 --> 01:19:02,484 I was trying to get my breath back. 1723 01:19:02,485 --> 01:19:04,986 and, uh ...I want to finish, 1724 01:19:04,987 --> 01:19:08,490 but I don't want anything real bad to happen, either. 1725 01:19:17,499 --> 01:19:19,501 Dr. Isaacs: your EKG is normal. 1726 01:19:19,502 --> 01:19:20,502 Deep breath. 1727 01:19:21,003 --> 01:19:22,004 And out. 1728 01:19:24,006 --> 01:19:28,010 Now, listen, I don't have a ready explanation 1729 01:19:28,011 --> 01:19:30,011 for your chest pain. 1730 01:19:30,012 --> 01:19:32,514 Would you at least consider taking aspirin once a day 1731 01:19:32,515 --> 01:19:34,016 now that you're on this ridiculous diet? 1732 01:19:34,017 --> 01:19:36,017 Maybe. I�ll think about it. 1733 01:19:36,018 --> 01:19:38,020 Why would you even think about it? 1734 01:19:38,021 --> 01:19:39,521 Why wouldn't you just do it? 1735 01:19:40,022 --> 01:19:42,024 This is really -- you know -- 1736 01:19:42,025 --> 01:19:44,025 you saw these numbers, right? 1737 01:19:44,026 --> 01:19:47,029 These numbers are absolutely outrageous. 1738 01:19:47,529 --> 01:19:51,033 For the first time, we're seeing uric acid elevated, 1739 01:19:51,034 --> 01:19:53,535 so you're giving yourself hyperuricemia, 1740 01:19:54,036 --> 01:19:58,540 and the danger of hyperuricemia is gout, kidney stones. 1741 01:19:58,541 --> 01:20:01,794 The results for your liver are obscene 1742 01:20:01,795 --> 01:20:05,047 beyond anything I would have thought. 1743 01:20:05,048 --> 01:20:06,547 Truly. 1744 01:20:06,548 --> 01:20:10,052 I mean...you know that movie "Death in Las Vegas" -- 1745 01:20:10,053 --> 01:20:12,553 Nicolas Cage, that pickled his liver 1746 01:20:12,554 --> 01:20:15,556 during the course of a few weeks in Las Vegas. 1747 01:20:15,557 --> 01:20:18,560 I would never have thought you could do the same thing 1748 01:20:19,061 --> 01:20:20,561 with a high-fat diet. 1749 01:20:20,562 --> 01:20:23,064 My advice to you, as a physician, 1750 01:20:23,065 --> 01:20:26,068 is that you've got to stop pickling your liver. 1751 01:20:26,069 --> 01:20:28,570 And you're kicking it while its down now. 1752 01:20:29,071 --> 01:20:32,074 Now it's down, and you're kicking it further. 1753 01:20:32,075 --> 01:20:35,077 I mean, if you were an alcoholic, 1754 01:20:35,078 --> 01:20:37,329 I�d say, "you're gonna die. 1755 01:20:37,330 --> 01:20:39,580 You keep drinking, you'll die." 1756 01:20:39,581 --> 01:20:43,085 If the pain starts to radiate to your jaw or down your arm, 1757 01:20:43,086 --> 01:20:45,587 that's life-threatening, and immediately so. 1758 01:20:46,088 --> 01:20:49,091 So I need to hear about that, or you need to call 911. 1759 01:20:49,092 --> 01:20:50,591 All right? 1760 01:20:50,592 --> 01:20:53,095 [ TELEPHONE RINGING ] 1761 01:20:53,096 --> 01:20:54,597 ALEX: Hello? 1762 01:20:54,598 --> 01:20:55,848 MORGAN: Hello. 1763 01:20:55,849 --> 01:20:57,099 Hi, sweetheart. 1764 01:20:57,599 --> 01:20:58,100 How are you? 1765 01:20:58,600 --> 01:21:00,602 I�m good. I'm worried about you. 1766 01:21:00,603 --> 01:21:02,103 Yeah. 1767 01:21:02,104 --> 01:21:05,607 I had no idea this was gonna be such a dangerous experiment. 1768 01:21:06,108 --> 01:21:07,608 Yeah. 1769 01:21:07,609 --> 01:21:09,110 I don't think anybody did. 1770 01:21:09,111 --> 01:21:12,114 The doctor didn't even think it was gonna be this drastic. 1771 01:21:12,614 --> 01:21:15,116 He's floored by it. 1772 01:21:15,117 --> 01:21:17,619 And, um...he doesn't know what will happen. 1773 01:21:18,120 --> 01:21:20,121 He says, "listen, I have no idea." 1774 01:21:20,122 --> 01:21:24,126 But he said that if I am feeling bad or feeling anything, 1775 01:21:24,127 --> 01:21:25,626 to page him, 1776 01:21:25,627 --> 01:21:28,130 and he'll admit me immediately wherever I am. 1777 01:21:28,131 --> 01:21:29,631 Oh, sweetheart. 1778 01:21:29,632 --> 01:21:31,633 Yeah. 1779 01:21:31,634 --> 01:21:33,634 [ SIGHS ] 1780 01:21:33,635 --> 01:21:37,139 I love you so much, and I don't want you to be hurt. 1781 01:21:37,140 --> 01:21:40,142 Yeah, me either. 1782 01:21:40,642 --> 01:21:42,644 Me either. 1783 01:21:45,147 --> 01:21:47,149 I�ll tell you -- if you start to get nauseous 1784 01:21:47,150 --> 01:21:49,151 and you start vomiting and your eyes turn yellow, 1785 01:21:49,152 --> 01:21:51,153 you have got to go to the emergency room, 1786 01:21:51,154 --> 01:21:53,154 no matter where you are. 1787 01:21:53,155 --> 01:21:55,407 Again, if you're not keeping food down 1788 01:21:55,408 --> 01:21:57,659 or you're feeling sick to your stomach -- 1789 01:21:58,160 --> 01:22:00,162 it looks like your liver-function tests 1790 01:22:00,163 --> 01:22:01,662 are getting worse. 1791 01:22:01,663 --> 01:22:04,916 My suggestion would be to stop the diet 1792 01:22:04,917 --> 01:22:08,169 and go back to eating a lower-fat diet, 1793 01:22:08,170 --> 01:22:11,673 rechecking the blood tests in a couple of weeks. 1794 01:22:25,187 --> 01:22:28,190 THOMPSON: Nobody needs to be partisan about this issue. 1795 01:22:28,191 --> 01:22:31,193 We need fixes, we need remedies, and we need support. 1796 01:22:31,194 --> 01:22:34,196 MORGAN: How much influence on government legislators 1797 01:22:34,197 --> 01:22:36,197 does the food industry have? 1798 01:22:36,198 --> 01:22:39,701 The food industry is an enormous business in the United States. 1799 01:22:40,202 --> 01:22:42,204 Therefore, it employs very expensive 1800 01:22:42,205 --> 01:22:43,705 and well-paid lobbyists, 1801 01:22:44,206 --> 01:22:48,210 and those lobbyists are in Washington for two purposes -- 1802 01:22:48,211 --> 01:22:52,214 number one, to make sure that no government agency ever says, 1803 01:22:52,215 --> 01:22:54,716 "eat less of the company's products." 1804 01:22:55,217 --> 01:22:56,217 number two -- 1805 01:22:56,218 --> 01:23:00,722 that the government never passes legislation that is unfavorable. 1806 01:23:00,723 --> 01:23:03,725 And I guess the third one is to encourage the government 1807 01:23:03,726 --> 01:23:05,226 to pass favorable legislation. 1808 01:23:05,227 --> 01:23:07,479 MORGAN: The GMA is one of those lobbies. 1809 01:23:07,480 --> 01:23:09,731 You're going to see us do what we do best, 1810 01:23:09,732 --> 01:23:13,235 and that is market appropriately, 1811 01:23:13,236 --> 01:23:14,736 finance education programs, 1812 01:23:15,237 --> 01:23:17,239 as we're doing in a great abundance, 1813 01:23:17,240 --> 01:23:19,241 getting good information out to parents 1814 01:23:19,242 --> 01:23:20,741 so we can solve the problem. 1815 01:23:20,742 --> 01:23:23,744 That's what we do in the food industry. 1816 01:23:23,745 --> 01:23:27,749 we think that is a responsible, important role to play. 1817 01:23:28,250 --> 01:23:30,751 We are not police. We are not regulators. 1818 01:23:30,752 --> 01:23:33,755 We provide a safe, affordable abundance of food 1819 01:23:33,756 --> 01:23:35,256 like the world has never seen. 1820 01:23:35,257 --> 01:23:38,260 The food industry and the broadcasters 1821 01:23:38,261 --> 01:23:40,262 are extremely powerful lobbies, 1822 01:23:40,263 --> 01:23:43,264 and ...they outgun us. 1823 01:23:43,265 --> 01:23:45,267 The industry has stepped up to the plate. 1824 01:23:45,767 --> 01:23:47,769 We're going to do more. we want to do more. 1825 01:23:47,770 --> 01:23:49,771 We recognize we have a role to play. 1826 01:23:49,772 --> 01:23:50,772 We're part of the solution. 1827 01:23:51,273 --> 01:23:52,273 We're part of the problem, 1828 01:23:52,274 --> 01:23:56,277 and we also are part of the solution. 1829 01:23:56,278 --> 01:23:58,280 MORGAN: Did everyone hear what he just said? 1830 01:23:58,780 --> 01:24:00,282 "We're part of the problem." 1831 01:24:00,782 --> 01:24:03,785 The lobbyist for Coke, Heinz, Smucker's, Kellogg's, Nestl�? 1832 01:24:03,786 --> 01:24:06,538 Kraft, Hershey's, Sara Lee, Cadbury, General Mills, 1833 01:24:06,539 --> 01:24:09,291 Seagram, Welch's, Wise, Anheuser-Busch, Birds Eye, 1834 01:24:09,292 --> 01:24:11,292 Lance, Campbell's, Carvel, Mars, 1835 01:24:11,293 --> 01:24:13,295 Ocean Spray, Hormel, Dannon, and Pepsi 1836 01:24:13,296 --> 01:24:15,297 said, "we're part of the problem." 1837 01:24:15,797 --> 01:24:17,799 I think we're making some headway. 1838 01:24:17,800 --> 01:24:20,302 [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] 1839 01:24:20,802 --> 01:24:22,303 WOMAN: Good afternoon. Media Line. 1840 01:24:22,304 --> 01:24:23,804 Yeah, I wanted to speak to somebody 1841 01:24:23,805 --> 01:24:26,308 about scheduling an interview with Jim Cantalupo. 1842 01:24:26,309 --> 01:24:27,308 I can take the information 1843 01:24:27,309 --> 01:24:28,810 and have somebody get back to you. 1844 01:24:29,311 --> 01:24:30,811 [ TELEPHONE RINGING ] 1845 01:24:30,812 --> 01:24:32,813 Good morning. Media Line. 1846 01:24:32,814 --> 01:24:36,318 I wanted to speak to someone about scheduling an interview. 1847 01:24:36,319 --> 01:24:37,818 I can take the information 1848 01:24:37,819 --> 01:24:39,820 and have somebody get back to you. 1849 01:24:39,821 --> 01:24:44,826 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of America, 1850 01:24:44,827 --> 01:24:49,331 for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, 1851 01:24:49,332 --> 01:24:52,334 with liberty and justice for all. 1852 01:24:52,335 --> 01:24:53,836 MORGAN: One more time. 1853 01:24:53,837 --> 01:24:55,336 Yeah, what did you do? 1854 01:24:55,337 --> 01:24:57,589 I said it. What were you doing? 1855 01:24:57,590 --> 01:24:59,840 I pledge allegiance to the flag 1856 01:24:59,841 --> 01:25:03,345 of the united states of America, one nation... 1857 01:25:03,845 --> 01:25:07,848 MORGAN: And to the republic for which it stands. 1858 01:25:07,849 --> 01:25:11,853 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of America, 1859 01:25:11,854 --> 01:25:14,356 and to the republic, for which it stands, 1860 01:25:14,856 --> 01:25:17,359 one nation, under god, indivisible, 1861 01:25:17,859 --> 01:25:20,361 and justice for all. 1862 01:25:20,362 --> 01:25:22,864 Liberty. Where's the liberty? 1863 01:25:22,865 --> 01:25:24,865 The liberty. Say it. 1864 01:25:24,866 --> 01:25:26,368 Do you want us to keep walking? 1865 01:25:26,369 --> 01:25:27,868 What's the Big Mac slogan? 1866 01:25:27,869 --> 01:25:29,870 You know, "two all-beef patties"... 1867 01:25:29,871 --> 01:25:31,873 "special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions 1868 01:25:31,874 --> 01:25:33,875 on a sesame-seed bun." 1869 01:25:33,876 --> 01:25:35,877 Yeah, you know that. 1870 01:25:35,878 --> 01:25:38,130 That is a shame! 1871 01:25:38,131 --> 01:25:40,382 [ LAUGHTER ] 1872 01:25:42,384 --> 01:25:44,886 Welcome to McDonald's. We're glad you're here. 1873 01:25:44,887 --> 01:25:50,392 # I hope you got fat 1874 01:25:52,394 --> 01:25:57,899 # I hope you got really fat 1875 01:25:59,401 --> 01:26:03,405 # 'Cause if you got really, really fat 1876 01:26:03,406 --> 01:26:07,409 # You just might want to see me come back 1877 01:26:07,410 --> 01:26:12,414 # I hope you got fat # 1878 01:26:12,415 --> 01:26:13,415 help me out, now. 1879 01:26:13,915 --> 01:26:15,916 # Hey, I don't care # 1880 01:26:15,917 --> 01:26:17,918 WOMAN: Hi, can I help you? 1881 01:26:17,919 --> 01:26:21,422 Could I get a large vanilla shake, please? 1882 01:26:21,423 --> 01:26:23,425 I�m sorry, sir. We don't have any shakes right now. 1883 01:26:23,925 --> 01:26:24,925 No shakes? 1884 01:26:24,926 --> 01:26:27,429 When will you have shakes, do you think? 1885 01:26:30,432 --> 01:26:32,684 Guess that's a never. 1886 01:26:32,685 --> 01:26:34,935 At the end of this month, 1887 01:26:34,936 --> 01:26:37,438 I�ll have eaten as much McDonald's 1888 01:26:37,439 --> 01:26:41,943 as most nutritionists say you're supposed to eat in eight years. 1889 01:26:45,447 --> 01:26:47,448 [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] 1890 01:26:47,449 --> 01:26:48,949 Media Line. This is Sheila. 1891 01:26:48,950 --> 01:26:50,952 Yeah, Sheila, It's Morgan Spurlock calling. 1892 01:26:50,953 --> 01:26:52,454 I�m trying to reach Lisa Howard. 1893 01:26:52,954 --> 01:26:54,456 Okay, Morgan, I will let her know. 1894 01:26:54,457 --> 01:26:55,956 [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] 1895 01:26:55,957 --> 01:26:56,957 Hi, this is Lisa Howard. 1896 01:26:56,958 --> 01:26:58,959 I�m not able to take your call right now. 1897 01:26:58,960 --> 01:27:00,962 If you'll leave me a message, I'll get back to you... 1898 01:27:00,963 --> 01:27:02,464 Hey, Lisa, it's Morgan Spurlock. 1899 01:27:02,964 --> 01:27:04,966 I wanted to follow up on the e-mail I sent you... 1900 01:27:04,967 --> 01:27:06,467 ...close to the end of the day, 1901 01:27:06,468 --> 01:27:08,470 and I didn't know when she was gonna be taking off. 1902 01:27:08,471 --> 01:27:10,472 I�ll put another message on her desk. 1903 01:27:10,473 --> 01:27:12,473 [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] Lisa Howard. 1904 01:27:12,474 --> 01:27:14,976 Hi, Lisa, it's Morgan Spurlock calling. 1905 01:27:14,977 --> 01:27:16,978 - How are you? - I'm okay. 1906 01:27:16,979 --> 01:27:18,479 So you got my e-mail. 1907 01:27:18,480 --> 01:27:22,484 Yes, I got your e-mail, and I'm circulating it around. 1908 01:27:22,485 --> 01:27:24,736 I don't have an answer for you. 1909 01:27:24,737 --> 01:27:26,863 Any idea when you think you might? 1910 01:27:26,864 --> 01:27:28,990 Probably in the next day or two. 1911 01:27:28,991 --> 01:27:32,993 Oh ...man. 1912 01:27:32,994 --> 01:27:35,496 Walking up the stairs has gotten -- 1913 01:27:35,497 --> 01:27:37,998 it's starting to get really difficult. 1914 01:27:37,999 --> 01:27:42,504 By the time I get to the top, it's really pathetic. 1915 01:27:42,505 --> 01:27:44,506 [ EXHALES DEEPLY ] 1916 01:27:44,507 --> 01:27:46,508 Oh, man. 1917 01:27:52,514 --> 01:27:56,017 ALEX: I've got Morgan's detox diet all ready to go. 1918 01:27:56,518 --> 01:27:59,521 the biggest thing is taking the crap out 1919 01:27:59,522 --> 01:28:01,522 and putting good stuff in. 1920 01:28:01,523 --> 01:28:05,527 I�m really focusing on nutrient-dense food, 1921 01:28:06,027 --> 01:28:08,530 organic, seasonal, fresh food, 1922 01:28:09,030 --> 01:28:14,536 making sure that I'm getting as many cleansing vegetables 1923 01:28:14,537 --> 01:28:17,037 into his diet as possible. 1924 01:28:17,038 --> 01:28:20,041 [ OHIO EXPRESS' "YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY" PLAYS ] 1925 01:28:24,546 --> 01:28:27,549 # Yummy, yummy, yummy, I got love in my tummy 1926 01:28:28,049 --> 01:28:30,552 # And I feel like a-lovin' you 1927 01:28:31,052 --> 01:28:33,054 # Love, you're such a sweet thing 1928 01:28:33,055 --> 01:28:34,555 # Good-enough-to-eat thing 1929 01:28:34,556 --> 01:28:38,560 # And that's just a-what I'm gonna do? 1930 01:28:38,561 --> 01:28:40,312 # Ooh, love to hold ya 1931 01:28:40,313 --> 01:28:42,063 # Ooh, love to kiss ya 1932 01:28:42,564 --> 01:28:44,065 # Ooh, love, I love it so # 1933 01:28:44,066 --> 01:28:45,567 We're sharing a portion. 1934 01:28:45,568 --> 01:28:46,568 Yeah, we split it. 1935 01:28:46,569 --> 01:28:47,569 [ LAUGHS ] 1936 01:28:48,069 --> 01:28:50,572 # Ooh, love, you're sweeter # 1937 01:28:50,573 --> 01:28:52,073 Extra calories. 1938 01:28:52,574 --> 01:28:53,574 # I won't let you go # 1939 01:28:53,575 --> 01:28:56,077 I love you dearly, but you are demented, man, 1940 01:28:56,078 --> 01:28:57,329 you're sick. 1941 01:28:57,330 --> 01:28:58,705 Bye-bye. 1942 01:28:58,706 --> 01:29:00,080 Bye! 1943 01:29:00,081 --> 01:29:03,585 MORGAN: I can't believe that tomorrow I'm gonna get up 1944 01:29:03,586 --> 01:29:05,587 and not have to go eat McDonald's. 1945 01:29:18,600 --> 01:29:20,351 That's it. 1946 01:29:20,352 --> 01:29:22,103 Unbelievable. 1947 01:29:22,604 --> 01:29:24,856 Whoo-hoo! 1948 01:29:24,857 --> 01:29:27,107 Okay. 1949 01:29:27,108 --> 01:29:28,108 [ LAUGHTER ] 1950 01:29:28,109 --> 01:29:30,612 It just keeps getting bigger. 1951 01:29:30,613 --> 01:29:32,614 Wow. 1952 01:29:34,115 --> 01:29:35,616 Oh, yeah. 1953 01:29:35,617 --> 01:29:37,117 Oh, boy. 1954 01:29:37,118 --> 01:29:40,121 BENNETT: I'm gonna say 210, right on the money. 1955 01:29:40,122 --> 01:29:45,125 We went from 185.5 to 194... 1956 01:29:45,126 --> 01:29:49,129 a week later to 203, then down to 202, 1957 01:29:49,130 --> 01:29:54,135 and now eight pounds during the last week for 210. 1958 01:29:54,136 --> 01:29:58,139 I think we know the damage that can be done. 1959 01:30:00,642 --> 01:30:02,644 Lisa Howard, it's Morgan Spurlock calling.. 1960 01:30:03,144 --> 01:30:05,647 I don't know how many times we've called her now, 1961 01:30:05,648 --> 01:30:08,148 but this has got to be the 15th time. 1962 01:30:08,149 --> 01:30:10,652 Lisa Howard, Morgan Spurlock calling from New York. 1963 01:30:10,653 --> 01:30:12,654 Please call me when you get this message. 1964 01:30:12,655 --> 01:30:14,656 We'd still like to schedule an interview 1965 01:30:15,156 --> 01:30:16,657 with someone from McDonald's. 1966 01:30:16,658 --> 01:30:18,159 Please call me when you get this 1967 01:30:18,660 --> 01:30:20,661 and let's talk about what's possible. 1968 01:30:20,662 --> 01:30:23,665 [ HIGH-PITCHED ] you'll not talk to anybody, 1969 01:30:23,666 --> 01:30:26,667 and you'll like it that way. 1970 01:30:26,668 --> 01:30:28,669 After six months of deliberation, 1971 01:30:28,670 --> 01:30:32,173 Judge Robert Sweet dismissed the lawsuit against McDonald's. 1972 01:30:32,174 --> 01:30:33,674 The big reason? 1973 01:30:33,675 --> 01:30:35,176 The two girls failed to show 1974 01:30:35,677 --> 01:30:38,680 that eating McDonald's food was what caused their injuries. 1975 01:30:38,681 --> 01:30:40,180 Interesting. 1976 01:30:40,181 --> 01:30:42,684 In only 30 days of eating nothing but McDonald's, 1977 01:30:43,184 --> 01:30:46,187 I gained 241/2 pounds, my liver turned to fat, 1978 01:30:46,188 --> 01:30:49,189 and my cholesterol shot up 65 points. 1979 01:30:49,190 --> 01:30:52,193 My body-fat percentage went from 11% to 18%, 1980 01:30:52,694 --> 01:30:53,695 still below the national average 1981 01:30:54,195 --> 01:30:56,196 of 22% for men and 30% for women. 1982 01:30:56,197 --> 01:30:59,200 I nearly doubled my risk of coronary heart disease, 1983 01:30:59,201 --> 01:31:01,953 making myself twice as likely to have heart failure. 1984 01:31:01,954 --> 01:31:04,705 I felt depressed and exhausted most of the time. 1985 01:31:04,706 --> 01:31:08,710 My moods swung on a dime, and my sex life was nonexistent. 1986 01:31:08,711 --> 01:31:12,213 I craved this food more and more when I ate it 1987 01:31:12,214 --> 01:31:14,716 and got massive headaches when I didn't. 1988 01:31:14,717 --> 01:31:15,717 In my final blood test, 1989 01:31:16,217 --> 01:31:19,220 many of my body functions showed signs of improvement, 1990 01:31:19,221 --> 01:31:22,724 but the doctors were less than optimistic. 1991 01:31:22,725 --> 01:31:24,224 I would very, very much doubt 1992 01:31:24,225 --> 01:31:26,227 that these numbers will return to normal. 1993 01:31:26,228 --> 01:31:28,730 Although it did drop, it was a small drop. 1994 01:31:28,731 --> 01:31:31,231 If you kept on the diet, you'd definitely -- 1995 01:31:31,232 --> 01:31:34,736 I know that you'd probably develop coronary artery disease. 1996 01:31:34,737 --> 01:31:38,239 ...inflammation and hardening of the liver. 1997 01:31:38,240 --> 01:31:39,741 Should people eat fast food? 1998 01:31:39,974 --> 01:31:41,541 No. 1999 01:31:41,542 --> 01:31:44,044 You know, the answer's no. 2000 01:31:44,045 --> 01:31:46,797 It certainly needs to be very restricted 2001 01:31:46,798 --> 01:31:49,550 and balanced with, overall, a healthy diet 2002 01:31:50,051 --> 01:31:51,802 and, overall, a lot of exercise. 2003 01:31:51,803 --> 01:31:53,553 And there's no reason whatsoever 2004 01:31:53,554 --> 01:31:56,557 why fast food has to be so disgusting. 2005 01:31:56,558 --> 01:31:58,309 Fast food can be nutritious. 2006 01:31:58,310 --> 01:32:00,060 It's a cheap form of food, 2007 01:32:00,061 --> 01:32:02,063 and it does keep you full for a while, 2008 01:32:02,064 --> 01:32:04,064 so you get your money's worth. 2009 01:32:04,065 --> 01:32:07,068 But unfortunately, you cause some major harm to your heart, 2010 01:32:07,069 --> 01:32:08,068 your liver, your blood. 2011 01:32:08,069 --> 01:32:10,071 I wouldn't suggest you continue the diet 2012 01:32:10,571 --> 01:32:11,571 for a year to check this out. 2013 01:32:11,572 --> 01:32:13,574 I don't think it's appropriate or healthy, 2014 01:32:14,075 --> 01:32:16,327 especially with what showed up with your liver. 2015 01:32:16,328 --> 01:32:18,579 MORGAN: So I shouldn't eat this food for a year? 2016 01:32:18,580 --> 01:32:20,080 No, I don't think so. 2017 01:32:20,081 --> 01:32:23,084 We see people who go on an alcohol binge, 2018 01:32:23,085 --> 01:32:25,086 and their numbers go up like crazy, 2019 01:32:25,586 --> 01:32:29,089 but to go on a Mac attack... 2020 01:32:29,090 --> 01:32:33,094 and they've got numbers to show that it attacks your liver, too. 2021 01:32:33,095 --> 01:32:36,097 Honestly, I wouldn't have even thought about this. 2022 01:32:36,597 --> 01:32:38,098 But it makes sense. 2023 01:32:38,099 --> 01:32:41,352 Now that we have the data, it definitely makes sense. 2024 01:32:41,353 --> 01:32:44,605 MORGAN: Still, the impact of this initial lawsuit 2025 01:32:44,606 --> 01:32:46,106 is being seen far and wide. 2026 01:32:46,107 --> 01:32:49,610 School districts in new York, Texas, and San Francisco 2027 01:32:49,611 --> 01:32:52,112 have banned sugary soft drinks in schools, 2028 01:32:52,113 --> 01:32:55,116 and all-natural, healthy options are popping up everywhere. 2029 01:32:55,616 --> 01:32:57,868 McDonald�s joined right in, sponsoring events 2030 01:32:57,869 --> 01:33:00,246 that showed how health-conscious they'd become 2031 01:33:00,247 --> 01:33:02,622 and creating a new line of premium salads. 2032 01:33:02,623 --> 01:33:05,626 At the same time, however, they also masterminded 2033 01:33:05,627 --> 01:33:08,129 one of their fattest sandwiches to date -- 2034 01:33:08,130 --> 01:33:10,631 the McGriddle, a pancake-wrapped creation 2035 01:33:10,632 --> 01:33:12,132 that won my heart in Texas 2036 01:33:12,133 --> 01:33:14,135 but can pack as much fat as a Big Mac 2037 01:33:14,635 --> 01:33:17,388 and have more sugar than a pack of McDonaldland cookies. 2038 01:33:17,389 --> 01:33:20,141 in fact, their new premium ranch chicken salad with dressing 2039 01:33:20,142 --> 01:33:22,143 delivers more calories than a Big Mac 2040 01:33:22,144 --> 01:33:24,144 and 51 grams of fat -- 2041 01:33:24,145 --> 01:33:26,647 79% of your daily fat intake. 2042 01:33:26,648 --> 01:33:29,150 Over the course of my McDiet, 2043 01:33:29,650 --> 01:33:32,153 I consumed 30 pounds of sugar from their food. 2044 01:33:32,653 --> 01:33:33,653 That's a pound a day. 2045 01:33:33,654 --> 01:33:36,657 On top of that, I also took in 12 pounds of fat. 2046 01:33:37,158 --> 01:33:38,659 Now, I know what you're saying. 2047 01:33:39,160 --> 01:33:42,163 You're saying "nobody's supposed to eat this food 2048 01:33:42,164 --> 01:33:43,163 "three times a day. 2049 01:33:43,164 --> 01:33:45,666 No wonder all this stuff happened to you." 2050 01:33:45,667 --> 01:33:47,167 But the scary part is, 2051 01:33:47,168 --> 01:33:50,171 there are people who eat this food regularly. 2052 01:33:50,172 --> 01:33:52,172 Some people even eat it every day. 2053 01:33:52,173 --> 01:33:55,176 So while my experiment may have been a little extreme, 2054 01:33:55,177 --> 01:33:56,677 it's not that crazy. 2055 01:33:57,178 --> 01:33:59,179 But here is a crazy idea -- 2056 01:33:59,180 --> 01:34:02,182 why not do away with your super size options? 2057 01:34:02,183 --> 01:34:05,686 Who needs 42 ounces of coke, a half-pound of fries? 2058 01:34:06,187 --> 01:34:08,188 and why not give me a choice 2059 01:34:08,189 --> 01:34:10,691 besides French fries or French fries? 2060 01:34:10,692 --> 01:34:12,192 that would be a great start. 2061 01:34:12,193 --> 01:34:14,695 But why should these companies want to change? 2062 01:34:15,196 --> 01:34:17,698 Their loyalty isn't to you. It's to the stockholders. 2063 01:34:17,699 --> 01:34:20,201 The bottom line -- they're a business, 2064 01:34:20,202 --> 01:34:21,701 no matter what they say. 2065 01:34:21,702 --> 01:34:25,706 And by selling you unhealthy food, they make millions, 2066 01:34:25,707 --> 01:34:28,208 and no company wants to stop doing that. 2067 01:34:28,209 --> 01:34:30,711 If this ever-growing paradigm is going to shift, 2068 01:34:30,712 --> 01:34:32,212 it's up to you. 2069 01:34:32,213 --> 01:34:35,216 But if you decide to keep living this way, go ahead. 2070 01:34:35,716 --> 01:34:38,719 Over time, you may find yourself getting as sick as I did, 2071 01:34:38,720 --> 01:34:40,221 and you may wind up here... 2072 01:34:40,222 --> 01:34:41,222 or here. 2073 01:34:41,722 --> 01:34:43,723 I guess the big question is -- 2074 01:34:43,724 --> 01:34:48,229 who do you want to see go first, you or them? 2075 01:34:56,737 --> 01:34:59,990 Right now, you have the urge to eat something. 2076 01:34:59,991 --> 01:35:03,244 When it's through, if you still want to eat, 2077 01:35:03,245 --> 01:35:05,746 then you're probably really hungry. 2078 01:35:05,747 --> 01:35:07,248 Think about what I'm saying. 2079 01:35:07,748 --> 01:35:09,500 # F.a.c., that is me 2080 01:35:09,501 --> 01:35:11,252 # But I didn't use to be 2081 01:35:11,752 --> 01:35:13,253 # I was hot, I was hungry 2082 01:35:13,254 --> 01:35:15,005 # I was loose, I was free 2083 01:35:15,006 --> 01:35:16,756 # Then I waited in the line 2084 01:35:16,757 --> 01:35:18,259 # For some burgers and some fries 2085 01:35:18,260 --> 01:35:20,260 # Super size, that'd be nice 2086 01:35:20,261 --> 01:35:21,762 # Take a bite and close your eyes 2087 01:35:21,763 --> 01:35:23,264 # Round two, what do I do? 2088 01:35:23,764 --> 01:35:25,265 # I can barely walk around 2089 01:35:25,266 --> 01:35:27,017 # Jenny Craig, Richard Simmons 2090 01:35:27,018 --> 01:35:28,644 # But I still love to pound 2091 01:35:28,645 --> 01:35:30,270 # Hamburgers, coca-cola, 2092 01:35:30,271 --> 01:35:31,772 # Getting gas from too much soda 2093 01:35:32,273 --> 01:35:34,024 # Double double chunky chunky 2094 01:35:34,025 --> 01:35:35,776 # Hope this meal is never over 2095 01:35:35,777 --> 01:35:37,278 # The world is round 2096 01:35:37,279 --> 01:35:38,778 # And so am I 2097 01:35:38,779 --> 01:35:40,531 # Big boys, big girls 2098 01:35:40,532 --> 01:35:42,282 # With real big thighs 2099 01:35:42,283 --> 01:35:45,286 # Super size, super size, the American way 2100 01:35:45,786 --> 01:35:48,789 # Throw it down, throw it down, all day, every day 2101 01:35:49,290 --> 01:35:52,293 # Super size, super size, the American way 2102 01:35:52,294 --> 01:35:54,545 # Getting fat, getting broke 2103 01:35:54,546 --> 01:35:56,797 # Either way, you're gonna pay 2104 01:35:57,298 --> 01:36:00,551 # Super-size me 2105 01:36:00,552 --> 01:36:03,930 # Super-size me 2106 01:36:03,931 --> 01:36:06,620 # Super-size me 2107 01:36:06,621 --> 01:36:09,309 # Super-size me 2108 01:36:09,310 --> 01:36:10,811 # Now I can't get out of bed 2109 01:36:11,312 --> 01:36:12,813 # So I have to order in 2110 01:36:12,814 --> 01:36:14,315 # I'm a triple-fat fatty 2111 01:36:14,815 --> 01:36:16,316 # And I have a triple chin 2112 01:36:16,317 --> 01:36:19,570 # Who's to blame for the lawyer tried to settle out of court? 2113 01:36:19,571 --> 01:36:22,823 # Get some cash, spend it fast 'cause I'm staring at my port 2114 01:36:23,324 --> 01:36:24,825 # 'Cause it's sad and it's lonely 2115 01:36:24,826 --> 01:36:26,327 # Ham and cheese with bologna 2116 01:36:26,328 --> 01:36:28,079 # Large pie, stuffed crust 2117 01:36:28,080 --> 01:36:29,706 # A doggy bag is for a phony 2118 01:36:29,707 --> 01:36:31,332 # I have lost the motivation 2119 01:36:31,832 --> 01:36:33,333 # To inhibit the sensation 2120 01:36:33,334 --> 01:36:34,834 # By the luck of frustration 2121 01:36:34,835 --> 01:36:36,553 # Birthday cake, I stick my face in 2122 01:36:36,554 --> 01:36:38,414 # Turkey club with double bacon 2123 01:36:38,415 --> 01:36:40,274 # It's got healthy connotations 2124 01:36:40,275 --> 01:36:41,775 # Fast food is overtakin' 2125 01:36:41,776 --> 01:36:43,277 # And it's super-sized the nation 2126 01:36:43,778 --> 01:36:46,780 # Super size, super size, the American way 2127 01:36:46,781 --> 01:36:50,284 # Throw it down, throw it down, all day, every day 2128 01:36:50,285 --> 01:36:53,788 # Super size, super size, the American way 2129 01:36:53,789 --> 01:36:56,040 # Getting fat, getting broke 2130 01:36:56,041 --> 01:36:58,292 # Either way, you're gonna pay 2131 01:36:58,293 --> 01:37:01,796 # Super-size me 2132 01:37:01,797 --> 01:37:05,300 # Super-size me 2133 01:37:05,301 --> 01:37:08,053 # Super-size me 2134 01:37:08,054 --> 01:37:10,804 # Super-size me 2135 01:37:10,805 --> 01:37:12,306 if I can keep up this progress, 2136 01:37:12,807 --> 01:37:15,810 I�ll have 25 pounds -- 25 pounds. 2137 01:37:15,811 --> 01:37:17,562 That's a lot of weight. 2138 01:37:17,563 --> 01:37:19,189 # Kentucky fried just right 2139 01:37:19,190 --> 01:37:20,753 # Chicken nugget, dip it twice 2140 01:37:20,754 --> 01:37:22,316 # Biggie fries, enchilada, 2141 01:37:22,817 --> 01:37:24,318 # Philly cheese, drive-through diet 2142 01:37:24,319 --> 01:37:26,070 # Pack on weight, party yak 2143 01:37:26,071 --> 01:37:27,697 # Heart attack, back on track 2144 01:37:27,698 --> 01:37:29,511 # Still so fat, slim fast 2145 01:37:29,512 --> 01:37:31,324 # Slim slow, touch your toes 2146 01:37:31,325 --> 01:37:33,077 # Finger-licking, hit the border 2147 01:37:33,078 --> 01:37:34,829 # Pull right up and place your order 2148 01:37:34,830 --> 01:37:36,331 # It's your way right away 2149 01:37:36,332 --> 01:37:37,831 # You deserve a break today 2150 01:37:37,832 --> 01:37:41,334 # Super size, super size, the American way 2151 01:37:41,335 --> 01:37:44,839 # Throw it down, throw it down, all day, every day 2152 01:37:44,840 --> 01:37:47,842 # Super size, super size, the American way 2153 01:37:48,342 --> 01:37:50,594 # Getting fat, getting broke 2154 01:37:50,595 --> 01:37:52,847 # Either way, you're gonna pay 2155 01:37:52,848 --> 01:37:55,099 # Super-size me 2156 01:37:55,100 --> 01:37:57,350 # Super-size me 2157 01:37:57,351 --> 01:37:59,353 put something in your mouth. 2158 01:37:59,354 --> 01:38:00,854 # Super-size me 2159 01:38:00,855 --> 01:38:02,857 can I get extra cheese with that? 2160 01:38:03,357 --> 01:38:04,357 # Super-size me 2161 01:38:04,358 --> 01:38:06,360 what do you mean, 50 cents for extra cheese? 2162 01:38:06,361 --> 01:38:07,861 # Super-size me 2163 01:38:07,862 --> 01:38:09,864 I come here all the time! hook a brother up! 2164 01:38:09,865 --> 01:38:11,366 # Super-size me 2165 01:38:11,367 --> 01:38:12,867 ooh! A buffet! 2166 01:38:13,367 --> 01:38:14,868 # Super-size me 2167 01:38:14,869 --> 01:38:16,871 all you can eat, all day. 2168 01:38:16,872 --> 01:38:17,871 # Super-size me 2169 01:38:17,872 --> 01:38:19,874 is that the biggest size you got? 2170 01:38:19,875 --> 01:38:21,374 # Super-size me 2171 01:38:21,375 --> 01:38:23,377 I said I want it super sized. 2172 01:38:23,378 --> 01:38:24,878 # Super-size me 2173 01:38:24,879 --> 01:38:26,881 can I get, like, a bucket with a handle? 2174 01:38:26,882 --> 01:38:28,381 # Super-size me 2175 01:38:28,382 --> 01:38:30,384 two for a dollar? I'll take it! 2176 01:38:30,385 --> 01:38:31,885 # Super-size me 2177 01:38:31,886 --> 01:38:33,888 all I need is three more quarts... 2178 01:38:33,889 --> 01:38:35,388 # Super-size me 2179 01:38:35,389 --> 01:38:36,891 ...and another set of hands. 2180 01:38:36,892 --> 01:38:38,391 # Super-size me # 2181 01:38:38,392 --> 01:38:40,895 that's a pretty good idea. 2182 01:38:43,397 --> 01:38:44,898 Wait, the sign -- 2183 01:38:44,899 --> 01:38:48,903 [ ECHOING ] The sign said free refills. 2184 01:38:51,405 --> 01:38:53,908 [ BLUES MUSIC PLAYS ] 2185 01:38:54,628 --> 01:38:56,418 # fixed by lyliakar #