1 00:01:23,422 --> 00:01:25,424 [ LIGHT FLUTE MUSIC PLAYS ] 2 00:01:37,937 --> 00:01:40,940 MORGAN: Everything's bigger in America, 3 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:42,942 we've got the biggest cars, 4 00:01:42,943 --> 00:01:44,193 the biggest houses, 5 00:01:44,194 --> 00:01:45,444 the biggest companies, 6 00:01:45,945 --> 00:01:46,945 the biggest food, 7 00:01:46,946 --> 00:01:49,448 and, finally, the biggest people. 8 00:01:49,949 --> 00:01:53,452 America has now become the fattest nation in the world. 9 00:01:53,453 --> 00:01:55,453 Congratulations. 10 00:01:55,454 --> 00:01:57,957 Nearly 100 million Americans are today either overweight 11 00:01:57,958 --> 00:01:58,958 or obese. 12 00:01:59,458 --> 00:02:02,461 That's more than 60% of all U.S. adults. 13 00:02:02,462 --> 00:02:03,962 Since 1980, 14 00:02:03,963 --> 00:02:07,466 the total number of overweight and obese Americans has doubled, 15 00:02:07,467 --> 00:02:09,467 with twice as many overweight children 16 00:02:09,468 --> 00:02:11,971 and three times as many overweight adolescents. 17 00:02:11,972 --> 00:02:13,472 The fattest state in America? 18 00:02:13,973 --> 00:02:17,977 Mississippi -- where one in four people are obese. 19 00:02:17,978 --> 00:02:19,477 I grew up in west Virginia, 20 00:02:19,478 --> 00:02:22,480 currently the third-fattest state in America. 21 00:02:22,481 --> 00:02:25,985 When I was growing up, my mother cooked dinner every single day. 22 00:02:25,986 --> 00:02:28,988 Almost all my memories of her are in the kitchen. 23 00:02:28,989 --> 00:02:30,488 And we never ate out, 24 00:02:30,489 --> 00:02:32,992 only on those few, rare special occasions. 25 00:02:32,993 --> 00:02:34,993 Today, families do it all the time, 26 00:02:34,994 --> 00:02:37,997 and they're paying for it -- not only with their wallets, 27 00:02:38,497 --> 00:02:39,999 but with their waistlines. 28 00:02:40,499 --> 00:02:42,500 Obesity is now second only to smoking 29 00:02:42,501 --> 00:02:45,004 as a major cause of preventable death in America, 30 00:02:45,005 --> 00:02:47,256 with more than 400,000 deaths per year 31 00:02:47,257 --> 00:02:49,507 associated with related illnesses. 32 00:02:49,508 --> 00:02:54,013 In 2002, a few Americans got fed up with being overweight 33 00:02:54,014 --> 00:02:56,015 and did what we do best. 34 00:02:56,016 --> 00:02:58,016 They sued the bastards. 35 00:02:58,017 --> 00:03:00,018 taking aim at the fast-food companies 36 00:03:00,019 --> 00:03:02,520 and blaming them for their obesity and illnesses, 37 00:03:02,521 --> 00:03:05,524 a lawsuit was filed in New York on behalf of two teenage girls, 38 00:03:05,525 --> 00:03:11,030 one who was 14 years old, 4'10", and 170 pounds, 39 00:03:11,031 --> 00:03:15,284 the other, 19 years old, 5'6", and 270 pounds. 40 00:03:15,285 --> 00:03:19,537 The unthinkable had suddenly become reality. 41 00:03:19,538 --> 00:03:22,791 People were suing the golden arches for selling them food 42 00:03:22,792 --> 00:03:26,045 that most of us know isn't good for you to begin with 43 00:03:26,046 --> 00:03:28,547 yet each day, one in four Americans 44 00:03:28,548 --> 00:03:31,049 visits a fast-food restaurant. 45 00:03:31,050 --> 00:03:34,553 And this hunger for fast food isn't just in America. 46 00:03:34,554 --> 00:03:37,055 it's happening on a global basis. 47 00:03:37,056 --> 00:03:39,558 McDonald’s alone operates more than 30,000 joints 48 00:03:40,059 --> 00:03:42,060 in over 100 countries on 6 continents 49 00:03:42,061 --> 00:03:46,565 and feeds more than 46 million people worldwide every day. 50 00:03:46,566 --> 00:03:49,568 That's more than the entire population of Spain. 51 00:03:50,069 --> 00:03:51,569 In the United States alone, 52 00:03:51,570 --> 00:03:54,823 McDonald’s accounts for 43 % of the total fast-food market. 53 00:03:54,824 --> 00:03:58,077 They're everywhere -- Wal-Mart's, airports, rest stops, 54 00:03:58,078 --> 00:04:00,578 gas stations, train stations, shopping malls, 55 00:04:00,579 --> 00:04:04,083 department stores, amusement parts, even hospitals. 56 00:04:04,084 --> 00:04:06,084 That's right -- hospitals. 57 00:04:06,085 --> 00:04:09,088 At least you're close when the coronary kicks in. 58 00:04:09,089 --> 00:04:12,090 Lawyers for McDonald's called the suits "frivolous", 59 00:04:12,091 --> 00:04:14,593 stating that the dangers of its food are universally known 60 00:04:15,094 --> 00:04:17,596 and that these kids can't show that their weight problems 61 00:04:17,597 --> 00:04:20,599 and health woes were caused solely by their McDiets. 62 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:22,100 The judge states, however, 63 00:04:22,101 --> 00:04:24,602 that if lawyers for the teens can show 64 00:04:24,603 --> 00:04:27,606 that McDonald's intends for people to eat its food 65 00:04:27,607 --> 00:04:29,107 for every meal of every day 66 00:04:29,108 --> 00:04:32,111 and that doing so would be unreasonably dangerous, 67 00:04:32,112 --> 00:04:34,112 they may be able to state a claim. 68 00:04:34,113 --> 00:04:37,616 Are the food companies solely to blame for this epidemic? 69 00:04:37,617 --> 00:04:40,119 Where does personal responsibility stop 70 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,371 and corporate responsibility begin? 71 00:04:42,372 --> 00:04:44,623 Is fast food really that bad for you? 72 00:04:45,124 --> 00:04:48,127 I mean, what would happen if I ate nothing but McDonald's 73 00:04:48,128 --> 00:04:49,627 for 30 days straight? 74 00:04:49,628 --> 00:04:51,630 Would I suddenly be on the fast track 75 00:04:51,631 --> 00:04:53,132 to becoming an obese American? 76 00:04:53,632 --> 00:04:56,135 Would it be unreasonably dangerous? 77 00:04:56,136 --> 00:04:57,636 Let's find out. 78 00:04:58,137 --> 00:04:59,388 I’m ready. 79 00:04:59,389 --> 00:05:00,638 Super-size me. 80 00:05:00,639 --> 00:05:04,143 [QUEEN'S "FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS" PLAYS ] 81 00:05:04,144 --> 00:05:06,145 # Hey 82 00:05:06,645 --> 00:05:09,147 # I was just a skinny lad 83 00:05:09,148 --> 00:05:11,649 # Never knew no good from bad 84 00:05:11,650 --> 00:05:17,156 # But I knew love before I left my nursery? 85 00:05:17,157 --> 00:05:19,658 # Left alone with big fat fanny 86 00:05:20,159 --> 00:05:22,661 # She was such a naughty nanny 87 00:05:22,662 --> 00:05:24,162 # Heap big woman 88 00:05:24,163 --> 00:05:27,166 # You made a bad boy out of me 89 00:05:27,167 --> 00:05:28,918 # Come on 90 00:05:28,919 --> 00:05:30,668 # Ohhhhh 91 00:05:30,669 --> 00:05:34,173 # Won't you take me home tonight 92 00:05:34,174 --> 00:05:35,674 # Ohhhhh 93 00:05:36,175 --> 00:05:39,678 # Down beside your red firelight 94 00:05:39,679 --> 00:05:41,180 # Ohhhhh 95 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:43,682 # And you give it all you got 96 00:05:43,683 --> 00:05:45,183 # Fat bottomed girls 97 00:05:45,184 --> 00:05:49,688 # You make the rockin' world go 'round # 98 00:05:59,198 --> 00:06:00,698 I knew if I was going to do this, 99 00:06:00,699 --> 00:06:03,201 I would need some serious medical supervision, 100 00:06:03,202 --> 00:06:07,206 so I enlisted the help of not one, but three doctors - 101 00:06:07,706 --> 00:06:10,209 a cardiologist, a gastroenterologist, 102 00:06:10,210 --> 00:06:12,711 and a general practitioner. 103 00:06:13,212 --> 00:06:14,712 You're feeling quite well today, yes? 104 00:06:14,713 --> 00:06:18,217 In general, any fatigue or weight loss, weight gain, 105 00:06:18,218 --> 00:06:20,218 any change in your vision? 106 00:06:20,219 --> 00:06:21,719 No fever, no earache, no cough 107 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:23,222 no shortness of breath, no chest pain... 108 00:06:23,722 --> 00:06:25,223 ...nausea, vomiting, heartburn? 109 00:06:25,224 --> 00:06:27,226 Dr. Isaacs: no hospitalizations for illness? 110 00:06:27,227 --> 00:06:29,228 Do you take any medications of any sort? 111 00:06:29,229 --> 00:06:30,980 I’ve just been taking vitamins. 112 00:06:30,981 --> 00:06:32,731 Any food allergies or anything? 113 00:06:32,732 --> 00:06:34,232 No. 114 00:06:34,233 --> 00:06:37,236 There's no heart disease or diabetes or blood pressure 115 00:06:37,237 --> 00:06:39,237 or cancer in the immediate family? 116 00:06:39,238 --> 00:06:41,740 My grandfather's had a couple open-heart surgeries. 117 00:06:42,241 --> 00:06:43,742 One out of four grandparents is dead. 118 00:06:43,743 --> 00:06:45,243 Yeah. 119 00:06:45,244 --> 00:06:46,745 Good genes. That's the important thing. 120 00:06:46,746 --> 00:06:49,248 - Any alcohol use? - Now? None. 121 00:06:49,249 --> 00:06:50,248 You don't smoke? 122 00:06:50,249 --> 00:06:51,500 I used to, but I don't. 123 00:06:51,501 --> 00:06:52,751 Any drug use at all? 124 00:06:53,252 --> 00:06:54,252 Not for a long time. 125 00:06:54,253 --> 00:06:57,256 - Are you sexually active at present? - Yes. 126 00:06:57,257 --> 00:06:58,757 - A girlfriend? - Yes. 127 00:06:59,258 --> 00:07:00,258 Is there anything we didn't cover? 128 00:07:00,259 --> 00:07:02,261 Is there anything else you need to tell me? 129 00:07:02,761 --> 00:07:03,762 I don't think so. 130 00:07:04,263 --> 00:07:10,769 "Patient is embarking on a one-month McDonald's binge." 131 00:07:13,772 --> 00:07:14,773 Very good. 132 00:07:15,774 --> 00:07:18,777 You might have something called white coats. 133 00:07:18,778 --> 00:07:20,779 140 over about 95. 134 00:07:20,780 --> 00:07:22,531 130 over 105. 135 00:07:22,532 --> 00:07:24,283 120 over 80. 136 00:07:24,783 --> 00:07:25,783 That's what it is? 137 00:07:25,784 --> 00:07:27,286 The other guys are stressing me out. 138 00:07:27,786 --> 00:07:28,786 You're much more relaxed. 139 00:07:28,787 --> 00:07:30,789 I tend to do that to my patients. 140 00:07:30,790 --> 00:07:31,790 Swallow, please. 141 00:07:31,791 --> 00:07:32,790 [ GULPS ] 142 00:07:32,791 --> 00:07:34,793 Your reflexes are perfect. 143 00:07:34,794 --> 00:07:36,795 Good. Back out. Normal. 144 00:07:36,796 --> 00:07:37,796 Say "ah." 145 00:07:39,298 --> 00:07:40,799 Everything looks pretty normal here. 146 00:07:41,300 --> 00:07:42,300 Good. 147 00:07:42,301 --> 00:07:43,802 We'll skip checking for hernias. 148 00:07:43,803 --> 00:07:45,304 We're gonna do a rectal exam. 149 00:07:48,307 --> 00:07:50,559 I like to be more thorough than that. 150 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:52,810 And I like doctors to be thorough. 151 00:07:52,811 --> 00:07:55,314 You're gonna go downstairs and get your bloods drawn. 152 00:07:55,814 --> 00:07:58,316 So, the reason we have you fasting 153 00:07:58,317 --> 00:08:00,819 is the true cholesterol and glucose number is fasting. 154 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:03,322 So, if you had, like, a bacon, egg, and cheese 155 00:08:03,822 --> 00:08:05,324 your cholesterol would be way high, 156 00:08:05,724 --> 00:08:08,294 or if you had orange juice, your glucose would be high. 157 00:08:08,295 --> 00:08:09,794 Three down. 158 00:08:09,795 --> 00:08:11,796 Your blood tests are excellent. 159 00:08:11,797 --> 00:08:14,800 Your starting off with a total cholesterol of 168 160 00:08:14,801 --> 00:08:17,803 which is less than 200, which is really superb 161 00:08:17,804 --> 00:08:19,304 your blood level's fine. 162 00:08:19,305 --> 00:08:21,307 Your iron level is good as well. 163 00:08:21,308 --> 00:08:23,059 you have no evidence of diabetes. 164 00:08:23,060 --> 00:08:24,936 Your fasting blood sugar is very low. 165 00:08:24,937 --> 00:08:26,811 the other thing that we looked at 166 00:08:26,812 --> 00:08:29,315 were all your electrolytes in terms of salts in your blood, 167 00:08:29,316 --> 00:08:31,317 your kidney function, your liver function. 168 00:08:31,318 --> 00:08:32,817 They were all perfect. 169 00:08:32,818 --> 00:08:36,322 Your triglycerides, which is your building blocks of fat -- 170 00:08:36,323 --> 00:08:39,325 basically, what you acquire from eating fat -- 171 00:08:39,326 --> 00:08:42,827 is 43, which is low, which is good. 172 00:08:42,828 --> 00:08:47,333 Your general health, you know...is outstanding. 173 00:08:47,334 --> 00:08:49,334 Your urinalysis is great. 174 00:08:49,335 --> 00:08:51,337 So, you're starting off terrific. 175 00:08:51,837 --> 00:08:53,838 I think the worst-case scenario 176 00:08:53,839 --> 00:08:56,342 is that you increase your triglycerides 177 00:08:56,343 --> 00:08:57,842 and your cholesterol level, 178 00:08:57,843 --> 00:09:00,846 and if you have any he art disease in the family -- 179 00:09:00,847 --> 00:09:02,347 underlying heart disease -- 180 00:09:02,348 --> 00:09:04,849 you're putting your heart at risk. 181 00:09:04,850 --> 00:09:08,354 I expect to see an increase in your triglycerides, 182 00:09:08,355 --> 00:09:10,355 because that can be affected. 183 00:09:10,356 --> 00:09:13,359 You're at 87 now, and I think that will change. 184 00:09:13,859 --> 00:09:15,861 I think that's the only thing that will change. 185 00:09:16,362 --> 00:09:17,363 Out of everything? 186 00:09:17,364 --> 00:09:18,363 Out of everything. 187 00:09:18,364 --> 00:09:20,866 There might be some minor variations, 188 00:09:21,367 --> 00:09:23,369 but the body is extremely adaptable, 189 00:09:23,869 --> 00:09:26,872 and the kidneys will handle any extra salt you're taking in, 190 00:09:26,873 --> 00:09:29,875 and your liver will be able to metabolize additional fats. 191 00:09:29,876 --> 00:09:33,878 As far as you gaining weight, you probably will. 192 00:09:33,879 --> 00:09:38,384 As far as your cholesterol going up, it probably will. 193 00:09:38,385 --> 00:09:41,887 As far as you feeling miserable, may be. 194 00:09:41,888 --> 00:09:43,388 I don't know. 195 00:09:43,389 --> 00:09:47,393 Unless you start cheating and just order the salads. 196 00:09:47,394 --> 00:09:49,895 I also went to a fancy new York wellness center 197 00:09:49,896 --> 00:09:51,147 to meet a registered dietician 198 00:09:51,148 --> 00:09:52,398 who would help track my progress. 199 00:09:52,898 --> 00:09:55,901 Okay, let's start with getting your height and weight. 200 00:09:55,902 --> 00:09:57,402 I’m 6'2". 201 00:09:57,403 --> 00:09:59,904 I weight about 185. 202 00:09:59,905 --> 00:10:01,907 For your height, this is a healthy weight. 203 00:10:01,908 --> 00:10:03,409 I can tell you that right now. 204 00:10:03,909 --> 00:10:05,910 Your BMI, which is the body mass index, 205 00:10:05,911 --> 00:10:08,414 is within normal limits, which means you're not obese. 206 00:10:08,415 --> 00:10:10,415 You're actually at the correct weight. 207 00:10:10,416 --> 00:10:13,419 So, I should keep a checklist of the things that I eat 208 00:10:13,420 --> 00:10:14,920 for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? 209 00:10:15,421 --> 00:10:16,922 Your calorie needs are gonna be averaging 210 00:10:17,423 --> 00:10:19,424 about 2,500 calories a day. 211 00:10:19,425 --> 00:10:21,926 As far as fat goes, for 2,500 calories, 212 00:10:21,927 --> 00:10:25,430 you're gonna want about 80 grams of total fat in a day. 213 00:10:25,431 --> 00:10:28,934 The saturated fat, which is a component of total fat, 214 00:10:28,935 --> 00:10:31,437 you want to have less than 25 grams a day. 215 00:10:31,438 --> 00:10:33,939 Don't try to overindulge too much. 216 00:10:33,940 --> 00:10:35,440 Good luck, Morgan. 217 00:10:35,441 --> 00:10:38,944 Hi, there. I'm Eric Rowley, our exercise physiologist. 218 00:10:38,945 --> 00:10:39,944 Great. 219 00:10:39,945 --> 00:10:42,448 Rowley: the official weigh-in... 220 00:10:44,950 --> 00:10:46,951 1851/2. 221 00:10:46,952 --> 00:10:49,455 We'll go through the cardiovascular assessment, 222 00:10:49,456 --> 00:10:51,956 and then I'll be able to calculate 223 00:10:51,957 --> 00:10:53,959 how much oxygen your muscles can utilize, 224 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:55,460 and that's also an indicator 225 00:10:55,461 --> 00:10:58,464 of what type of condition your cardiovascular system is in. 226 00:10:58,465 --> 00:11:01,467 All right, good work. 227 00:11:01,967 --> 00:11:04,470 I’m gonna use these skinfold calipers 228 00:11:04,471 --> 00:11:06,472 to estimate your body density. 229 00:11:06,972 --> 00:11:08,974 You're 11% body fat. that's great. 230 00:11:08,975 --> 00:11:10,975 We're gonna measure your flexibility 231 00:11:10,976 --> 00:11:13,479 of your hamstrings, your hips, and your lower back. 232 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:15,480 Good, good. very nice. 233 00:11:15,481 --> 00:11:17,733 38 centimeters was your best. 234 00:11:17,734 --> 00:11:19,984 There's a basic old-school test 235 00:11:19,985 --> 00:11:22,488 for muscular strength and endurance. 236 00:11:22,489 --> 00:11:23,488 36. Good job. 237 00:11:23,489 --> 00:11:24,990 You're above average 238 00:11:25,491 --> 00:11:27,492 above average fitness for your age group, 239 00:11:27,493 --> 00:11:30,746 definitely, I'd say you're at a good spot right now. 240 00:11:30,747 --> 00:11:33,999 More than 60% of Americans get no form of exercise, 241 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:37,002 so for the next 30 days, neither will I. 242 00:11:37,003 --> 00:11:39,004 But I'll still have to walk. 243 00:11:39,505 --> 00:11:41,757 How much does the average American walk a day? 244 00:11:41,758 --> 00:11:44,009 We have these pedometers that we put on people, 245 00:11:44,010 --> 00:11:45,510 step counters. 246 00:11:45,511 --> 00:11:48,514 You could very roughly estimate at about 2,000 steps, 247 00:11:48,515 --> 00:11:50,014 because 2,000 would make a mile. 248 00:11:50,015 --> 00:11:52,518 And we know that people that work in office settings, 249 00:11:52,519 --> 00:11:54,519 who drive a car to and from work, 250 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,022 who take an elevator up to that office, 251 00:11:57,023 --> 00:11:59,525 may take as little as 2,500 or 3,000 steps 252 00:11:59,526 --> 00:12:01,025 in their entire day. 253 00:12:01,026 --> 00:12:04,029 If you wanted to feel physically like a lot of Americans do, 254 00:12:04,030 --> 00:12:07,032 then you'd limit yourself to about 5,000 steps a day. 255 00:12:07,533 --> 00:12:11,035 Us New Yorkers -- we walk everywhere. 256 00:12:11,036 --> 00:12:13,539 We walk to work, to the park, to the store. 257 00:12:13,540 --> 00:12:15,040 Most of us don't even own cars. 258 00:12:15,541 --> 00:12:18,544 The average New Yorker will walk four to five miles a day -- 259 00:12:18,545 --> 00:12:19,545 a day! 260 00:12:20,045 --> 00:12:21,546 That's a lot of walking. 261 00:12:21,547 --> 00:12:24,550 I’ll also have the blessing of being close to a food source 262 00:12:24,551 --> 00:12:26,050 almost everywhere I go. 263 00:12:26,051 --> 00:12:29,555 I walk past three golden arches just on my way to the office -- 264 00:12:29,556 --> 00:12:31,556 three in just over a mile. 265 00:12:31,557 --> 00:12:34,059 There are more Mickey D's in Manhattan 266 00:12:34,060 --> 00:12:36,060 than anywhere else in the world. 267 00:12:36,061 --> 00:12:39,064 This tiny little island is less than 13 miles long 268 00:12:39,065 --> 00:12:42,066 by 2 miles wide, 22.4 square miles, 269 00:12:42,067 --> 00:12:46,071 and packed into that area are 83 McDonald's, 270 00:12:46,072 --> 00:12:47,572 nearly four per square mile. 271 00:12:47,573 --> 00:12:49,575 There are twice as many Mac Shacks 272 00:12:50,075 --> 00:12:51,076 as there are Burger Kings, 273 00:12:51,577 --> 00:12:54,079 and there are more McDonald's than KFC, 274 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:56,582 Wendy's, Popeye's, and Taco Bell combined. 275 00:12:56,583 --> 00:12:58,082 That's a lot of burger. 276 00:12:58,083 --> 00:13:00,084 I know he's gonna do it for a month, 277 00:13:00,085 --> 00:13:03,589 but I think after a week, he's gonna be really irritated. 278 00:13:03,590 --> 00:13:06,091 I think it's gonna affect our relationship. 279 00:13:06,092 --> 00:13:08,594 MAN: You are a vegan chef. 280 00:13:09,094 --> 00:13:11,095 Yes, I'm a vegan chef. 281 00:13:11,096 --> 00:13:14,099 Ugh. I just don't know if I can -- 282 00:13:14,100 --> 00:13:16,100 of course I will. 283 00:13:16,101 --> 00:13:18,604 I’ll sit next to him while he eats McDonald's. 284 00:13:18,605 --> 00:13:19,604 Of course I will. 285 00:13:19,605 --> 00:13:24,109 I’m just gonna be rolling my eyes the whole time. 286 00:13:24,610 --> 00:13:26,612 [ DISHES CLANKING ] 287 00:13:31,617 --> 00:13:34,118 ALEX: I have a vegetable tart 288 00:13:34,119 --> 00:13:37,122 and a quinoa and roasted veggie salad 289 00:13:37,123 --> 00:13:40,125 artichokes, and a simple green salad -- 290 00:13:40,126 --> 00:13:43,128 all beautiful, organic, fresh vegetables 291 00:13:43,129 --> 00:13:45,129 that you're gonna miss so much. 292 00:13:45,130 --> 00:13:47,633 What am I gonna have that's organic? 293 00:13:47,634 --> 00:13:49,634 In the next month? Nothing? 294 00:13:49,635 --> 00:13:52,137 You're only gonna have genetically modified potatoes 295 00:13:52,638 --> 00:13:54,640 I’m gonna eat as many vegetables as I can tonight. 296 00:13:54,641 --> 00:13:55,641 There's plenty here for you. 297 00:13:56,141 --> 00:13:57,643 That's really good. 298 00:13:57,644 --> 00:13:59,143 Thanks. 299 00:13:59,144 --> 00:14:01,646 Have they improved their cookies in the last 10 years? 300 00:14:01,647 --> 00:14:04,149 Last time I had them, they were like little hockey pucks. 301 00:14:04,150 --> 00:14:06,151 I don't know. We'll see. 302 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:17,662 It's the first day, 303 00:14:17,663 --> 00:14:21,666 and I'm on my way to breakfast. 304 00:14:21,667 --> 00:14:27,172 Could I get an egg McMuffin extra value meal? 305 00:14:27,173 --> 00:14:28,674 Every 8-year-old's dream right now 306 00:14:29,174 --> 00:14:30,676 that I'm getting ready to fulfill. 307 00:14:30,677 --> 00:14:32,678 I got my egg McMuffin. 308 00:14:33,178 --> 00:14:35,681 That's gonna be the first thing right there. 309 00:14:43,188 --> 00:14:45,690 [ SLURPING ] 310 00:14:45,691 --> 00:14:48,693 This McDonald's delivers for free. 311 00:14:48,694 --> 00:14:50,695 All I did today was leave my apartment, 312 00:14:50,696 --> 00:14:53,198 walk down the stairs, and walk to the McDonald's -- 313 00:14:53,699 --> 00:14:54,699 1,272 steps. 314 00:14:54,700 --> 00:14:57,703 So, we got to go to the corner and we got to get a cab. 315 00:15:00,205 --> 00:15:02,207 The cabs are gonna add up in this thing. 316 00:15:02,208 --> 00:15:03,208 I can tell already. 317 00:15:03,709 --> 00:15:06,210 I got my scorecard, 318 00:15:06,211 --> 00:15:08,714 and in here, I had one egg McMuffin. 319 00:15:08,715 --> 00:15:10,716 I had one sausage biscuit. 320 00:15:15,721 --> 00:15:16,722 Do you eat fast food? 321 00:15:17,222 --> 00:15:18,223 Once in a while. 322 00:15:18,224 --> 00:15:19,224 Yeah? How often? 323 00:15:19,725 --> 00:15:21,727 I’d say probably once every two weeks. 324 00:15:21,728 --> 00:15:24,730 Three, four times a week maybe. 325 00:15:24,731 --> 00:15:26,230 In France, yes. 326 00:15:26,231 --> 00:15:29,735 But here, no. I don't like here. 327 00:15:30,235 --> 00:15:33,238 It doesn't sound very...clean. 328 00:15:33,239 --> 00:15:36,241 And what's your favorite place? 329 00:15:36,242 --> 00:15:37,242 Probably Wendy's. 330 00:15:37,243 --> 00:15:38,243 McDo. 331 00:15:38,744 --> 00:15:39,995 Taco Bell. 332 00:15:39,996 --> 00:15:41,245 Taco Bell. 333 00:15:41,246 --> 00:15:43,247 McDonald’s is pretty close. 334 00:15:43,248 --> 00:15:45,250 Do you ever have super sized cokes? 335 00:15:45,251 --> 00:15:47,252 No, in France... 336 00:15:47,753 --> 00:15:53,258 the small size here, it's a bigger size in France. 337 00:15:53,259 --> 00:15:55,761 Even the small size here, I can't drink. 338 00:15:55,762 --> 00:15:58,263 There are rules to what's going on here 339 00:15:58,264 --> 00:15:59,264 in this whole process. 340 00:15:59,765 --> 00:16:02,017 I will only super-size it if they ask me. 341 00:16:02,018 --> 00:16:04,269 I can only eat things that are for sale 342 00:16:04,270 --> 00:16:05,771 over the counter at McDonald's, 343 00:16:05,772 --> 00:16:07,271 water included. 344 00:16:07,272 --> 00:16:09,274 If McDonald's doesn't sell it, I can't eat it. 345 00:16:09,775 --> 00:16:11,276 I have to have everything on the menu 346 00:16:11,777 --> 00:16:13,277 at least once over the next 30 days, 347 00:16:13,278 --> 00:16:15,781 and I have to have three squares a day -- 348 00:16:15,782 --> 00:16:17,282 breakfast, lunch, and dinner. 349 00:16:17,283 --> 00:16:18,783 No excuses. 350 00:16:18,784 --> 00:16:20,284 Oh, I love Big Macs. 351 00:16:20,285 --> 00:16:22,286 This is probably the first time in a long time 352 00:16:22,287 --> 00:16:24,790 that I've seen a big Mac that looks like the picture, 353 00:16:24,791 --> 00:16:27,292 that actually almost looks like the picture. 354 00:16:27,293 --> 00:16:28,293 Look at that. 355 00:16:28,794 --> 00:16:31,295 Big Macs never look this good. 356 00:16:31,296 --> 00:16:34,800 You got to come to Chinatown for the good big Macs. 357 00:16:34,801 --> 00:16:36,301 Mmm. 358 00:16:50,615 --> 00:16:52,616 You've heard about all these people 359 00:16:52,617 --> 00:16:54,619 who are suing these fast-food companies. 360 00:16:54,620 --> 00:16:56,121 Yes, I've heard of them. 361 00:16:56,122 --> 00:16:57,621 I think it's ridiculous, 362 00:16:57,622 --> 00:17:03,628 but it's the American way to sue for everything. 363 00:17:03,629 --> 00:17:06,631 I’d throw the lawsuit out if I was a judge. 364 00:17:06,632 --> 00:17:08,133 And like I was saying, 365 00:17:08,633 --> 00:17:11,636 if these fast-food places can put their signs up, 366 00:17:11,637 --> 00:17:14,639 if I can walk by them and just totally ignore them 367 00:17:15,140 --> 00:17:17,142 and say, "I'm not hungry. I don't need this," 368 00:17:17,642 --> 00:17:19,143 they can do it, too. 369 00:17:19,144 --> 00:17:21,646 We don't have to go there. We don't have to shop with them. 370 00:17:21,647 --> 00:17:24,149 we can easily go in McDonald's and grab a salad, 371 00:17:24,150 --> 00:17:25,150 but we choose not to. 372 00:17:25,650 --> 00:17:28,652 Now, if the McDonald's refused them service, 373 00:17:28,653 --> 00:17:32,657 they'd be in court again saying, "we were refused service." 374 00:17:32,658 --> 00:17:35,659 so you can't win if you try in this world. 375 00:17:35,660 --> 00:17:38,663 I think there's a lot of focus on the fast-food companies 376 00:17:39,164 --> 00:17:40,664 because they are mentioned more 377 00:17:40,665 --> 00:17:43,167 than virtually all the other causes 378 00:17:43,168 --> 00:17:45,670 in most of the articles and books and studies 379 00:17:45,671 --> 00:17:47,672 about why it's a sudden epidemic. 380 00:17:48,173 --> 00:17:50,175 Again, it can't be the neighborhood restaurant. 381 00:17:50,176 --> 00:17:52,177 We've had neighborhood restaurants 382 00:17:52,178 --> 00:17:53,177 for hundreds of years. 383 00:17:53,178 --> 00:17:55,179 It can't be the foods we eat at home. 384 00:17:55,180 --> 00:17:57,682 We've been eating at home for hundreds of years. 385 00:17:57,683 --> 00:17:59,683 Something is very different. 386 00:17:59,684 --> 00:18:04,689 I think the figure is we eat out something like 40% of our meals. 387 00:18:04,690 --> 00:18:06,691 MORGAN: John Banzhaf is currently spearheading 388 00:18:06,692 --> 00:18:08,193 the attacks against the food industry, 389 00:18:08,194 --> 00:18:09,693 advising many of the lawyers 390 00:18:09,694 --> 00:18:11,696 who are currently going through the process. 391 00:18:11,697 --> 00:18:13,197 People say he's crazy, 392 00:18:13,198 --> 00:18:15,450 but that's what they used to say about him 393 00:18:15,451 --> 00:18:17,702 when he first sued the tobacco companies... 394 00:18:17,703 --> 00:18:19,703 until he won. 395 00:18:19,704 --> 00:18:22,206 I think in terms of responsibility, 396 00:18:22,207 --> 00:18:25,210 it's fair to point the big gun at McDonald's. 397 00:18:25,211 --> 00:18:27,711 McDonald’s is one of the biggest 398 00:18:27,712 --> 00:18:31,215 but, more importantly, it is the one which, 399 00:18:31,216 --> 00:18:34,719 far more than all the others, lures in young children. 400 00:18:35,220 --> 00:18:39,224 They have the playgrounds, the closed, indoor playgrounds. 401 00:18:39,225 --> 00:18:41,226 Many places, there are no other playgrounds. 402 00:18:41,227 --> 00:18:42,727 You've got to take your kid there. 403 00:18:43,228 --> 00:18:44,728 So even at 2 and 3 and 4, 404 00:18:44,729 --> 00:18:47,731 those kids are being lured into there. 405 00:18:47,732 --> 00:18:49,984 McDonald’s is very heavy on birthday parties. 406 00:18:49,985 --> 00:18:52,237 They, of course, pioneered the happy meals, 407 00:18:52,238 --> 00:18:53,737 now the mighty kids' meals also 408 00:18:53,738 --> 00:18:56,241 with those little "gotta have 'em" toys. 409 00:18:56,242 --> 00:18:57,741 So they get the kids in. 410 00:18:57,742 --> 00:19:00,745 And, of course, the whole clown. McDonald's has the clown. 411 00:19:00,746 --> 00:19:03,248 A lot of those ads appeal primarily to kids. 412 00:19:03,249 --> 00:19:06,001 There's a cartoon on TV which features him. 413 00:19:06,002 --> 00:19:08,752 So they, more than others, lure the kids in. 414 00:19:08,753 --> 00:19:12,257 I think all of us are far more concerned about the kids. 415 00:19:12,258 --> 00:19:14,259 MORGAN: Another man who is worried about the kids 416 00:19:14,260 --> 00:19:15,760 is Samuel Hirsch. 417 00:19:16,261 --> 00:19:19,264 He represents the two girls who are suing McDonald's, 418 00:19:19,265 --> 00:19:22,267 with much advisement coming from professor Banzhaf. 419 00:19:22,268 --> 00:19:25,771 Why are you suing the fast-food establishment? 420 00:19:25,772 --> 00:19:29,274 You mean motives besides monetary recompensation? 421 00:19:29,275 --> 00:19:32,277 You mean you want to hear a noble cause? 422 00:19:32,278 --> 00:19:33,778 Is that it? 423 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:36,780 Um... 424 00:19:36,781 --> 00:19:38,282 I think that fast foods 425 00:19:38,283 --> 00:19:41,286 are a major contributor to this epidemic. 426 00:19:41,786 --> 00:19:43,287 MORGAN: In 2000, Dr. David Satcher 427 00:19:43,288 --> 00:19:44,788 became the first surgeon general 428 00:19:44,789 --> 00:19:46,791 to draw attention to the obesity crisis, 429 00:19:47,292 --> 00:19:48,793 declaring it a national epidemic. 430 00:19:49,294 --> 00:19:53,298 Now, remember, we're super-sizing everything. 431 00:19:53,798 --> 00:19:56,300 You go to any fast food store, 432 00:19:56,301 --> 00:19:59,804 and they're trained to tell you to buy a bigger size. 433 00:19:59,805 --> 00:20:02,807 For five cents more, you can get the super size. 434 00:20:02,808 --> 00:20:05,560 Federal government will define a piece of meat, 435 00:20:05,561 --> 00:20:08,313 three ounces of meat, as a sensible portion, 436 00:20:08,314 --> 00:20:10,315 and that looks like a deck of cards. 437 00:20:10,815 --> 00:20:13,318 Few people would be able to find this deck of cards 438 00:20:13,818 --> 00:20:16,321 if they were served a piece of meat, a steak, in a restaurant. 439 00:20:16,322 --> 00:20:18,823 It would probably be about four or five times this size. 440 00:20:19,324 --> 00:20:21,326 One typical bagel that one is eating 441 00:20:21,327 --> 00:20:23,827 that looks something like this 442 00:20:23,828 --> 00:20:26,831 is going to comprise five servings of bread. 443 00:20:26,832 --> 00:20:29,334 When fast food companies first opened, 444 00:20:29,335 --> 00:20:31,837 they generally introduced one size. 445 00:20:31,838 --> 00:20:34,338 For example, one size French fries 446 00:20:34,339 --> 00:20:37,842 when McDonald's first opened, called "fries." 447 00:20:37,843 --> 00:20:40,845 that size fries is now called "small." 448 00:20:40,846 --> 00:20:44,849 Medium, large, and super size. 449 00:20:45,350 --> 00:20:47,852 That original size is still here. 450 00:20:47,853 --> 00:20:49,354 It's got about 200 calories. 451 00:20:49,854 --> 00:20:52,857 but the super size is gonna pack in over 600 calories. 452 00:20:52,858 --> 00:20:54,858 When Burger King first opened, 453 00:20:54,859 --> 00:20:58,363 they had a 12-ounce small and a 16-ounce large. 454 00:20:58,364 --> 00:20:59,864 This 12-ounce is now kiddy. 455 00:21:00,365 --> 00:21:02,867 The 16-ounce is now the small... 456 00:21:02,868 --> 00:21:05,370 the medium, the 32, and the 42 457 00:21:05,870 --> 00:21:08,373 and this is across the board with all fast-food places. 458 00:21:08,873 --> 00:21:11,376 Cars have introduced larger cup holders 459 00:21:11,876 --> 00:21:16,381 to accommodate those huge 7-eleven double gulps, 460 00:21:16,382 --> 00:21:18,383 which are 64 ounces, a half gallon, 461 00:21:18,883 --> 00:21:20,885 and hold anywhere from 600 to 800 calories, 462 00:21:20,886 --> 00:21:22,887 depending on how much ice you put in. 463 00:21:23,388 --> 00:21:24,888 MORGAN: A half-gallon of soda? 464 00:21:24,889 --> 00:21:26,391 A half-gallon of soda for one person, 465 00:21:26,891 --> 00:21:28,393 48 teaspoons of sugar. 466 00:21:29,894 --> 00:21:32,397 WOMAN: Hello, may I help you? 467 00:21:32,398 --> 00:21:33,398 Yeah, could I get 468 00:21:33,898 --> 00:21:36,901 the double quarter pounder with cheese meal? 469 00:21:36,902 --> 00:21:38,403 Large or super size? 470 00:21:38,903 --> 00:21:41,906 I think I'm gonna have to go super size. 471 00:21:42,907 --> 00:21:45,910 [ LAUGHING ] look at that. look at that coke. 472 00:21:45,911 --> 00:21:48,413 That barely fits in there. 473 00:21:48,414 --> 00:21:50,415 [ LAUGHING ] Oh, shit! 474 00:21:50,416 --> 00:21:52,417 I’ve got a -- look at that. 475 00:21:52,917 --> 00:21:55,169 look at how big that thing is. 476 00:21:55,170 --> 00:21:57,421 Look how big that French fry is. 477 00:21:57,422 --> 00:22:00,174 That thing is, like, four feet tall. 478 00:22:00,175 --> 00:22:02,927 Double quarter pounder with cheese. 479 00:22:03,428 --> 00:22:04,929 More calories than anything. 480 00:22:05,430 --> 00:22:07,432 There it is -- a little bit of heaven. 481 00:22:07,932 --> 00:22:08,933 [ SMOOCHES ] 482 00:22:08,934 --> 00:22:10,935 Mmm! 483 00:22:20,445 --> 00:22:22,447 That's a lot of food, man. 484 00:22:22,947 --> 00:22:24,449 I’ll tell you what... 485 00:22:27,452 --> 00:22:30,455 You get all that super sized stuff, 486 00:22:30,456 --> 00:22:33,458 that stuff gets super sized, man... 487 00:22:33,459 --> 00:22:35,210 Look at that. 488 00:22:35,211 --> 00:22:36,960 I just put a -- 489 00:22:36,961 --> 00:22:40,965 I’m not even halfway done with those fries. 490 00:22:40,966 --> 00:22:42,467 Not even halfway. 491 00:22:44,969 --> 00:22:46,471 [ GROANS ] 492 00:22:48,973 --> 00:22:50,975 This is like a workout. 493 00:22:53,978 --> 00:22:55,479 See, now's the time of the meal 494 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:57,482 when you start getting the McStomachache. 495 00:22:57,982 --> 00:23:02,487 You start getting the McTummy. You get the McGurgles in there. 496 00:23:02,488 --> 00:23:04,488 You get the McBrick. 497 00:23:04,489 --> 00:23:06,991 And then you get the McStomachache. 498 00:23:07,492 --> 00:23:10,495 Right now I got some McGee that's rockin'. 499 00:23:10,496 --> 00:23:12,497 MAN: Are you sweating there? 500 00:23:12,997 --> 00:23:15,500 My arms -- I feel like I got some McSweats going. 501 00:23:15,501 --> 00:23:17,501 My arms got the McTwitches going in here 502 00:23:17,502 --> 00:23:20,505 from all of the sugar that's going in my body right now. 503 00:23:22,507 --> 00:23:24,509 I’m feeling a little McCrazy. 504 00:23:26,511 --> 00:23:29,012 [ GROANING ] 505 00:23:29,013 --> 00:23:31,014 Just give me a minute. 506 00:23:31,015 --> 00:23:34,018 [ LAUGHING ] I'm in pure McDonald's Heaven. 507 00:23:34,519 --> 00:23:36,019 [ LAUGHS ] 508 00:23:36,020 --> 00:23:39,524 ALEX: This is gonna be you, like, after every meal. 509 00:23:41,526 --> 00:23:44,529 I’m dying. 510 00:23:47,031 --> 00:23:49,033 God, that looks so nasty. 511 00:23:49,034 --> 00:23:50,034 [ BURPS ] 512 00:23:50,535 --> 00:23:53,037 It's making me puke. 513 00:23:57,542 --> 00:24:00,044 [ VOMITING ] 514 00:24:15,059 --> 00:24:16,561 Ohhh... 515 00:24:18,563 --> 00:24:21,065 You all right? 516 00:24:21,066 --> 00:24:22,567 Yeah. 517 00:24:30,008 --> 00:24:31,759 I believe we live in a toxic-food 518 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:33,636 and physical-inactivity environment. 519 00:24:33,637 --> 00:24:35,512 That is, we live in an environment 520 00:24:35,513 --> 00:24:38,015 that almost guarantees that we become sick. 521 00:24:38,016 --> 00:24:41,519 Not 100% of people become sick, but the numbers of people who do 522 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:44,021 are growing and growing and growing. 523 00:24:44,022 --> 00:24:47,025 I don't believe that "toxic" is too strong a word, either, 524 00:24:47,026 --> 00:24:50,027 because an epidemic of obesity 525 00:24:50,028 --> 00:24:52,029 where 60% of the population is suffering 526 00:24:52,030 --> 00:24:54,532 and record numbers of children are having this 527 00:24:54,533 --> 00:24:56,533 is a crisis by any standard. 528 00:24:56,534 --> 00:24:59,537 MORGAN: The toxic environment is constant access 529 00:24:59,538 --> 00:25:01,039 to cheap, fat-laden foods. 530 00:25:01,539 --> 00:25:04,542 It's gas stations that sell more candy and sodas than gas. 531 00:25:04,543 --> 00:25:06,544 It's a nation where there are more than 3 million 532 00:25:06,545 --> 00:25:08,045 soda vending machines. 533 00:25:08,046 --> 00:25:09,547 That's one for every 97 Americans. 534 00:25:10,048 --> 00:25:12,550 It's a world where people depend completely on their cars 535 00:25:13,051 --> 00:25:14,052 for transportation 536 00:25:14,552 --> 00:25:16,804 and where walking has become such a chore 537 00:25:16,805 --> 00:25:19,057 that we rely on machines to do it for us. 538 00:25:21,059 --> 00:25:24,062 My stomach feels horrible this morning. 539 00:25:24,063 --> 00:25:26,064 It doesn't feel good at all. 540 00:25:28,066 --> 00:25:29,567 There we go. 541 00:25:30,068 --> 00:25:32,570 I’m getting this really weird feeling right in my midsection, 542 00:25:32,571 --> 00:25:35,073 basically in my penis right now, and it's just like this -- 543 00:25:35,573 --> 00:25:38,576 [ MAKES WHOOSHING NOISE ] 544 00:25:39,077 --> 00:25:40,328 It's really freaky. 545 00:25:40,329 --> 00:25:41,579 That is very odd. 546 00:25:41,580 --> 00:25:42,580 Yeah. 547 00:25:43,081 --> 00:25:45,082 It could be from the caffeine, 548 00:25:45,083 --> 00:25:48,086 but I couldn't really pinpoint that 100%. 549 00:25:48,087 --> 00:25:51,089 I have a delivery for Mr. Morgan. 550 00:25:51,090 --> 00:25:52,591 $13.39. 551 00:25:52,592 --> 00:25:54,091 $13.39. 552 00:25:54,092 --> 00:25:55,593 I made it over the three-day hump. 553 00:25:56,094 --> 00:25:57,594 You know how when you quit smoking -- 554 00:25:57,595 --> 00:26:00,098 I don't know how many of you out there smoke cigarettes, 555 00:26:00,099 --> 00:26:02,599 but you should stop. 556 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:06,604 I quit smoking. and there's the three-day hump. 557 00:26:06,605 --> 00:26:10,608 [ LAUGHING ] Three-day -- it's the three-day hump 558 00:26:10,609 --> 00:26:13,110 when you quit smoking cigarettes. 559 00:26:13,111 --> 00:26:16,114 If you can make it over those three days 560 00:26:16,115 --> 00:26:18,615 without smoking one cigarette, 561 00:26:18,616 --> 00:26:22,120 if you can make it past day one, day two, day three, you're fine. 562 00:26:22,121 --> 00:26:24,122 Same thing with this. 563 00:26:24,123 --> 00:26:26,124 I made it past day three. 564 00:26:26,125 --> 00:26:27,624 I’m all right. 565 00:26:27,625 --> 00:26:32,630 Left unabated, obesity would overtake smoking 566 00:26:33,131 --> 00:26:36,134 as the leading preventable cause of death in this country. 567 00:26:36,135 --> 00:26:38,136 SULLUM: I was at this meal, and it came up 568 00:26:38,636 --> 00:26:40,138 that one of the people was a smoker, 569 00:26:40,638 --> 00:26:43,641 and somebody else at the table started hectoring them about it. 570 00:26:43,642 --> 00:26:45,142 "What's the matter with you? 571 00:26:45,143 --> 00:26:47,144 "Don't you know how bad it is for you? 572 00:26:47,145 --> 00:26:49,147 "It'll do this, that, and the other thing to you, 573 00:26:49,647 --> 00:26:50,647 and you really should stop." 574 00:26:50,648 --> 00:26:53,151 And the smoker, rather than saying, "fuck you, 575 00:26:53,152 --> 00:26:54,152 mind your own business" -- 576 00:26:54,652 --> 00:26:56,154 Which, I think, is the appropriate response -- 577 00:26:56,155 --> 00:26:58,156 was abashed and defensive. 578 00:26:58,157 --> 00:27:00,158 "Oh, I tried to quit," 579 00:27:00,658 --> 00:27:02,159 and, "yeah, I'm gonna try again," 580 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:04,161 and "you're right, you're right," and so on. 581 00:27:04,162 --> 00:27:06,164 At that same table, there was a quite large woman, 582 00:27:06,664 --> 00:27:08,666 and I was wondering -- what if this guy, 583 00:27:08,667 --> 00:27:10,668 instead of confronting the smoker, 584 00:27:11,169 --> 00:27:12,669 had said to the large woman, 585 00:27:12,670 --> 00:27:14,671 "what's the matter with you, you fat pig? 586 00:27:14,672 --> 00:27:17,174 "don't you know how dangerous it is to be so overweight? 587 00:27:17,175 --> 00:27:20,178 "Stop eating, for god's sake. And don't you dare get dessert, 588 00:27:20,179 --> 00:27:21,679 and what's the matter with you?" 589 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:23,180 Same logic. 590 00:27:23,181 --> 00:27:25,683 I’d be hard-pressed to find a distinction 591 00:27:25,684 --> 00:27:27,684 between those two examples. 592 00:27:27,685 --> 00:27:30,188 So, one is now socially acceptable -- 593 00:27:30,189 --> 00:27:31,689 to hector smokers -- 594 00:27:32,190 --> 00:27:35,193 but the other one isn't quite yet. 595 00:27:35,194 --> 00:27:36,194 So the question is, 596 00:27:36,694 --> 00:27:38,696 at what point will it become acceptable 597 00:27:38,697 --> 00:27:41,698 to publicly hector fat people 598 00:27:41,699 --> 00:27:45,703 in the way that smokers are publicly hectored? 599 00:27:45,704 --> 00:27:49,707 A secret study by one of the tobacco companies 600 00:27:49,708 --> 00:27:53,210 had the ominous title -- something like, 601 00:27:53,211 --> 00:27:57,215 "brand imprinting for later actuation in life." 602 00:27:57,216 --> 00:28:00,718 They would buy the little toy cigarettes, 603 00:28:01,219 --> 00:28:04,222 and they'd start play-smoking them 604 00:28:04,223 --> 00:28:05,222 at 4 or 5 or 6. 605 00:28:05,223 --> 00:28:07,724 Wouldn't even notice the pack. 606 00:28:07,725 --> 00:28:09,727 If you asked them what pack it was, 607 00:28:09,728 --> 00:28:11,228 they wouldn't notice it, 608 00:28:11,229 --> 00:28:13,731 but the theory was that somewhere, it's buried in here, 609 00:28:14,232 --> 00:28:16,734 and then when they get to the age where they're smoking, 610 00:28:17,235 --> 00:28:18,235 without even realizing it, 611 00:28:18,236 --> 00:28:20,738 they're going for that pack that they recognize 612 00:28:20,739 --> 00:28:23,241 because it had those nice feelings for them 613 00:28:23,242 --> 00:28:24,742 when they were little kids. 614 00:28:24,743 --> 00:28:25,742 The same way here -- 615 00:28:25,743 --> 00:28:27,245 they're satisfied, it's nice, 616 00:28:27,745 --> 00:28:29,247 they remember the warm feelings 617 00:28:29,747 --> 00:28:31,249 of playing and getting the toy, 618 00:28:31,250 --> 00:28:34,002 being with mom and dad. 619 00:28:34,003 --> 00:28:36,754 It's gonna carry through. 620 00:28:37,255 --> 00:28:38,256 That's why when I have kids, 621 00:28:38,756 --> 00:28:40,758 every time I drive by a fast-food restaurant, 622 00:28:40,759 --> 00:28:42,260 I’m gonna punch my kid in the face 623 00:28:42,261 --> 00:28:45,262 [ LAUGHTER ] 624 00:28:45,263 --> 00:28:47,265 Then we'll never want to come. 625 00:28:47,765 --> 00:28:51,269 # Rock 'n' roll McDonald's 626 00:28:51,769 --> 00:28:54,271 # Rock 'n' roll McDonald's 627 00:28:54,272 --> 00:28:56,774 # Rock 'n' roll McDonald's 628 00:28:57,275 --> 00:28:59,777 # Rock 'n' roll McDonald's 629 00:29:02,780 --> 00:29:05,283 # McDonald's will make you fat 630 00:29:05,783 --> 00:29:07,284 # They serve big Macs 631 00:29:07,285 --> 00:29:08,286 # They serve quarter pounders 632 00:29:08,786 --> 00:29:11,789 # They will put pounds on you 633 00:29:12,290 --> 00:29:14,792 # Rock 'n' roll McDonald's 634 00:29:14,793 --> 00:29:17,545 # Rock 'n' roll McDonald's 635 00:29:17,546 --> 00:29:20,423 # Rock 'n' roll McDonald's 636 00:29:20,424 --> 00:29:23,300 # Rock 'n' roll McDonald's # 637 00:29:23,301 --> 00:29:26,304 One of the most disturbing things to me 638 00:29:26,305 --> 00:29:29,307 is that in the last 20 to 25 years, 639 00:29:29,308 --> 00:29:31,308 we've actually seen a doubling 640 00:29:31,309 --> 00:29:34,312 of overweight and obese children and adolescents. 641 00:29:34,812 --> 00:29:36,314 MORGAN: And this weight gain has been linked 642 00:29:36,814 --> 00:29:38,816 to countless health problems later in life, such as... 643 00:29:59,337 --> 00:30:01,838 In fact, if current trends continue 644 00:30:01,839 --> 00:30:04,842 one out of every three children born in the year 2000 645 00:30:05,343 --> 00:30:08,346 will develop diabetes in their lifetime. 646 00:30:11,349 --> 00:30:13,351 [ APPLAUSE ] 647 00:30:15,353 --> 00:30:18,856 At least 17 million Americans now have type 2 diabetes, 648 00:30:19,357 --> 00:30:21,858 about one out of every 20 people. 649 00:30:21,859 --> 00:30:25,862 If the diabetes starts before the age of 15, 650 00:30:25,863 --> 00:30:32,370 you lose somewhere between 17 and 27 years of life-span. 651 00:30:32,371 --> 00:30:34,371 according to the new research, 652 00:30:34,372 --> 00:30:37,375 the direct medical costs associated with diabetes 653 00:30:37,376 --> 00:30:38,875 have doubled. 654 00:30:38,876 --> 00:30:43,881 The direct medical costs have doubled in the past five years, 655 00:30:43,882 --> 00:30:50,887 from $44 billion in 1997 to $92 billion in 2002. 656 00:30:50,888 --> 00:30:56,394 Somewhere in the neighborhood of about 20% of the obese children 657 00:30:56,395 --> 00:30:59,897 have elevated abnormal liver function tests, 658 00:31:00,398 --> 00:31:02,899 and we have now started a study 659 00:31:02,900 --> 00:31:04,402 where we're biopsying these children 660 00:31:04,902 --> 00:31:06,904 to see what their livers actually look like 661 00:31:06,905 --> 00:31:08,406 under the microscope, 662 00:31:08,906 --> 00:31:12,409 and half of them have evidence of scarring of the liver, 663 00:31:12,410 --> 00:31:15,913 fibrosis of the liver, the early stages of cirrhosis. 664 00:31:15,914 --> 00:31:18,916 So, when these children end up being adults, 665 00:31:18,917 --> 00:31:20,417 they're going to end up -- 666 00:31:20,418 --> 00:31:25,423 if they don't change their eating and exercise habits, 667 00:31:25,424 --> 00:31:29,177 are gonna end up with liver failure 668 00:31:29,178 --> 00:31:32,930 and, well, either transplant or death. 669 00:31:36,434 --> 00:31:38,936 Did you want lettuce and mayonnaise on all of them? 670 00:31:39,437 --> 00:31:41,939 I think it's very, very hard for overweight teenagers 671 00:31:41,940 --> 00:31:43,941 because you're always going to see 672 00:31:43,942 --> 00:31:45,943 the thin, pretty, popular girls, 673 00:31:45,944 --> 00:31:47,944 and you can't help but look at them 674 00:31:47,945 --> 00:31:51,449 and think, "I wish I was her," or, "I wish I could have that." 675 00:31:51,949 --> 00:31:56,454 And it's depressing. It makes you feel like crap. 676 00:31:56,455 --> 00:31:58,955 That's just how it is, 677 00:31:58,956 --> 00:32:01,958 and of course it's hard being a teenager 678 00:32:01,959 --> 00:32:05,463 because you see all the girls in the Cosmo girl 679 00:32:05,464 --> 00:32:08,965 are teen people, and they're all beautiful, 680 00:32:08,966 --> 00:32:12,970 and you think, "aren't I supposed to look like that?" 681 00:32:12,971 --> 00:32:14,971 And it's just not realistic. 682 00:32:14,972 --> 00:32:17,975 It's not a realistic way to live. 683 00:32:17,976 --> 00:32:19,976 [ APPLAUSE ] 684 00:32:19,977 --> 00:32:23,981 So, without further ado, let's welcome Jared Fogle. 685 00:32:23,982 --> 00:32:26,983 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] 686 00:32:26,984 --> 00:32:28,486 My big thing was never smoking. 687 00:32:28,986 --> 00:32:29,986 It was never drinking. 688 00:32:29,987 --> 00:32:31,989 Obviously, it wasn't doing drugs. 689 00:32:32,490 --> 00:32:33,490 My big vice was food, 690 00:32:33,491 --> 00:32:38,996 and before I knew it, I wound up weighing 425 pounds. 691 00:32:39,497 --> 00:32:40,998 I brought in a present for you -- 692 00:32:41,499 --> 00:32:43,501 my old pants that are now made famous 693 00:32:43,502 --> 00:32:45,503 in all the subway commercials. 694 00:32:45,504 --> 00:32:48,005 [ APPLAUSE ] 695 00:32:49,507 --> 00:32:52,008 You're welcome. 696 00:32:52,009 --> 00:32:54,528 WOMAN: This is my daughter, Victoria. 697 00:32:54,529 --> 00:32:57,046 She's an eighth-grade honor student, 698 00:32:57,047 --> 00:32:59,049 and you're a real inspiration to the kids. 699 00:32:59,050 --> 00:33:00,551 I really appreciate that. 700 00:33:00,552 --> 00:33:02,303 That's one of the greatest -- 701 00:33:02,304 --> 00:33:04,053 I started putting my weight on 702 00:33:04,054 --> 00:33:07,057 as you guys know, about third or fourth grade. 703 00:33:07,058 --> 00:33:09,560 She was real tiny when she was littler, 704 00:33:09,561 --> 00:33:11,060 and it's been in our family. 705 00:33:11,061 --> 00:33:13,563 In fact, I had a great-grandfather 706 00:33:13,564 --> 00:33:16,316 that died and was buried in a piano box 707 00:33:16,317 --> 00:33:19,069 years and years ago, so it's a history. 708 00:33:19,070 --> 00:33:20,570 Absolutely. 709 00:33:20,571 --> 00:33:23,073 And she's been trying to maintain her weight. 710 00:33:23,074 --> 00:33:25,575 It's tough. it's always a challenge. 711 00:33:25,576 --> 00:33:28,579 I know as a kid, it's awfully hard these days 712 00:33:28,580 --> 00:33:30,580 and kids are not always kind. 713 00:33:30,581 --> 00:33:33,583 No, not at all. And I know that firsthand. 714 00:33:33,584 --> 00:33:36,086 And the problem is, the world's not gonna change 715 00:33:36,587 --> 00:33:37,587 You have to change. 716 00:33:37,588 --> 00:33:40,090 I guess it's kind of cool to know somebody 717 00:33:40,091 --> 00:33:42,091 or be able to listen to somebody 718 00:33:42,092 --> 00:33:44,595 talk about actually being where I am right now, 719 00:33:45,095 --> 00:33:46,596 and it's kind of hard 720 00:33:46,597 --> 00:33:50,601 because I can't afford to go there every single day 721 00:33:50,602 --> 00:33:52,853 and buy a sandwich two times a day, 722 00:33:52,854 --> 00:33:55,105 and that's what he's talking about, 723 00:33:55,606 --> 00:33:57,106 like that's the only solution. 724 00:33:57,107 --> 00:33:59,109 That's what he said worked the best, 725 00:33:59,110 --> 00:34:00,610 but I can't do that. 726 00:34:00,611 --> 00:34:05,115 And I've tried other ways, and it's kind of hurt my body 727 00:34:05,116 --> 00:34:08,619 from doing other ways that I've tried to do. 728 00:34:09,119 --> 00:34:12,623 And it's kind of hard to, like, look at someone 729 00:34:13,123 --> 00:34:15,125 who says, "hey, I've done it. You can do it." 730 00:34:15,126 --> 00:34:16,125 but it's not that easy. 731 00:34:16,126 --> 00:34:18,378 ROBBINS: I’d been sick as a kid. 732 00:34:18,379 --> 00:34:20,631 I grew up eating a lot of ice cream, 733 00:34:20,632 --> 00:34:22,131 more than you can believe. 734 00:34:22,132 --> 00:34:25,886 We had an ice-cream-cone-shape d swimming pool in our backyard. 735 00:34:25,887 --> 00:34:29,640 We had a commercial freezer with not only all 31 flavors in it, 736 00:34:29,641 --> 00:34:33,143 but all experimental flavors that were under development. 737 00:34:33,144 --> 00:34:35,646 And I made myself the official taster. 738 00:34:35,647 --> 00:34:38,148 I had to approve everything, in my mind. 739 00:34:38,149 --> 00:34:40,901 And I loved it. What kid wouldn't? 740 00:34:40,902 --> 00:34:43,654 I literally had unlimited ice cream. 741 00:34:44,154 --> 00:34:45,656 I ate ice cream for breakfast. 742 00:34:46,156 --> 00:34:47,658 But I was sick a lot. 743 00:34:48,158 --> 00:34:50,160 And I wasn't very athletic. 744 00:34:50,161 --> 00:34:52,161 I was really ill. 745 00:34:52,162 --> 00:34:54,163 And I didn't feel good. 746 00:34:54,164 --> 00:34:56,667 So I would kind of appease that by eating more ice cream. 747 00:34:57,167 --> 00:34:59,669 You can see how the vicious cycle would take place. 748 00:34:59,670 --> 00:35:02,172 One of the triggering factors for me was my uncle, 749 00:35:02,173 --> 00:35:04,925 Burt Baskin, my dad's partner and brother-in-law, 750 00:35:04,926 --> 00:35:07,678 co-founder of the company -- died of a heart attack. 751 00:35:07,679 --> 00:35:09,178 I think he was 51. 752 00:35:09,179 --> 00:35:12,683 Now, my uncle weighed about 240 pounds -- 753 00:35:12,684 --> 00:35:14,183 heavyset fellow. 754 00:35:14,184 --> 00:35:17,688 And when he died, as a young man, I asked my dad, 755 00:35:17,689 --> 00:35:20,691 "Do you think there could be a connection 756 00:35:20,692 --> 00:35:22,191 between his fatal heart attack 757 00:35:22,192 --> 00:35:24,194 and the amount of ice cream he would eat?" 758 00:35:24,695 --> 00:35:26,196 My father said, "No, his ticker just got tired 759 00:35:26,697 --> 00:35:28,698 and stopped working." 760 00:35:28,699 --> 00:35:31,200 By this time, he had sold more ice cream 761 00:35:31,201 --> 00:35:33,704 than any human being that had ever lived on this planet. 762 00:35:34,204 --> 00:35:36,707 He didn't want to think that the product was hurting anybody, 763 00:35:36,708 --> 00:35:38,708 that it had contributed to the death 764 00:35:38,709 --> 00:35:41,211 of his brother-in-law, partner, and, in many ways, best friend. 765 00:35:41,712 --> 00:35:43,212 No way. 766 00:35:43,213 --> 00:35:45,715 Ben Cohen, the Ben of "Ben and Jerry's", 767 00:35:45,716 --> 00:35:48,719 a couple years ago, had a quintuple bypass procedure 768 00:35:48,720 --> 00:35:51,220 at the age of 49. 769 00:35:51,221 --> 00:35:53,723 My uncle, Burt Baskin of Baskin-Robbins, 770 00:35:53,724 --> 00:35:56,225 dies at the age of 51 of a heart attack. 771 00:35:56,226 --> 00:35:59,229 My father, Irv Robbins, the other founder of the company, 772 00:35:59,230 --> 00:36:02,232 ended up with very serious diabetes. 773 00:36:02,233 --> 00:36:04,735 You can't deny these links. 774 00:36:04,736 --> 00:36:06,235 You just can't. 775 00:36:06,236 --> 00:36:10,240 Yeah, could I get the two-cheeseburger meal? 776 00:36:10,241 --> 00:36:11,742 Okay, super sized. 777 00:36:12,242 --> 00:36:13,744 Second time. 778 00:36:13,745 --> 00:36:14,744 Mmm. 779 00:36:14,745 --> 00:36:16,246 Thank you, sir. 780 00:36:16,247 --> 00:36:17,747 Thanks, man. 781 00:36:17,748 --> 00:36:21,250 BENNETT: After five days on the McDonald's diet, 782 00:36:21,251 --> 00:36:25,255 what I did was I ran three days' worth of food analysis. 783 00:36:25,256 --> 00:36:27,758 the needs for you to maintain weight at the 185 784 00:36:28,258 --> 00:36:30,761 that you were at when you came in -- 186 pounds 785 00:36:30,762 --> 00:36:33,262 was approximately 2,500 calories. 786 00:36:33,263 --> 00:36:37,768 Right now you're getting almost 5,000 calories a day, 787 00:36:37,769 --> 00:36:39,769 the average being 4,986. 788 00:36:39,770 --> 00:36:41,271 I would love for you to take a multivitamin. 789 00:36:41,772 --> 00:36:43,774 McDonald’s doesn't sell multivitamins. 790 00:36:44,274 --> 00:36:45,776 Well, here's my new advice, 791 00:36:46,276 --> 00:36:47,778 is just kind of minimize the meals. 792 00:36:48,278 --> 00:36:50,280 A substitute for the hot fudge sundae would be the yogurt. 793 00:36:50,281 --> 00:36:52,783 MORGAN: That is true, if you get the snack size -- 794 00:36:53,283 --> 00:36:54,283 five ounces. 795 00:36:54,284 --> 00:36:56,786 If you get the regular size without granola, 796 00:36:56,787 --> 00:36:59,790 it contains nearly as many calories as a strawberry sundae. 797 00:37:00,290 --> 00:37:02,042 With granola, it has more calories 798 00:37:02,043 --> 00:37:03,793 than the hot fudge or caramel sundae. 799 00:37:03,794 --> 00:37:06,797 And if that doesn't make you think twice about the parfaits, 800 00:37:06,798 --> 00:37:07,797 then how about this? 801 00:37:07,798 --> 00:37:09,800 There's a big, nappy hair in it! 802 00:37:09,801 --> 00:37:10,800 That's disgusting. 803 00:37:10,801 --> 00:37:12,802 I’m gonna show you how we do it. 804 00:37:12,803 --> 00:37:15,305 You go like this. we go... [ WHISTLES ] 805 00:37:15,306 --> 00:37:17,808 look, it's long, too! did you see that! 806 00:37:17,809 --> 00:37:20,311 [ LAUGHS ] Oh, that's so gross! 807 00:37:20,312 --> 00:37:22,812 Only the finest at McDonald's. 808 00:37:22,813 --> 00:37:28,819 Here we are at 190. 192, 193, 194. 809 00:37:28,820 --> 00:37:29,820 No. 810 00:37:32,823 --> 00:37:35,325 We have to stop everything. I don't believe it. 811 00:37:35,826 --> 00:37:36,827 195 pounds. 812 00:37:37,327 --> 00:37:38,829 It can't be. We have to redo this. 813 00:37:38,830 --> 00:37:40,831 That's zero. 814 00:37:41,331 --> 00:37:44,334 Second try. 815 00:37:44,335 --> 00:37:47,336 88, 92, 94. 816 00:37:47,337 --> 00:37:51,842 You've gained, actually, about 5% of your body weight. 817 00:37:52,342 --> 00:37:54,344 Losing and gaining weight that fast is not healthy. 818 00:37:54,845 --> 00:37:56,346 Do you eat fast food? 819 00:37:56,347 --> 00:37:57,847 Yes, I do. 820 00:37:57,848 --> 00:37:59,348 [ LAUGHING ] Unfortunately. 821 00:37:59,349 --> 00:38:02,352 Oh, yeah, oh, yeah. love it, love it, love It! 822 00:38:02,353 --> 00:38:03,352 Love fast food. 823 00:38:03,353 --> 00:38:04,855 How often do you guys eat it? 824 00:38:05,355 --> 00:38:06,355 Every week? 825 00:38:06,356 --> 00:38:08,858 Oh, maybe once or twice a week. 826 00:38:08,859 --> 00:38:11,862 We're gonna go hit up McDonald's in a little while. 827 00:38:11,863 --> 00:38:12,863 At least two times today 828 00:38:13,363 --> 00:38:15,365 you know we ain't had no meal yet today. 829 00:38:15,366 --> 00:38:18,118 We was just pointing towards McDonald's. 830 00:38:18,119 --> 00:38:21,246 I get the number two, the cheeseburger 831 00:38:21,247 --> 00:38:24,373 with the super size coke and fries. 832 00:38:24,374 --> 00:38:26,876 Super-size it up! Make it bacon, 69 cents. 833 00:38:26,877 --> 00:38:29,379 That's what they say. "Make it bacon." 834 00:38:29,380 --> 00:38:30,880 Make it bacon, baby. 835 00:38:30,881 --> 00:38:32,883 How often do you think people should eat fast food? 836 00:38:33,383 --> 00:38:35,385 I don't know if they should eat it at all. 837 00:38:35,386 --> 00:38:36,386 I don't know if I should 838 00:38:36,887 --> 00:38:38,388 I don't know about what they should do. 839 00:38:38,889 --> 00:38:40,390 Oh, that's baloney! 840 00:38:40,391 --> 00:38:41,391 It's baloney! 841 00:38:41,892 --> 00:38:44,895 What they need to do is 25 minutes on that treadmill, 842 00:38:44,896 --> 00:38:46,897 work out a little, do some push-ups. 843 00:38:46,898 --> 00:38:48,899 If you do some push-ups when you eat, 844 00:38:49,399 --> 00:38:50,901 you'll keep your weight down. 845 00:38:50,902 --> 00:38:51,901 I keep my weight down. 846 00:38:51,902 --> 00:38:54,404 I hit them push-ups and everything, 847 00:38:54,405 --> 00:38:55,905 Keep myself cool. 848 00:38:55,906 --> 00:38:58,407 who has time to do that? we have to work. 849 00:38:58,408 --> 00:39:00,911 We have to take care of kids. We have to clean. 850 00:39:01,411 --> 00:39:03,914 so you exercise -- you run after your kids. 851 00:39:03,915 --> 00:39:07,417 [ TRUMPET FANFARE PLAYS ] 852 00:39:07,418 --> 00:39:10,921 [ SQUAWKING ] 853 00:39:11,421 --> 00:39:13,673 # Chicken 854 00:39:13,674 --> 00:39:15,925 [ SQUAWKING ] 855 00:39:15,926 --> 00:39:18,428 These are the first McNuggets I've had 856 00:39:18,429 --> 00:39:20,931 in this whole exciting tour of duty. 857 00:39:21,431 --> 00:39:26,436 Look at that glistening in the sun. 858 00:39:26,437 --> 00:39:27,436 Mmm. 859 00:39:27,437 --> 00:39:30,439 Boy, that is miserable. 860 00:39:30,440 --> 00:39:33,443 I’m not sure what portion of the chicken that's shaped like that. 861 00:39:33,444 --> 00:39:35,946 I’m guessing this is the foot on the chicken. 862 00:39:35,947 --> 00:39:37,947 In the lawsuit against them, 863 00:39:37,948 --> 00:39:39,950 McDonald’s stated in their own defense 864 00:39:39,951 --> 00:39:42,202 that it's a matter of common knowledge 865 00:39:42,203 --> 00:39:44,453 that any processing that its foods undergo 866 00:39:44,454 --> 00:39:48,458 serve to make them more harmful than unprocessed foods. 867 00:39:48,459 --> 00:39:51,827 Case in point -- McNuggets. 868 00:39:51,828 --> 00:39:53,330 Originally created from old chickens 869 00:39:53,331 --> 00:39:54,830 that could no longer lay eggs, 870 00:39:54,831 --> 00:39:56,833 McNuggets are now made from chickens 871 00:39:56,834 --> 00:39:58,585 with unusually large breasts. 872 00:39:58,586 --> 00:40:00,336 They're stripped from the bone 873 00:40:00,337 --> 00:40:02,339 and ground up into a sort of chicken mash, 874 00:40:02,340 --> 00:40:03,839 which is then combined 875 00:40:03,840 --> 00:40:05,842 with all sorts of stabilizers and preservatives, 876 00:40:05,843 --> 00:40:07,343 pressed into familiar shapes, 877 00:40:07,344 --> 00:40:09,345 breaded, deep-fried, freeze-dried, 878 00:40:09,346 --> 00:40:11,848 and then shipped to a McDonald's near you. 879 00:40:11,849 --> 00:40:13,349 Judge Robert Sweet called them 880 00:40:13,350 --> 00:40:16,353 "a McFrankenstein creation of various elements 881 00:40:16,354 --> 00:40:18,355 not utilized by the home cook." 882 00:40:26,863 --> 00:40:28,365 So, for the past couple days, 883 00:40:28,865 --> 00:40:30,867 which I haven't shared with everybody -- 884 00:40:30,868 --> 00:40:32,368 it's been a new thing -- 885 00:40:32,369 --> 00:40:35,872 I’ve started to have -- not chest pains, but pressure. 886 00:40:36,373 --> 00:40:39,376 I feel like I got pressure on my chest. 887 00:40:39,377 --> 00:40:42,379 I figure that's probably not a good thing. 888 00:40:42,380 --> 00:40:46,383 But neither's eating all this, so... 889 00:40:50,887 --> 00:40:52,889 I tell you. I haven't smelled bad yet. 890 00:40:52,890 --> 00:40:54,391 MAN: Yeah, you have. 891 00:40:54,392 --> 00:40:55,391 No, I haven't. 892 00:40:55,392 --> 00:40:57,394 You just don't smell how bad you smell. 893 00:40:57,395 --> 00:41:00,897 Look at that fish filet. 894 00:41:00,898 --> 00:41:02,398 Look at this thing. 895 00:41:02,399 --> 00:41:04,401 Oh, God, that looks nasty, man. 896 00:41:04,402 --> 00:41:05,901 Isn't that horrible? 897 00:41:05,902 --> 00:41:08,405 Obviously, that's been sitting around all day. 898 00:41:08,406 --> 00:41:10,907 That, the filet-o-fish. 899 00:41:12,409 --> 00:41:13,910 Ugh. 900 00:41:13,911 --> 00:41:15,411 Shit! 901 00:41:15,412 --> 00:41:17,413 WOMAN: How can I help you? 902 00:41:17,414 --> 00:41:20,917 Can I get the double quarter pounder with cheese value meal? 903 00:41:20,918 --> 00:41:23,420 - Okay, thank you. - $4.86. 904 00:41:25,922 --> 00:41:27,424 I don't feel good today. 905 00:41:27,924 --> 00:41:29,425 Not that I feel sick, 906 00:41:29,426 --> 00:41:31,427 but I just feel really depressed, 907 00:41:31,428 --> 00:41:34,431 you know, for no reason. I mean, things are going great. 908 00:41:34,432 --> 00:41:36,433 I’ve had a good day. 909 00:41:36,434 --> 00:41:38,435 I just feel really... 910 00:41:38,935 --> 00:41:39,936 yeah. 911 00:41:40,437 --> 00:41:43,189 It's not real hard eating this food all the time, 912 00:41:43,190 --> 00:41:45,942 just because it tastes good, it makes you feel good. 913 00:41:45,943 --> 00:41:47,943 I really noticed I'll eat some, 914 00:41:47,944 --> 00:41:50,947 and just a little while later, I'll be hungry again, 915 00:41:50,948 --> 00:41:52,949 and I'll want more -- more, more, more. 916 00:41:52,950 --> 00:41:56,453 I’m pretty bored with their menu. 917 00:41:56,454 --> 00:41:58,954 It only took me nine days. 918 00:41:58,955 --> 00:42:00,957 But it's pretty good otherwise. 919 00:42:01,458 --> 00:42:02,458 Nine days. 920 00:42:02,459 --> 00:42:05,462 [ UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS ] 921 00:42:10,967 --> 00:42:12,218 # Mmm, do that again 922 00:42:12,219 --> 00:42:13,470 WOMAN: How many? 923 00:42:13,970 --> 00:42:15,472 MORGAN: How many's the question. 924 00:42:15,972 --> 00:42:16,972 We always ask how many, 925 00:42:16,973 --> 00:42:18,974 and he holds up how many fingers. 926 00:42:18,975 --> 00:42:21,478 That's it. It's always the "how many"? 927 00:42:21,479 --> 00:42:22,979 It's just one for now. 928 00:42:23,480 --> 00:42:25,481 As soon as I got my first car, 929 00:42:25,482 --> 00:42:27,983 this is the first place I came to. 930 00:42:27,984 --> 00:42:30,987 I bought three Big Macs, ate them out there. 931 00:42:31,488 --> 00:42:32,988 I enjoyed them so much, 932 00:42:32,989 --> 00:42:35,992 I came back about 5:00 at night, bought three more, 933 00:42:35,993 --> 00:42:37,493 ate them out there, 934 00:42:37,494 --> 00:42:39,996 came back around 11:00 before they closed, 935 00:42:39,997 --> 00:42:41,497 and ate three more, 936 00:42:41,498 --> 00:42:44,500 so the first day I came here, I ate nine Big Macs, 937 00:42:44,501 --> 00:42:48,505 and it was like I couldn't get enough hamburger at that time, 938 00:42:48,506 --> 00:42:50,005 and Big Macs are so good, 939 00:42:50,006 --> 00:42:53,509 so I ate 265 in the first month. 940 00:42:53,510 --> 00:42:56,012 MORGAN: How many do you eat a day, usually? 941 00:42:56,013 --> 00:42:57,013 Usually it's two a day. 942 00:42:57,514 --> 00:43:00,016 Now, last year, I ate 741 last year. 943 00:43:00,017 --> 00:43:01,517 That's more than two a day, 944 00:43:01,518 --> 00:43:03,520 so that means there's days I had three, 945 00:43:03,521 --> 00:43:05,521 but that's because they're getting smaller. 946 00:43:05,522 --> 00:43:10,527 Probably 90% of my solid diet is probably Big Macs. 947 00:43:11,027 --> 00:43:12,027 That parking spot, 948 00:43:12,028 --> 00:43:14,030 that's where I asked her if she wanted to get married. 949 00:43:14,531 --> 00:43:16,533 This place is special -- a lot of reasons. 950 00:43:16,534 --> 00:43:19,536 I had one whopper in my life -- 1984. 951 00:43:19,537 --> 00:43:22,539 A guy gave me 5 bucks to eat a whopper. 952 00:43:22,540 --> 00:43:24,039 After I ate the whopper, 953 00:43:24,040 --> 00:43:28,044 took my 5 bucks over to McDonald's, got some Big Macs. 954 00:43:28,045 --> 00:43:30,046 I always make fun of people at work. 955 00:43:30,047 --> 00:43:31,547 They say, "I'm gaining weight." 956 00:43:31,548 --> 00:43:34,050 I say, "well, you should try the Gorske diet." 957 00:43:34,051 --> 00:43:36,051 they don't like that. 958 00:43:36,052 --> 00:43:38,054 This is a perfect sandwich, you know. 959 00:43:38,555 --> 00:43:39,555 At least for me, it is. 960 00:43:39,556 --> 00:43:42,559 MORGAN: There it is -- bite number 19,000. 961 00:43:43,059 --> 00:43:45,562 GORSKE: The wife says when she's got to put them in a blender, 962 00:43:45,563 --> 00:43:46,562 it ends. 963 00:43:46,563 --> 00:43:47,564 That's what she told me. 964 00:43:47,565 --> 00:43:50,567 Big Mac smoothies. 965 00:43:50,568 --> 00:43:52,569 # Ooh-ooh-ooh 966 00:43:52,570 --> 00:43:55,071 # Ooh # 967 00:44:01,578 --> 00:44:04,080 America’s been McDonaldized, you know. 968 00:44:04,081 --> 00:44:05,581 It's been franchised out. 969 00:44:05,582 --> 00:44:07,082 It's like one of those "Flintstones" cartoons 970 00:44:07,083 --> 00:44:09,586 where they just had something rolling in the background. 971 00:44:09,587 --> 00:44:11,588 You kept seeing the same buildings go by. 972 00:44:11,589 --> 00:44:13,590 It's like K-Mart, Wal-Mart, McDonald's, 973 00:44:13,591 --> 00:44:15,090 K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Wendy's, K-Mart. 974 00:44:15,091 --> 00:44:18,094 And it's like you have no sense of where you're at anymore. 975 00:44:18,095 --> 00:44:20,096 The way I look at it is Cezanne was inspired 976 00:44:20,097 --> 00:44:22,097 by the mountain he saw out his window, 977 00:44:22,098 --> 00:44:24,601 and when I look out my window, I see no mountains. 978 00:44:24,602 --> 00:44:27,604 I just see billboards and advertisements, 979 00:44:27,605 --> 00:44:29,606 so I use that as my inspiration. 980 00:44:30,106 --> 00:44:31,608 The average American child 981 00:44:32,108 --> 00:44:35,111 sees 10,000 food advertisements per year on television. 982 00:44:35,612 --> 00:44:37,614 95% of those are for sugared cereals, 983 00:44:37,615 --> 00:44:40,617 soft drinks, fast foods, or candy. 984 00:44:40,618 --> 00:44:43,120 A parent who eats every meal every day 985 00:44:43,121 --> 00:44:45,621 for the whole year with their child 986 00:44:45,622 --> 00:44:48,374 and at every meal gives a very compelling nutrition message 987 00:44:48,375 --> 00:44:51,127 and can bring in cartoon characters and Michael Jordan -- 988 00:44:51,628 --> 00:44:53,129 so instead of selling McDonald's, 989 00:44:53,130 --> 00:44:54,630 he sells oranges -- 990 00:44:54,631 --> 00:44:57,383 and Britney spears, instead of selling Pepsi 991 00:44:57,384 --> 00:45:00,135 will sell radishes or lettuce or something -- 992 00:45:00,136 --> 00:45:02,639 that parents will have 1,000 cracks at their child, 993 00:45:03,139 --> 00:45:05,141 compared to 10,000 for the food industry. 994 00:45:05,642 --> 00:45:06,643 So it's not a fair fight. 995 00:45:07,143 --> 00:45:08,645 By the time kids are able to speak, 996 00:45:09,145 --> 00:45:10,647 most of them can say "McDonald's." 997 00:45:11,147 --> 00:45:12,649 MORGAN: I'm gonna show you some pictures, 998 00:45:13,149 --> 00:45:15,151 and I want you to tell me who they are. 999 00:45:15,152 --> 00:45:16,151 Okay. 1000 00:45:16,152 --> 00:45:17,904 Who's that? 1001 00:45:17,905 --> 00:45:19,531 You don't know? 1002 00:45:19,532 --> 00:45:21,157 George Washington. 1003 00:45:21,158 --> 00:45:22,157 Who is he? 1004 00:45:22,158 --> 00:45:25,662 He was the fourth President. 1005 00:45:25,663 --> 00:45:27,162 He freed the slaves. 1006 00:45:27,163 --> 00:45:29,165 And he could never tell a lie. 1007 00:45:29,166 --> 00:45:30,667 Who's that? 1008 00:45:30,668 --> 00:45:32,169 Don't know. 1009 00:45:32,170 --> 00:45:33,670 I don't know. 1010 00:45:34,170 --> 00:45:35,170 No. 1011 00:45:35,171 --> 00:45:36,673 [ LAUGHING ] I don't know. 1012 00:45:36,674 --> 00:45:38,674 George W. Bush? 1013 00:45:38,675 --> 00:45:41,177 No. That's a good guess, though. 1014 00:45:44,180 --> 00:45:46,432 Who is this? 1015 00:45:46,433 --> 00:45:48,309 I don't know. 1016 00:45:48,310 --> 00:45:50,185 Goldilocks? 1017 00:45:50,186 --> 00:45:53,690 I forgot the name, but I think I know. 1018 00:45:53,691 --> 00:45:56,443 Yeah? where have you seen her? 1019 00:45:56,444 --> 00:45:59,195 That picture is on the sign. 1020 00:45:59,196 --> 00:46:00,697 Wendy. 1021 00:46:01,197 --> 00:46:02,197 Who's that? 1022 00:46:02,198 --> 00:46:04,200 McDonald, Ronald McDonald. 1023 00:46:04,201 --> 00:46:05,452 Who is it? 1024 00:46:05,453 --> 00:46:06,702 McDonald. 1025 00:46:06,703 --> 00:46:07,703 What does he do? 1026 00:46:07,704 --> 00:46:10,206 He was helping people at the cash register. 1027 00:46:10,707 --> 00:46:12,207 He works at McDonald's. 1028 00:46:12,208 --> 00:46:14,710 I love their pancakes and sausage. 1029 00:46:14,711 --> 00:46:17,714 He brings all his friends to McDonald's 1030 00:46:17,715 --> 00:46:19,214 for a happy meal. 1031 00:46:19,215 --> 00:46:20,216 Where have you seen him? 1032 00:46:20,717 --> 00:46:22,718 On television, on the commercials. 1033 00:46:22,719 --> 00:46:25,722 He's the character that made McDonald's, 1034 00:46:25,723 --> 00:46:28,725 and he does a lot of funny stuff on TV. 1035 00:46:29,225 --> 00:46:30,977 MORGAN: Companies spend billions 1036 00:46:30,978 --> 00:46:32,729 making sure you know their product. 1037 00:46:33,229 --> 00:46:35,731 In 2001, on direct media advertising -- 1038 00:46:35,732 --> 00:46:38,985 that's radio, television, and print -- 1039 00:46:38,986 --> 00:46:42,238 McDonald’s spent $1.4 billion worldwide. 1040 00:46:42,239 --> 00:46:45,240 On direct media advertising, 1041 00:46:45,241 --> 00:46:48,244 Pepsi spent more than $1 billion. 1042 00:46:48,245 --> 00:46:50,245 To advertise its candy, 1043 00:46:50,246 --> 00:46:54,750 Hershey foods spent under a mere $200 million internationally. 1044 00:46:54,751 --> 00:46:59,255 In its peak year, the "5 a day" fruit and vegetable campaign's 1045 00:46:59,256 --> 00:47:02,258 total advertising budget in all media 1046 00:47:02,259 --> 00:47:05,260 was a lowly $2 million, 1047 00:47:05,261 --> 00:47:08,264 100 times less than just the direct media budget 1048 00:47:08,265 --> 00:47:11,767 of one candy company. 1049 00:47:11,768 --> 00:47:14,771 Think about the way food is marketed -- 1050 00:47:14,772 --> 00:47:17,773 T-shirts, coupons, toys for children, 1051 00:47:17,774 --> 00:47:20,777 giveaways in fast-food places, place mats, 1052 00:47:20,778 --> 00:47:22,778 just all of the different ways 1053 00:47:22,779 --> 00:47:24,781 in which food marketing is ubiquitous. 1054 00:47:25,281 --> 00:47:28,284 The most heavily advertised foods are consumed the most. 1055 00:47:28,285 --> 00:47:29,785 No surprise. 1056 00:47:29,786 --> 00:47:31,788 Thank you. Come again. 1057 00:47:31,789 --> 00:47:33,789 Welcome to McDonald's! 1058 00:47:33,790 --> 00:47:37,794 MORGAN: Tomato concentrate, distilled vinegar, 1059 00:47:37,795 --> 00:47:40,295 high-fructose corn syrup -- 1060 00:47:40,296 --> 00:47:42,799 high-fructose corn syrup and corn syrup. 1061 00:47:43,299 --> 00:47:45,802 That means sugar. 1062 00:47:49,706 --> 00:47:52,275 I’m gonna move over to my salad shaker. 1063 00:47:55,278 --> 00:47:57,781 I feel a little sick to my stomach. 1064 00:47:58,281 --> 00:48:00,282 This is the best part of the day -- 1065 00:48:00,283 --> 00:48:03,286 when I get to be fat on the bed with my quart of coke. 1066 00:48:03,287 --> 00:48:04,787 Mm-mmm. 1067 00:48:04,788 --> 00:48:07,791 [ ICE RATTLING ] 1068 00:48:11,294 --> 00:48:12,795 People eat out a lot, 1069 00:48:12,796 --> 00:48:15,799 and so if there aren't healthy foods available at restaurants, 1070 00:48:15,800 --> 00:48:17,801 and there isn't good nutrition information, 1071 00:48:18,301 --> 00:48:19,302 it makes eating out difficult. 1072 00:48:19,803 --> 00:48:22,055 MORGAN: McDonald's says nutrition information 1073 00:48:22,056 --> 00:48:24,307 for all their products is available on-line, 1074 00:48:24,308 --> 00:48:26,309 but according to the 2000 U.S. census, 1075 00:48:26,810 --> 00:48:27,811 more than half of all U.S. homes 1076 00:48:28,311 --> 00:48:29,812 still don't have internet access. 1077 00:48:29,813 --> 00:48:31,815 So, what are these people supposed to do? 1078 00:48:31,816 --> 00:48:33,817 Go to the stores for nutrition information? 1079 00:48:33,818 --> 00:48:35,318 Is that information even there? 1080 00:48:35,819 --> 00:48:36,820 I went to find out. 1081 00:48:41,324 --> 00:48:43,326 Do you guys have any of the nutrition fact sheets? 1082 00:48:43,327 --> 00:48:44,327 Do you guys have one of those? 1083 00:48:44,828 --> 00:48:46,830 The things that fold out and have the nutrition info in them? 1084 00:48:53,837 --> 00:48:55,588 There aren't any over there? 1085 00:48:55,589 --> 00:48:57,339 Where would they be? Up front? 1086 00:48:57,340 --> 00:48:59,843 But they got lots of info about "Dora the explorer live!" 1087 00:49:00,343 --> 00:49:01,845 Let me check in the back. 1088 00:49:02,345 --> 00:49:04,347 That's cool. Thank you. 1089 00:49:08,351 --> 00:49:10,353 Just give me one second. I can't find the booklet. 1090 00:49:10,854 --> 00:49:12,355 You can use the one right there on the wall. 1091 00:49:12,356 --> 00:49:13,857 But you don't have ones you can take with you? 1092 00:49:13,858 --> 00:49:14,857 No. 1093 00:49:14,858 --> 00:49:16,860 Do you guys have one on the wall? 1094 00:49:16,861 --> 00:49:17,860 They only have fliers now. 1095 00:49:17,861 --> 00:49:20,363 We had one before. They don't put it up no more. 1096 00:49:20,864 --> 00:49:21,864 Why not? 1097 00:49:21,865 --> 00:49:23,365 I don't know. 1098 00:49:23,366 --> 00:49:25,869 Only half the McDonald's in Manhattan had the nutrition info 1099 00:49:26,369 --> 00:49:27,369 posted on the wall, 1100 00:49:27,370 --> 00:49:29,371 some had the takeaway nutrition charts, 1101 00:49:29,372 --> 00:49:32,875 and one in four had no information whatsoever. 1102 00:49:32,876 --> 00:49:35,378 This nice manager brought me the nutrition wall chart -- 1103 00:49:35,379 --> 00:49:36,879 from the basement. 1104 00:49:36,880 --> 00:49:38,882 You don't have one that I could take with me, 1105 00:49:38,883 --> 00:49:40,382 like a takeaway? 1106 00:49:40,383 --> 00:49:43,386 Do you know when you'll have some of the paper ones again? 1107 00:49:43,387 --> 00:49:44,387 No. 1108 00:49:44,888 --> 00:49:47,390 John Banzhaf and I looked all over this McDonald's 1109 00:49:47,891 --> 00:49:50,393 in Washington for any nutritional information, 1110 00:49:50,394 --> 00:49:52,394 and then we found it. 1111 00:49:52,395 --> 00:49:53,897 Behind here -- you'd never see it. 1112 00:49:54,397 --> 00:49:55,398 It's right back there. 1113 00:49:55,399 --> 00:49:56,899 You can't argue 1114 00:49:56,900 --> 00:49:59,903 that people should exercise personal responsibility 1115 00:49:59,904 --> 00:50:02,906 and then not give them the information 1116 00:50:02,907 --> 00:50:03,907 on which to base it. 1117 00:50:04,407 --> 00:50:05,407 I got my chicken group. 1118 00:50:05,408 --> 00:50:06,909 ALEX: There's no chicken group. 1119 00:50:06,910 --> 00:50:08,411 That's my cholesterol group. 1120 00:50:08,412 --> 00:50:09,912 It's protein. 1121 00:50:09,913 --> 00:50:10,914 I got my protein group. 1122 00:50:11,414 --> 00:50:12,414 Carbohydrates. 1123 00:50:12,415 --> 00:50:13,415 I got my meat group. 1124 00:50:13,416 --> 00:50:16,419 You got meat, meat, sugar, and fat. 1125 00:50:18,421 --> 00:50:21,424 I officially had to loosen my belt the other day. 1126 00:50:21,425 --> 00:50:22,926 I had to go a notch lower. 1127 00:50:22,927 --> 00:50:24,428 One notch? 1128 00:50:24,429 --> 00:50:25,928 It was scary. 1129 00:50:25,929 --> 00:50:27,930 I’m an old pro at this now. 1130 00:50:27,931 --> 00:50:29,933 You'll get sick of this, too, though. 1131 00:50:30,433 --> 00:50:32,435 Your girlfriend must be loving you. 1132 00:50:32,436 --> 00:50:33,436 She hates me. 1133 00:50:33,437 --> 00:50:34,437 [ BOTH LAUGH ] 1134 00:50:34,938 --> 00:50:36,438 Thank you. Bye-bye. 1135 00:50:36,439 --> 00:50:39,442 I averaged out all the calories for the last nine days, 1136 00:50:39,443 --> 00:50:41,944 and you're still eating 1137 00:50:41,945 --> 00:50:44,948 over 200% of what your needs are. 1138 00:50:44,949 --> 00:50:47,451 I suggest you cut out all the liquids 1139 00:50:47,452 --> 00:50:49,953 that you're drinking from McDonald's, 1140 00:50:49,954 --> 00:50:50,954 except for water. 1141 00:50:51,454 --> 00:50:52,956 A lot of people, if they're obese, 1142 00:50:53,456 --> 00:50:55,458 and they lose 10% of their body weight, 1143 00:50:55,459 --> 00:50:56,959 it's beneficial. 1144 00:50:56,960 --> 00:50:59,963 It can be beneficial in terms of blood pressure and so on, 1145 00:50:59,964 --> 00:51:02,966 so gaining 10% of your body weight 1146 00:51:02,967 --> 00:51:05,969 maybe could be equally non-beneficial. 1147 00:51:05,970 --> 00:51:09,472 Here we go. Second weigh-in. 1148 00:51:09,973 --> 00:51:11,474 What do you think, Eric? 203? 1149 00:51:11,975 --> 00:51:12,975 About 202, 203. 1150 00:51:12,976 --> 00:51:15,979 I think you almost got 10% of your body weight gained, 1151 00:51:15,980 --> 00:51:19,482 so you've pretty much gained 17 pounds 1152 00:51:19,983 --> 00:51:20,983 in 12 days. 1153 00:51:20,984 --> 00:51:22,985 You better slow down. 1154 00:51:22,986 --> 00:51:25,488 I’m telling you, don't drink your calories. 1155 00:51:25,489 --> 00:51:26,989 I told him no more shakes, 1156 00:51:26,990 --> 00:51:28,991 no more coke, no more double burgers. 1157 00:51:28,992 --> 00:51:30,994 The staff here's calling you "burger boy." 1158 00:51:31,494 --> 00:51:33,496 It's starting to get dangerous now, man. 1159 00:51:33,497 --> 00:51:34,997 I’m getting nervous for you. 1160 00:51:34,998 --> 00:51:38,000 The one place where the impact of our fast-food world 1161 00:51:38,001 --> 00:51:41,004 has become more and more evident is in our nation's schools. 1162 00:51:41,005 --> 00:51:43,006 Can I get a shot of your lunch right there? 1163 00:52:57,080 --> 00:52:59,582 this is where schools turn a blind eye. 1164 00:52:59,583 --> 00:53:01,083 The student with the French fries 1165 00:53:01,084 --> 00:53:02,585 probably brought a bag lunch with real food. 1166 00:53:03,086 --> 00:53:04,086 The girl with the chips 1167 00:53:04,087 --> 00:53:05,588 is probably sharing them with someone else. 1168 00:53:05,589 --> 00:53:08,091 Out of sight, out of mind. 1169 00:53:44,127 --> 00:53:46,629 MORGAN: Barbara brown is the field representative 1170 00:53:46,630 --> 00:53:49,132 for Sodexho, one of the countless lowest bidders 1171 00:53:49,133 --> 00:53:51,134 that school districts have farmed out 1172 00:53:51,135 --> 00:53:53,135 the feeding of your children to. 1173 00:53:53,136 --> 00:53:55,638 Sodexho services more than 400 k-12 school districts 1174 00:53:56,139 --> 00:53:57,639 nationwide every day, 1175 00:53:57,640 --> 00:54:00,643 providing quality food like little Debbie snack cakes, 1176 00:54:01,144 --> 00:54:03,146 Gatorade, and candy bars to your children. 1177 00:54:03,147 --> 00:54:04,646 They also operate prisons 1178 00:54:04,647 --> 00:54:07,149 and feed thousands of inmates worldwide. 1179 00:54:07,150 --> 00:54:11,654 BROWN: Part of our position is that we're hoping 1180 00:54:11,655 --> 00:54:13,655 that through nutrition education, 1181 00:54:13,656 --> 00:54:17,160 the students will learn to make the right food choices 1182 00:54:17,161 --> 00:54:22,664 without restricting what they can purchase. 1183 00:54:22,665 --> 00:54:25,418 MORGAN: At this middle school in Beckley, west Virginia, 1184 00:54:25,419 --> 00:54:28,171 the school lunches don't have the flair they do in Illinois. 1185 00:54:28,172 --> 00:54:30,173 This school does not outsource their food service, 1186 00:54:30,673 --> 00:54:33,426 but they are on the federal school lunch program, 1187 00:54:33,427 --> 00:54:36,178 providing USDA reimbursable meals to the students, 1188 00:54:36,179 --> 00:54:39,432 most of which are reheated, reconstituted packaged foods. 1189 00:54:39,433 --> 00:54:42,685 Some days the amount of calories in each meal tops 1,000. 1190 00:54:42,686 --> 00:54:45,188 MORGAN: So, the USDA sends this food 1191 00:54:45,189 --> 00:54:46,689 for you to prepare for kids. 1192 00:54:47,190 --> 00:54:49,191 GLOVER: Right. Well, not all of it, now. 1193 00:54:49,192 --> 00:54:54,697 You've got sloppy Joe bar-b-que sauce with pork. 1194 00:54:54,797 --> 00:54:55,864 From the government. 1195 00:54:55,865 --> 00:54:58,366 Whatever happened to cooks actually cooking? 1196 00:54:58,367 --> 00:55:00,870 I don't know what happened. Too many whiny people. 1197 00:55:01,370 --> 00:55:02,871 They don't want to work hard. 1198 00:55:02,872 --> 00:55:04,372 It's easy to come in here. 1199 00:55:04,373 --> 00:55:06,876 This is the best tool we got right here -- 1200 00:55:06,877 --> 00:55:08,376 box opener. 1201 00:55:08,377 --> 00:55:10,879 That's your chef's tool, the box cutter. 1202 00:55:10,880 --> 00:55:13,381 Open up a box, serve it, give it to them. 1203 00:55:13,382 --> 00:55:15,885 Let's look at the things that are actually cooked. 1204 00:55:15,886 --> 00:55:17,387 Here's a menu. 1205 00:55:17,388 --> 00:55:18,887 Mashed potatoes. 1206 00:55:18,888 --> 00:55:20,389 Ham. Chili will be homemade. 1207 00:55:20,890 --> 00:55:22,641 The chili will be homemade. 1208 00:55:22,642 --> 00:55:24,393 What about the tomato soup? 1209 00:55:24,394 --> 00:55:25,394 Campbell’s. 1210 00:55:25,895 --> 00:55:26,895 Meatballs? 1211 00:55:26,896 --> 00:55:28,897 Comes in a box. You heat it up. 1212 00:55:28,898 --> 00:55:30,900 Out of the course of an entire month, 1213 00:55:30,901 --> 00:55:33,402 6 out of 36. 1214 00:55:33,903 --> 00:55:36,655 You're only cooking 6 out of 36 meals? 1215 00:55:36,656 --> 00:55:39,408 Appleton central alternative high school 1216 00:55:39,909 --> 00:55:42,912 is filled with students who have truancy and behavioral problems. 1217 00:55:42,913 --> 00:55:44,913 But they've turned things around -- 1218 00:55:44,914 --> 00:55:47,666 not through discipline, but through diet. 1219 00:55:47,667 --> 00:55:50,418 We were fortunate to kind of stumble across 1220 00:55:50,419 --> 00:55:54,173 this healthy program as a result of some contact 1221 00:55:54,174 --> 00:55:57,927 with natural oven and bakery of Manitowoc Wisconsin, 1222 00:55:58,427 --> 00:56:01,931 and they believe in low-fat, low-sugar, 1223 00:56:01,932 --> 00:56:04,433 non-chemically processed foods 1224 00:56:04,934 --> 00:56:07,937 that are free of dyes and preservatives, 1225 00:56:07,938 --> 00:56:09,939 full of whole grains, 1226 00:56:10,439 --> 00:56:12,942 a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables. 1227 00:56:13,442 --> 00:56:14,443 We do no beef here at all, 1228 00:56:14,944 --> 00:56:16,946 and then it's the method of preparation, 1229 00:56:16,947 --> 00:56:18,446 where we don't fry. 1230 00:56:18,447 --> 00:56:21,450 A lot of baking and then just fresh preparation, 1231 00:56:21,451 --> 00:56:22,952 as opposed to opening cans 1232 00:56:23,452 --> 00:56:25,453 or thawing things out from the box. 1233 00:56:25,454 --> 00:56:28,456 We got rid of candy machines, soda machines, 1234 00:56:28,457 --> 00:56:31,460 brought in bottled water, and it was just a situation 1235 00:56:31,461 --> 00:56:33,963 where we saw a major change in the kids. 1236 00:56:34,463 --> 00:56:36,965 If you walk through these halls, and you're here, 1237 00:56:36,966 --> 00:56:39,468 these do not look like at-risk, out-of-control kids. 1238 00:56:39,969 --> 00:56:41,971 Their behaviors are better. 1239 00:56:41,972 --> 00:56:43,973 They seem to be more focused. 1240 00:56:43,974 --> 00:56:45,473 Teachers will tell you 1241 00:56:45,474 --> 00:56:48,476 that they get more out of them in the class. 1242 00:56:48,477 --> 00:56:50,979 MORGAN: Keep in mind, this is not a private school. 1243 00:56:50,980 --> 00:56:54,483 These are the "trouble kids" of the public school system 1244 00:56:54,484 --> 00:56:57,486 in Appleton, Wisconsin, that are eating so well. 1245 00:56:57,487 --> 00:56:58,987 and it costs about the same 1246 00:56:58,988 --> 00:57:01,489 as any other school lunch program. 1247 00:57:01,490 --> 00:57:03,993 So my question is -- why isn't everyone doing this? 1248 00:57:04,493 --> 00:57:06,495 There's an awful lot of resistance 1249 00:57:06,496 --> 00:57:08,997 from the junk food companies 1250 00:57:08,998 --> 00:57:11,500 that make huge profits off schools at the present time. 1251 00:57:11,501 --> 00:57:14,503 They don't want to get kicked out of the school system. 1252 00:57:14,504 --> 00:57:17,506 They want to be there to addict the children for life. 1253 00:57:18,007 --> 00:57:20,009 The soft drink companies, especially, boast about 1254 00:57:20,010 --> 00:57:22,011 how they're contributing to America's education, 1255 00:57:22,511 --> 00:57:23,512 but, in fact, what they're doing 1256 00:57:24,013 --> 00:57:25,514 is they're draining money from the community 1257 00:57:26,015 --> 00:57:28,017 rather than contributing money to the community 1258 00:57:28,018 --> 00:57:29,517 because the soft drink companies 1259 00:57:29,518 --> 00:57:31,520 aren't pumping those dollars into the machines. 1260 00:57:31,521 --> 00:57:33,521 It's the children in the community 1261 00:57:33,522 --> 00:57:35,523 who are getting the money from their parents, 1262 00:57:35,524 --> 00:57:38,027 and instead of that money going directly to education, 1263 00:57:38,028 --> 00:57:40,529 the soft drink companies are taking a cut of it 1264 00:57:40,530 --> 00:57:43,282 and walking away rich as a consequence. 1265 00:57:43,283 --> 00:57:46,035 We just banned soda in our school district, 1266 00:57:46,535 --> 00:57:51,040 and the sugar here shows you how much sugar a student will drink 1267 00:57:51,041 --> 00:57:53,041 in a week of just soda. 1268 00:57:53,042 --> 00:57:55,043 Forget about the rest of the food they eat. 1269 00:57:55,044 --> 00:57:59,548 And some of these companies are really opposing the ban 1270 00:57:59,549 --> 00:58:03,052 for reasons of that we would lose revenue. 1271 00:58:03,053 --> 00:58:04,554 And it's not about money. 1272 00:58:04,555 --> 00:58:06,055 It's not about economics. 1273 00:58:06,555 --> 00:58:07,556 It's about health. 1274 00:58:10,559 --> 00:58:11,559 Ooh. 1275 00:58:11,560 --> 00:58:16,565 The McDonald's Texas home-style burger meal. 1276 00:58:16,566 --> 00:58:19,068 That's a -- that's a local specialty. 1277 00:58:19,069 --> 00:58:21,569 So it's kind of like a big 'n' tasty? 1278 00:58:21,570 --> 00:58:24,573 Yes, except the big 'n' tasty comes with mayonnaise. 1279 00:58:24,574 --> 00:58:25,573 Oh, then, you know what? 1280 00:58:25,574 --> 00:58:29,578 I need the McDonald's Texas homestyle burger meal, please. 1281 00:58:29,579 --> 00:58:32,581 Would you like to super-size it today? 1282 00:58:32,582 --> 00:58:34,082 Oh, yes, I would. 1283 00:58:34,083 --> 00:58:36,085 Do a lot of people super-size it? 1284 00:58:36,086 --> 00:58:37,585 Yes. 1285 00:58:37,586 --> 00:58:40,589 Say you asked five people. How many of those five do it? 1286 00:58:40,590 --> 00:58:42,590 Actually, I get mostly all of them. 1287 00:58:42,591 --> 00:58:45,594 Mostly all of them? So you're batting about 100%? 1288 00:58:45,595 --> 00:58:47,095 I guess. 1289 00:58:47,096 --> 00:58:49,098 See that? She's that good. 1290 00:58:49,598 --> 00:58:50,598 Deborah’s that good. 1291 00:58:50,599 --> 00:58:53,102 First meal inside the restaurant that I went in to get, 1292 00:58:53,103 --> 00:58:55,104 and they asked me to super-size it. 1293 00:58:55,105 --> 00:58:56,604 We're gonna keep a little tabs, 1294 00:58:56,605 --> 00:59:00,108 see how many times they ask me to super-size it here in Texas, 1295 00:59:00,109 --> 00:59:03,612 'cause Texas, out of the top 1 5 fattest cities in America, 1296 00:59:03,613 --> 00:59:05,614 Texas has five. 1297 00:59:17,626 --> 00:59:21,130 Here we are -- Houston, Texas, fattest city in America, 1298 00:59:21,630 --> 00:59:24,133 getting my first breakfast. 1299 00:59:27,136 --> 00:59:28,636 Hi, can I help you, sir? 1300 00:59:28,637 --> 00:59:30,639 When it comes to the topic of obesity, 1301 00:59:30,640 --> 00:59:32,641 many people are quick to point the finger 1302 00:59:32,642 --> 00:59:34,642 at various foods and food companies, 1303 00:59:34,643 --> 00:59:36,645 but the grocery manufacturers of America, 1304 00:59:36,646 --> 00:59:38,647 a Washington, D.C.-based lobby group, 1305 00:59:39,148 --> 00:59:41,149 whose mission is to advance the interests 1306 00:59:41,150 --> 00:59:43,152 of the food, beverage, and consumer products industry, 1307 00:59:43,652 --> 00:59:45,153 are quick to shift the focus away 1308 00:59:45,154 --> 00:59:46,654 from the companies they represent 1309 00:59:46,655 --> 00:59:49,658 and to remind everyone that there's more at work here 1310 00:59:49,659 --> 00:59:51,159 than just eating poorly. 1311 00:59:51,160 --> 00:59:54,163 GRABOWSKI: We believe very strongly in our industry, 1312 00:59:54,164 --> 00:59:56,665 and in other industries, I think you'll find 1313 00:59:56,666 --> 00:59:58,166 there's a growing consensus 1314 00:59:58,167 --> 01:00:00,169 that the solution lies in good education. 1315 01:00:00,170 --> 01:00:02,171 We have to get good information to parents 1316 01:00:02,172 --> 01:00:04,173 so that they can teach their children 1317 01:00:04,174 --> 01:00:06,175 better exercise and nutrition habits 1318 01:00:06,675 --> 01:00:08,677 and so they can lead the healthy lifestyles. 1319 01:00:09,178 --> 01:00:12,181 We don't teach physical education in schools anymore. 1320 01:00:12,182 --> 01:00:14,682 MORGAN: In the U.S., only one state 1321 01:00:14,683 --> 01:00:17,686 requires mandatory physical education for grades k-12. 1322 01:00:17,687 --> 01:00:20,189 It's also one of the fattest -- Illinois. 1323 01:00:20,689 --> 01:00:21,689 You got a heart rate? 1324 01:00:21,690 --> 01:00:23,691 Phil Lawler is the phys ed teacher 1325 01:00:23,692 --> 01:00:27,196 at Madison junior high school, home of the soaring war hawks, 1326 01:00:27,696 --> 01:00:30,199 the snack-ridden school lunches we saw earlier, 1327 01:00:30,200 --> 01:00:32,200 and one of the most well-executed 1328 01:00:32,201 --> 01:00:34,203 physical education programs in the country. 1329 01:00:34,703 --> 01:00:37,206 Supported mostly by fundraising and parent involvement, 1330 01:00:37,207 --> 01:00:39,708 Lawler has created a role model for instructors 1331 01:00:39,709 --> 01:00:41,709 and school districts nationwide. 1332 01:00:41,710 --> 01:00:44,713 LAWLER: When's the last time you ever heard of a science class 1333 01:00:44,714 --> 01:00:46,214 fundraising to get their labs? 1334 01:00:46,215 --> 01:00:48,717 eventually, society has to step up to the plate 1335 01:00:48,718 --> 01:00:50,218 and say, "This is important. 1336 01:00:50,219 --> 01:00:52,221 "We should have daily physical education 1337 01:00:52,222 --> 01:00:53,721 and equip it properly." 1338 01:00:53,722 --> 01:00:55,224 We have to say, "Our greatest strength 1339 01:00:55,724 --> 01:00:57,226 is the resource of our young people." 1340 01:00:57,227 --> 01:00:59,728 That's our future, 1341 01:01:00,229 --> 01:01:02,981 and the way we're treating our resources right now, 1342 01:01:02,982 --> 01:01:05,733 we're running into some serious problems with that. 1343 01:01:05,734 --> 01:01:08,237 I’ve always said we've never had healthcare in this country. 1344 01:01:08,238 --> 01:01:09,738 we've only had "sick care." 1345 01:01:10,239 --> 01:01:12,741 I think daily physical education is the only place out there 1346 01:01:12,742 --> 01:01:15,744 that's really offering a solution. 1347 01:01:15,745 --> 01:01:18,746 PHILLIPS: When I start the music, 1348 01:01:18,747 --> 01:01:21,750 you are gonna begin traveling through general space. 1349 01:01:21,751 --> 01:01:23,502 You will go back to your spot, 1350 01:01:23,503 --> 01:01:25,254 and I will tell you a body shape. 1351 01:01:25,255 --> 01:01:26,755 Watch out for other... 1352 01:01:27,256 --> 01:01:28,757 People! People! People! 1353 01:01:29,258 --> 01:01:31,760 [ UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS ] 1354 01:01:31,761 --> 01:01:33,262 Round! 1355 01:01:34,763 --> 01:01:35,763 Good job. 1356 01:01:35,764 --> 01:01:36,765 MORGAN: How many days a week 1357 01:01:37,266 --> 01:01:39,768 do the kids here at this school get to go to gym? 1358 01:01:39,769 --> 01:01:43,272 Once. One day a week. For 45 minutes. 1359 01:01:43,273 --> 01:01:44,774 Is that enough? 1360 01:01:44,775 --> 01:01:46,274 No. Nowhere close. 1361 01:01:46,275 --> 01:01:49,278 Not when the surgeon general recommends that, at minimum, 1362 01:01:49,279 --> 01:01:51,781 you need 30 minutes of physical activity a day 1363 01:01:51,782 --> 01:01:54,283 to maintain your weight and a healthy well-being. 1364 01:01:54,783 --> 01:01:56,784 So, once a week is nowhere close. 1365 01:01:56,785 --> 01:02:00,289 MORGAN: In 2001, president Bush announced his presidency 1366 01:02:00,290 --> 01:02:01,791 with sweeping education reform. 1367 01:02:01,792 --> 01:02:03,292 The "no child left behind" act 1368 01:02:03,293 --> 01:02:04,793 would now hold states accountable 1369 01:02:05,294 --> 01:02:08,046 for not having students who met minimum education requirements. 1370 01:02:08,047 --> 01:02:10,799 Apparently, we were not only the fattest nation in the world, 1371 01:02:10,800 --> 01:02:12,800 but we were quickly becoming the stupidest. 1372 01:02:12,801 --> 01:02:15,304 It may be sending a very difficult message for schools. 1373 01:02:15,305 --> 01:02:17,556 One of the reasons recess is being cut back 1374 01:02:17,557 --> 01:02:19,807 in elementary schools, as I said earlier -- 1375 01:02:19,808 --> 01:02:22,311 that's being cut out so they can prepare for the tests. 1376 01:02:22,312 --> 01:02:24,812 and something I've said to a couple of groups -- 1377 01:02:24,813 --> 01:02:27,816 we could end up with youngsters who can read but who are fat. 1378 01:02:27,817 --> 01:02:29,817 So we have "fat readers." 1379 01:02:29,818 --> 01:02:32,321 The more and more we put mandates on the school, 1380 01:02:32,322 --> 01:02:33,821 to be very myopic in their focus, 1381 01:02:33,822 --> 01:02:35,658 we mitigate against all of these other areas 1382 01:02:36,158 --> 01:02:38,160 where they should be devoting time and energy, 1383 01:02:38,161 --> 01:02:39,912 including phys ed, nutrition, health. 1384 01:02:39,913 --> 01:02:41,663 these are all the things being cut out. 1385 01:02:41,664 --> 01:02:45,668 MORGAN: Who in here can tell me what a calorie is? 1386 01:02:45,669 --> 01:02:49,170 [ INDISTINCT TALKING ] 1387 01:02:49,171 --> 01:02:50,673 Something you should watch. 1388 01:02:51,173 --> 01:02:53,175 [ LAUGHING ] Yeah. You got that right. 1389 01:02:53,676 --> 01:02:58,681 Is it the fat that goes through your, um... 1390 01:02:59,181 --> 01:03:00,683 What's a calorie? 1391 01:03:00,684 --> 01:03:01,683 Oh, Jesus. 1392 01:03:01,684 --> 01:03:04,687 A calorie is an increment of, um... 1393 01:03:04,688 --> 01:03:06,187 Ugh. 1394 01:03:06,188 --> 01:03:08,690 Um, that's a good question. 1395 01:03:08,691 --> 01:03:11,193 Most of us know what a calorie actually is. 1396 01:03:11,194 --> 01:03:12,695 I don't know. 1397 01:03:12,696 --> 01:03:14,195 Oh, wait. 1398 01:03:14,196 --> 01:03:18,701 Is a calorie some part of fat? Like -- I don't know. 1399 01:03:18,702 --> 01:03:20,702 Uh... 1400 01:03:20,703 --> 01:03:23,706 It's something that builds up the fat in your body. 1401 01:03:23,707 --> 01:03:24,707 Calories are not good 1402 01:03:25,207 --> 01:03:26,208 It's the amount of -- 1403 01:03:26,209 --> 01:03:27,209 See, I don't know. 1404 01:03:27,710 --> 01:03:30,713 I want to say it's the amount of calories in a calorie. 1405 01:03:30,714 --> 01:03:33,216 I never pay no mind to what calories are. 1406 01:03:33,217 --> 01:03:35,718 I just eat when I'm hungry, and that's it. 1407 01:03:36,218 --> 01:03:38,720 If you can tell me what a calorie is, go ahead. 1408 01:03:38,721 --> 01:03:43,225 A calorie is a measure of the energy content of food, 1409 01:03:43,226 --> 01:03:46,979 and a calorie, the kind that you usually see 1410 01:03:46,980 --> 01:03:50,733 when you see the caloric content on food labels, 1411 01:03:50,734 --> 01:03:53,735 one calorie is the amount of energy 1412 01:03:53,736 --> 01:03:57,740 that's needed to raise the temperature of a liter of water 1413 01:03:58,240 --> 01:03:59,742 by one degree centigrade. 1414 01:03:59,743 --> 01:04:01,743 MORGAN: Well said. 1415 01:04:01,744 --> 01:04:06,749 Could I get a bacon, egg, and cheese McGriddle? 1416 01:04:07,249 --> 01:04:08,249 Hmm. 1417 01:04:08,250 --> 01:04:11,754 Smells like a little pancake. 1418 01:04:11,755 --> 01:04:13,255 Mmm. 1419 01:04:13,756 --> 01:04:15,507 Tastes like a little pancake. 1420 01:04:15,508 --> 01:04:17,258 [ LAUGHING ] Look at that. 1421 01:04:17,259 --> 01:04:20,262 I haven't walked a half-mile a day since we've been here. 1422 01:04:20,263 --> 01:04:22,765 No wonder everything's bigger in Texas 1423 01:04:24,767 --> 01:04:27,019 WOMAN: If you're inside, stay there. 1424 01:04:27,020 --> 01:04:29,271 The blizzard of 2003 isn't over yet. 1425 01:04:29,272 --> 01:04:31,273 MORGAN: I got my lunch. 1426 01:04:31,774 --> 01:04:32,775 I got my dinner. 1427 01:04:33,275 --> 01:04:35,276 Never have to leave the house. 1428 01:04:35,277 --> 01:04:37,279 I’m not gonna completely become vegan 1429 01:04:37,280 --> 01:04:39,280 just because you want me to. 1430 01:04:39,281 --> 01:04:42,284 I’m not saying you should do it because I want you to. 1431 01:04:42,285 --> 01:04:44,286 I’m saying you need to think about 1432 01:04:44,287 --> 01:04:46,287 what you believe is a system 1433 01:04:46,288 --> 01:04:49,291 that it is corrupt and immoral and wrong and hurtful, 1434 01:04:49,292 --> 01:04:50,793 but you're gonna be a part of it. 1435 01:04:51,293 --> 01:04:53,045 Where is the disconnect there? 1436 01:04:53,046 --> 01:04:54,796 Why don't you make that choice? 1437 01:04:54,797 --> 01:04:57,299 Why don't I make the choice to not eat meat? 1438 01:04:57,300 --> 01:04:58,299 Yes. 1439 01:04:58,300 --> 01:04:59,801 Because you like it. 1440 01:04:59,802 --> 01:05:01,302 'Cause it tastes good 1441 01:05:01,303 --> 01:05:03,805 I like bacon. I love pork chops. 1442 01:05:03,806 --> 01:05:06,308 Ham is the greatest thing ever. 1443 01:05:06,309 --> 01:05:08,309 I’m sure heroin is awesome. 1444 01:05:08,310 --> 01:05:12,815 Heroine and ham are in completely different categories. 1445 01:05:13,315 --> 01:05:16,819 I’m sorry, but ham and heroin are not the same thing. 1446 01:05:16,820 --> 01:05:18,070 They're not. 1447 01:05:18,071 --> 01:05:19,320 They're not. 1448 01:05:19,321 --> 01:05:22,825 I could be strung out on ham for days and be okay. 1449 01:05:22,826 --> 01:05:24,827 You are a little strung out. 1450 01:05:24,828 --> 01:05:26,828 And I am strung out on ham. 1451 01:05:26,829 --> 01:05:30,332 It's hard for me to watch him go through this, 1452 01:05:30,833 --> 01:05:31,834 I got to tell you. 1453 01:05:32,334 --> 01:05:33,835 I worry about his health. 1454 01:05:33,836 --> 01:05:37,840 He's exhausted by the end of the day, just so tired. 1455 01:05:37,841 --> 01:05:40,342 He gets home really late from work, 1456 01:05:40,843 --> 01:05:44,346 and he gets all jacked up on sugar and caffeine, 1457 01:05:44,347 --> 01:05:45,847 and then he crashes. 1458 01:05:45,848 --> 01:05:49,351 And then when we do have sex, I got to tell you, 1459 01:05:49,352 --> 01:05:52,855 he's not quite as energetic as he used to be. 1460 01:05:52,856 --> 01:05:53,856 [ LAUGHS ] 1461 01:05:54,356 --> 01:05:56,358 I have to be on top. 1462 01:05:56,859 --> 01:05:59,861 Otherwise, he, uh... 1463 01:05:59,862 --> 01:06:04,867 You know, he gets tired easily. 1464 01:06:04,868 --> 01:06:06,367 I think the saturated fats 1465 01:06:06,368 --> 01:06:09,871 are starting to impede the blood flow to his penis, 1466 01:06:09,872 --> 01:06:13,375 and he's having a hard time, you know, getting it up. 1467 01:06:13,876 --> 01:06:14,877 He does, totally. 1468 01:06:15,377 --> 01:06:16,377 It's still good, 1469 01:06:16,378 --> 01:06:18,380 but it's definitely a big difference. 1470 01:06:18,381 --> 01:06:20,382 There's definitely a difference. 1471 01:06:20,383 --> 01:06:21,884 I can tell. 1472 01:06:26,889 --> 01:06:28,890 Ugh. 1473 01:06:28,891 --> 01:06:30,392 I feel horrible today. 1474 01:06:30,893 --> 01:06:32,895 My headache's coming back again. 1475 01:06:33,395 --> 01:06:36,899 It feels like somebody's yanking on the tendons behind my eyes. 1476 01:06:36,900 --> 01:06:41,903 My body ...officially hates me. 1477 01:06:41,904 --> 01:06:44,405 All the vitamins that you see here -- 1478 01:06:44,406 --> 01:06:47,910 vitamin e, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and so on -- 1479 01:06:48,410 --> 01:06:50,912 are all under 50% of what you need. 1480 01:06:50,913 --> 01:06:53,414 You're getting quite a lot of carbohydrates, 1481 01:06:53,415 --> 01:06:57,669 and I know, clearly, that those are all refined carbohydrates 1482 01:06:57,670 --> 01:07:01,924 because those are coming from the buns, biscuits, hashbrowns. 1483 01:07:01,925 --> 01:07:03,424 And the sugar -- 1484 01:07:03,425 --> 01:07:06,178 let's not forget the most refined carbohydrate of all, 1485 01:07:06,179 --> 01:07:08,931 which is coming from your milkshakes and your coke. 1486 01:07:08,932 --> 01:07:11,432 MORGAN: In fact, there are only seven items 1487 01:07:11,433 --> 01:07:14,937 on the McDonald's menu that contain no sugar whatsoever -- 1488 01:07:14,938 --> 01:07:18,440 French fries, chicken McNuggets, hashbrowns, sausage, 1489 01:07:18,941 --> 01:07:21,442 diet coke, coffee, and iced tea. 1490 01:07:21,443 --> 01:07:26,448 Everything else -- even the salads -- contain sugar. 1491 01:07:26,449 --> 01:07:29,451 BENNETT: I’m telling you -- 202. 1492 01:07:29,452 --> 01:07:30,703 I lost a pound! 1493 01:07:30,704 --> 01:07:31,954 Oh, thank God. 1494 01:07:32,454 --> 01:07:33,455 Muscle weighs more than fat. 1495 01:07:33,956 --> 01:07:36,959 You might have lost some muscle mass and gained some fat mass. 1496 01:07:36,960 --> 01:07:39,461 I lost a pound. Let's go get something to eat. 1497 01:07:41,463 --> 01:07:46,969 I was feeling bad in the car -- feeling like shit, really. 1498 01:07:46,970 --> 01:07:52,474 I was feeling really, really... Sick and unhappy. 1499 01:07:52,475 --> 01:07:53,976 I started eating. 1500 01:07:53,977 --> 01:07:55,476 I feel great. 1501 01:07:55,477 --> 01:07:57,479 I feel really good now. 1502 01:07:57,480 --> 01:07:59,481 I feel so good, it's crazy. 1503 01:07:59,482 --> 01:08:01,482 Isn't that right, baby? 1504 01:08:01,483 --> 01:08:02,985 Yeah, you're crazy, all right. 1505 01:08:12,995 --> 01:08:15,496 150 over 90. 1506 01:08:15,497 --> 01:08:18,500 The headaches might even be hypertensive headaches, 1507 01:08:18,501 --> 01:08:20,002 but they're probably not. 1508 01:08:20,502 --> 01:08:23,505 They're probably related to blood sugar. 1509 01:08:23,506 --> 01:08:26,508 You might be in this hyperinsulinemic state. 1510 01:08:26,509 --> 01:08:29,511 150 over 110. 1511 01:08:31,513 --> 01:08:34,016 Your total cholesterol was 165 before. 1512 01:08:34,516 --> 01:08:36,017 Now it's 225. 1513 01:08:36,018 --> 01:08:40,022 A liver that's inflamed in any way or sick in any way 1514 01:08:40,023 --> 01:08:44,026 will leak some of its enzymes out to the blood. 1515 01:08:44,027 --> 01:08:46,529 So this is very nonspecific, 1516 01:08:46,530 --> 01:08:49,030 but it means the liver is sick, 1517 01:08:49,031 --> 01:08:51,533 and the most likely cause of your liver sickness 1518 01:08:51,534 --> 01:08:53,534 is a fatty liver. 1519 01:08:53,535 --> 01:08:56,288 Your liver is now like pat? 1520 01:08:56,289 --> 01:08:59,041 SGOT was originally 21. 1521 01:08:59,541 --> 01:09:01,043 Now it's.. 130. 1522 01:09:01,543 --> 01:09:05,046 And SGPT was originally 20. 1523 01:09:05,047 --> 01:09:08,050 Now it's 290, a more than tenfold increase. 1524 01:09:08,550 --> 01:09:10,551 Not good, not good, not good. 1525 01:09:10,552 --> 01:09:15,057 Anybody would say right now that you're sick. 1526 01:09:15,557 --> 01:09:17,309 If you're fatigued with this, 1527 01:09:17,310 --> 01:09:19,436 you'll feel lethargic with this, 1528 01:09:19,437 --> 01:09:21,562 you'll feel run-down with this. 1529 01:09:21,563 --> 01:09:24,316 If somebody were doing this to their liver with alcohol, 1530 01:09:24,317 --> 01:09:27,069 they could theoretically wipe out all the liver cells 1531 01:09:27,569 --> 01:09:29,570 and they'd be in liver failure. 1532 01:09:29,571 --> 01:09:33,325 I’ve never heard of anybody doing this to their liver 1533 01:09:33,326 --> 01:09:37,079 with a high-fat diet, but I guess anything's poss-- 1534 01:09:37,080 --> 01:09:39,081 I don't know. I can't answer the question. 1535 01:09:39,082 --> 01:09:40,581 Never been done before. 1536 01:09:40,582 --> 01:09:42,084 No one's ever wiped out their liver 1537 01:09:42,584 --> 01:09:44,086 with a high-fat diet before. 1538 01:09:44,087 --> 01:09:45,086 Wow. 1539 01:09:45,087 --> 01:09:48,590 And I won't wipe out my liver in two more weeks? 1540 01:09:48,591 --> 01:09:50,843 I would think it would be unlikely. 1541 01:09:50,844 --> 01:09:53,094 I don't want to tell you you wouldn't. 1542 01:09:53,095 --> 01:09:56,098 My advice to you is to stop doing what you're doing, 1543 01:09:56,099 --> 01:09:57,598 because it's hurting you. 1544 01:09:57,599 --> 01:10:00,102 You're sick, and you're making yourself sick, 1545 01:10:00,103 --> 01:10:02,104 and you can make yourself unsick 1546 01:10:02,604 --> 01:10:04,856 by stopping doing what you're doing. 1547 01:10:04,857 --> 01:10:07,109 I’m just afraid there will be something 1548 01:10:07,609 --> 01:10:09,111 that's totally irreversible, 1549 01:10:09,611 --> 01:10:12,614 that there will be some damage done that... 1550 01:10:12,615 --> 01:10:15,116 - Yeah. - I don't know. 1551 01:10:15,117 --> 01:10:19,121 So, do they think that once you change your habits 1552 01:10:19,122 --> 01:10:22,123 that that's going to correct itself. 1553 01:10:22,124 --> 01:10:25,627 They think that everything should get back on track 1554 01:10:26,128 --> 01:10:27,128 once this is done. 1555 01:10:27,129 --> 01:10:29,630 Your liver -- I've been doing some reading - - 1556 01:10:29,631 --> 01:10:33,635 your liver is very resilient, and your liver heals itself. 1557 01:10:34,136 --> 01:10:38,140 Well, if you need a portion of my liver, honey, 1558 01:10:38,141 --> 01:10:39,141 you can have it. 1559 01:10:39,641 --> 01:10:42,144 I’ll give up part of my liver for you. 1560 01:10:42,145 --> 01:10:44,479 Thanks, mom. Thanks. 1561 01:10:50,986 --> 01:10:53,989 There's a drug that is used in emergency rooms called Naloxone. 1562 01:10:53,990 --> 01:10:55,990 It's used for heroin overdose. 1563 01:10:55,991 --> 01:10:58,493 A guy comes in overdosed on heroin, comatose. 1564 01:10:58,994 --> 01:10:59,994 He's gonna die. 1565 01:10:59,995 --> 01:11:01,996 You inject him with this drug, 1566 01:11:01,997 --> 01:11:04,499 and it blocks the opiate receptors in the brain. 1567 01:11:05,000 --> 01:11:07,002 Heroin doesn't work. He wakes up. 1568 01:11:07,502 --> 01:11:11,506 If I give that same drug to a real chocolate addict, 1569 01:11:11,507 --> 01:11:13,507 a person just shoveling it in, 1570 01:11:13,508 --> 01:11:15,010 you find the most amazing thing -- 1571 01:11:15,510 --> 01:11:17,512 they lose much of their interest in chocolate. 1572 01:11:17,513 --> 01:11:20,014 They take a bite, they set it back down. 1573 01:11:20,015 --> 01:11:22,517 In other words, it's not taste and mouth feel. 1574 01:11:22,518 --> 01:11:25,020 it's a drug effect of the food within the brain 1575 01:11:25,021 --> 01:11:27,022 that keeps us coming back again and again. 1576 01:11:27,023 --> 01:11:29,024 You're saying that your mood goes up 1577 01:11:29,025 --> 01:11:30,524 once you start eating. 1578 01:11:30,525 --> 01:11:33,528 Lately, every time I eat, I feel 100% better. 1579 01:11:33,529 --> 01:11:35,530 So it seems like you're starting 1580 01:11:35,531 --> 01:11:37,032 to get addicted to it now. 1581 01:11:37,532 --> 01:11:40,035 [ CURTIS MAYFIELD'S "PUSHERMAN" PLAYS ] 1582 01:11:44,039 --> 01:11:46,041 # I'm your momma, I'm your daddy 1583 01:11:46,042 --> 01:11:47,793 # I'm that nigger in the alley 1584 01:11:47,794 --> 01:11:49,544 # I'm your doctor when you need 1585 01:11:50,045 --> 01:11:51,796 # Want some coke, have some weed 1586 01:11:51,797 --> 01:11:53,548 # You know me, I'm your friend 1587 01:11:54,049 --> 01:11:56,051 # Your main boy, thick and thin 1588 01:11:56,052 --> 01:11:57,552 # I'm your pusherman 1589 01:11:59,554 --> 01:12:01,556 # I'm your pusherman # 1590 01:12:03,558 --> 01:12:06,561 MORGAN: McDonald's calls people who eat their food 1591 01:12:06,562 --> 01:12:09,564 at least once a week "heavy users." 1592 01:12:09,565 --> 01:12:10,565 I’m not kidding. 1593 01:12:11,066 --> 01:12:14,069 72% of the people who eat at McDonald's are heavy users. 1594 01:12:14,070 --> 01:12:16,571 They also have another category -- 1595 01:12:16,572 --> 01:12:18,073 the "super heavy user." 1596 01:12:18,573 --> 01:12:20,074 These people eat their food 1597 01:12:20,075 --> 01:12:22,827 three, four, five times a week and up. 1598 01:12:22,828 --> 01:12:25,580 22% of the people who eat at McDonald's 1599 01:12:25,581 --> 01:12:28,082 are super heavy users. 1600 01:12:28,083 --> 01:12:30,585 If you look at the menu at a fast-food restaurant, 1601 01:12:30,586 --> 01:12:32,586 they use all of the addicting components. 1602 01:12:32,587 --> 01:12:35,089 They'll take a slab of meat, cover it with cheese -- 1603 01:12:35,090 --> 01:12:38,593 cheese, of course, which is filled with the casomorphins, 1604 01:12:39,094 --> 01:12:42,097 the opiates that are found in the cheese protein -- 1605 01:12:42,597 --> 01:12:45,099 and then they serve it with a sugary soda, 1606 01:12:45,100 --> 01:12:47,602 which has the addictive powers of sugar 1607 01:12:47,603 --> 01:12:49,103 with plenty of added caffeine. 1608 01:12:49,104 --> 01:12:51,105 Now, you might be a 12-year-old kid. 1609 01:12:51,106 --> 01:12:54,109 Your brain is no match for that combination. 1610 01:12:54,110 --> 01:12:56,610 MORGAN: in 2002, McDonald’s France 1611 01:12:56,611 --> 01:12:59,113 took out a full-page ad in a French magazine 1612 01:12:59,114 --> 01:13:01,616 in which a nutritionist stated, "there is no reason 1613 01:13:02,117 --> 01:13:04,369 to go to McDonald's more than once a week." 1614 01:13:04,370 --> 01:13:06,620 McDonald’s corporate headquarters in the U.S. 1615 01:13:06,621 --> 01:13:09,123 freaked out, saying that this is only one opinion, 1616 01:13:09,124 --> 01:13:11,626 and that the vast majority of nutrition professionals 1617 01:13:11,627 --> 01:13:14,129 say that McDonald's food can be a part of a healthy diet. 1618 01:13:14,130 --> 01:13:16,631 So, we thought we'd randomly call some nutritionists 1619 01:13:16,632 --> 01:13:18,133 to see what their opinions were 1620 01:13:18,633 --> 01:13:20,134 when it came to eating fast food. 1621 01:13:20,135 --> 01:13:22,637 How often do you think that people should eat fast food? 1622 01:13:22,638 --> 01:13:23,889 Ideally, never. 1623 01:13:23,890 --> 01:13:25,139 Rare to never. 1624 01:13:25,140 --> 01:13:27,892 The less, the better. Zero is the best. 1625 01:13:27,893 --> 01:13:30,270 Hopefully, no more often than once a month. 1626 01:13:30,271 --> 01:13:32,647 If you were stranded on a deserted island 1627 01:13:33,148 --> 01:13:34,649 or if we get bombe d with anthrax, 1628 01:13:35,150 --> 01:13:37,151 and that's the only food available, 1629 01:13:37,152 --> 01:13:39,653 that's the only time you should eat fast food. 1630 01:13:39,654 --> 01:13:42,157 MORGAN: We called 100 nutritionists all over America, 1631 01:13:42,158 --> 01:13:43,658 and the results were not on track 1632 01:13:44,159 --> 01:13:46,161 with the "vast majority" McDonald's talked about. 1633 01:13:46,162 --> 01:13:47,661 Only 2 out of the 100 1634 01:13:47,662 --> 01:13:50,165 said you should eat fast food two times a week or more. 1635 01:13:50,166 --> 01:13:53,168 28 said once a week to once or twice a month. 1636 01:13:53,668 --> 01:13:55,670 And 45 said you should never eat it. 1637 01:13:56,171 --> 01:13:58,673 95 of them agreed that it is a major contributor 1638 01:13:59,174 --> 01:14:01,676 to the obesity epidemic sweeping America. 1639 01:14:01,677 --> 01:14:03,177 Okay. 1640 01:14:03,178 --> 01:14:05,180 Okay? Okay. 1641 01:14:05,680 --> 01:14:07,681 [ TELEPHONE RINGING ] 1642 01:14:07,682 --> 01:14:12,187 Hi, Morgan, how are you? Bridget Bennett from Health. 1643 01:14:12,188 --> 01:14:14,188 Unfortunately, I have to tell you 1644 01:14:14,189 --> 01:14:16,691 that Health is gonna have to close its doors, 1645 01:14:16,692 --> 01:14:17,692 effective immediately. 1646 01:14:18,193 --> 01:14:20,194 I’m sorry to have to tell you that over the phone. 1647 01:14:20,195 --> 01:14:23,198 We're all sort of surprised, but we will proceed as before -- 1648 01:14:23,199 --> 01:14:26,200 just not at the integrated Health center. 1649 01:14:26,201 --> 01:14:29,704 Okay, Morgan, thanks, and I will talk to you soon. 1650 01:14:30,205 --> 01:14:31,705 Bye-bye. 1651 01:14:31,706 --> 01:14:34,709 MORGAN: Apparently, we don't put much value 1652 01:14:34,710 --> 01:14:36,710 on health in America anymore. 1653 01:14:36,711 --> 01:14:39,214 In fact, each year, we spend over $30 billion 1654 01:14:39,714 --> 01:14:42,216 on diet products and weight-loss programs, 1655 01:14:42,217 --> 01:14:45,220 21/2 times what we spend on fitness and health. 1656 01:14:45,221 --> 01:14:47,221 There are pills, drinks, bars. 1657 01:14:47,222 --> 01:14:49,724 You can lose weight while you sleep, while you watch TV, 1658 01:14:49,725 --> 01:14:51,725 and while eating everything you want -- 1659 01:14:51,726 --> 01:14:55,730 always pushing the newest way to stay thin without exercise. 1660 01:14:55,731 --> 01:14:59,734 Some people, however, feel that they have tried everything 1661 01:14:59,735 --> 01:15:01,486 and see only one remaining option 1662 01:15:01,487 --> 01:15:03,238 as their last hope for health. 1663 01:15:03,239 --> 01:15:05,239 HOWLETT: I'm diabetic. 1664 01:15:05,240 --> 01:15:09,744 80% of the people don't have to take insulin anymore after this. 1665 01:15:09,745 --> 01:15:11,246 Plus, I have hypertension. 1666 01:15:11,746 --> 01:15:14,249 Hopefully, correct that, lose my weight, 1667 01:15:14,250 --> 01:15:15,750 and lose my high blood pressure. 1668 01:15:16,251 --> 01:15:18,252 MORGAN: This is Bruce Howlett. 1669 01:15:18,253 --> 01:15:21,256 In a few minutes, his stomach will be surgically reduced 1670 01:15:21,756 --> 01:15:25,260 to the size of a small apple in a gastric bypass operation. 1671 01:15:25,261 --> 01:15:28,763 People with hypertension who are obese, 1672 01:15:28,764 --> 01:15:30,764 about 75% of them 1673 01:15:30,765 --> 01:15:34,018 will get rid of their hypertensive medications. 1674 01:15:34,019 --> 01:15:37,272 MORGAN: Doctors Adam Naaman and Carl Geisler 1675 01:15:37,273 --> 01:15:38,772 will be performing the operation. 1676 01:15:38,773 --> 01:15:40,774 Together, they have done more than 500 1677 01:15:40,775 --> 01:15:43,278 gastric bypass surgeries, and with their tandem technique, 1678 01:15:43,279 --> 01:15:45,279 they are setting the industry standard, 1679 01:15:45,280 --> 01:15:48,032 completing the procedure in less than 30 minutes 1680 01:15:48,033 --> 01:15:51,411 and sending patients home the following day. 1681 01:15:51,412 --> 01:15:56,604 We have established now that the only procedure 1682 01:15:56,605 --> 01:16:01,796 that really cures diabetes is obesity surgery. 1683 01:16:01,797 --> 01:16:03,297 I went blind for a week. 1684 01:16:03,298 --> 01:16:06,050 Just one day out of the blue, you went blind? 1685 01:16:06,051 --> 01:16:08,928 I went to work, drove to work that night, 1686 01:16:08,929 --> 01:16:11,805 got to work, couldn't read the charts, 1687 01:16:11,806 --> 01:16:14,309 and I had to call my supervisor, tell her I couldn't work 1688 01:16:14,310 --> 01:16:16,310 because I couldn't see what I was doing, 1689 01:16:16,311 --> 01:16:18,813 and called my wife, had to get her to ride to work 1690 01:16:18,814 --> 01:16:20,314 to pick me up and take me home. 1691 01:16:20,315 --> 01:16:23,318 And then once I stopped drinking the diet soda waters, 1692 01:16:23,818 --> 01:16:24,818 got my sugars back down. 1693 01:16:24,819 --> 01:16:27,322 I was fortunate enough, my eyesight came back. 1694 01:16:27,822 --> 01:16:32,577 I didn't do that much damage to them at that time. 1695 01:16:32,578 --> 01:16:37,332 I think it's human nature to seek a drastic solution 1696 01:16:37,333 --> 01:16:39,834 only when you're faced with a drastic problem. 1697 01:16:39,835 --> 01:16:42,337 I drank three or four of those a day. 1698 01:16:42,338 --> 01:16:43,837 This is a half-gallon, 1699 01:16:43,838 --> 01:16:45,840 so that means you were drinking probably 1700 01:16:45,841 --> 01:16:47,841 about two gallons of soda a day. 1701 01:16:47,842 --> 01:16:49,844 It wasn't unusual, for a two-week time, 1702 01:16:49,845 --> 01:16:51,846 we'd buy 50 two-liters of soda water. 1703 01:16:51,847 --> 01:16:53,848 50 two-liters every two weeks. 1704 01:16:53,849 --> 01:16:55,349 And I'd probably end up 1705 01:16:55,350 --> 01:16:57,352 having to pick him up a couple extra. 1706 01:16:57,852 --> 01:16:58,853 He drinks more than I do. 1707 01:16:59,354 --> 01:17:01,855 I’ll go through about one of those a day. 1708 01:17:01,856 --> 01:17:05,360 There's some days I go through three or four two-liters. 1709 01:17:05,361 --> 01:17:09,865 A lot of us don't realize the social stigma 1710 01:17:09,866 --> 01:17:14,369 that these people face on a daily basis. 1711 01:17:20,875 --> 01:17:24,878 # One, two, three # 1712 01:17:24,879 --> 01:17:28,883 [ STRAUSS' "WALTZ OF THE BLUE DANUBE" PLAYS ] 1713 01:18:33,748 --> 01:18:34,749 MORGAN: It's, um -- 1714 01:18:35,250 --> 01:18:42,257 it's, like, 2:00 in the morning on February 21. 1715 01:18:42,258 --> 01:18:46,760 I, uh, woke up, couldn't breathe. 1716 01:18:46,761 --> 01:18:50,265 I’m having really difficulty breathing. 1717 01:18:50,765 --> 01:18:53,267 I’m very hot, 1718 01:18:53,268 --> 01:18:55,769 and, uh...um... 1719 01:18:55,770 --> 01:19:01,276 felt like I was having heart palpitations. 1720 01:19:01,277 --> 01:19:03,777 Um... 1721 01:19:03,778 --> 01:19:07,782 Came up and walked around the living room. 1722 01:19:07,783 --> 01:19:09,784 I was trying to get my breath back. 1723 01:19:09,785 --> 01:19:12,286 and, uh ...I want to finish, 1724 01:19:12,287 --> 01:19:15,790 but I don't want anything real bad to happen, either. 1725 01:19:24,799 --> 01:19:26,801 Dr. Isaacs: your EKG is normal. 1726 01:19:26,802 --> 01:19:27,802 Deep breath. 1727 01:19:28,303 --> 01:19:29,304 And out. 1728 01:19:31,306 --> 01:19:35,310 Now, listen, I don't have a ready explanation 1729 01:19:35,311 --> 01:19:37,311 for your chest pain. 1730 01:19:37,312 --> 01:19:39,814 Would you at least consider taking aspirin once a day 1731 01:19:39,815 --> 01:19:41,316 now that you're on this ridiculous diet? 1732 01:19:41,317 --> 01:19:43,317 Maybe. I’ll think about it. 1733 01:19:43,318 --> 01:19:45,320 Why would you even think about it? 1734 01:19:45,321 --> 01:19:46,821 Why wouldn't you just do it? 1735 01:19:47,322 --> 01:19:49,324 This is really -- you know -- 1736 01:19:49,325 --> 01:19:51,325 you saw these numbers, right? 1737 01:19:51,326 --> 01:19:54,329 These numbers are absolutely outrageous. 1738 01:19:54,829 --> 01:19:58,333 For the first time, we're seeing uric acid elevated, 1739 01:19:58,334 --> 01:20:00,835 so you're giving yourself hyperuricemia, 1740 01:20:01,336 --> 01:20:05,840 and the danger of hyperuricemia is gout, kidney stones. 1741 01:20:05,841 --> 01:20:09,094 The results for your liver are obscene 1742 01:20:09,095 --> 01:20:12,347 beyond anything I would have thought. 1743 01:20:12,348 --> 01:20:13,847 Truly. 1744 01:20:13,848 --> 01:20:17,352 I mean...you know that movie "Death in Las Vegas" -- 1745 01:20:17,353 --> 01:20:19,853 Nicolas Cage, that pickled his liver 1746 01:20:19,854 --> 01:20:22,856 during the course of a few weeks in Las Vegas. 1747 01:20:22,857 --> 01:20:25,860 I would never have thought you could do the same thing 1748 01:20:26,361 --> 01:20:27,861 with a high-fat diet. 1749 01:20:27,862 --> 01:20:30,364 My advice to you, as a physician, 1750 01:20:30,365 --> 01:20:33,368 is that you've got to stop pickling your liver. 1751 01:20:33,369 --> 01:20:35,870 And you're kicking it while its down now. 1752 01:20:36,371 --> 01:20:39,374 Now it's down, and you're kicking it further. 1753 01:20:39,375 --> 01:20:42,377 I mean, if you were an alcoholic, 1754 01:20:42,378 --> 01:20:44,629 I’d say, "you're gonna die. 1755 01:20:44,630 --> 01:20:46,880 You keep drinking, you'll die." 1756 01:20:46,881 --> 01:20:50,385 If the pain starts to radiate to your jaw or down your arm, 1757 01:20:50,386 --> 01:20:52,887 that's life-threatening, and immediately so. 1758 01:20:53,388 --> 01:20:56,391 So I need to hear about that, or you need to call 911. 1759 01:20:56,392 --> 01:20:57,891 All right? 1760 01:20:57,892 --> 01:21:00,395 [ TELEPHONE RINGING ] 1761 01:21:00,396 --> 01:21:01,897 ALEX: Hello? 1762 01:21:01,898 --> 01:21:03,148 MORGAN: Hello. 1763 01:21:03,149 --> 01:21:04,399 Hi, sweetheart. 1764 01:21:04,899 --> 01:21:05,400 How are you? 1765 01:21:05,900 --> 01:21:07,902 I’m good. I'm worried about you. 1766 01:21:07,903 --> 01:21:09,403 Yeah. 1767 01:21:09,404 --> 01:21:12,907 I had no idea this was gonna be such a dangerous experiment. 1768 01:21:13,408 --> 01:21:14,908 Yeah. 1769 01:21:14,909 --> 01:21:16,410 I don't think anybody did. 1770 01:21:16,411 --> 01:21:19,414 The doctor didn't even think it was gonna be this drastic. 1771 01:21:19,914 --> 01:21:22,416 He's floored by it. 1772 01:21:22,417 --> 01:21:24,919 And, um...he doesn't know what will happen. 1773 01:21:25,420 --> 01:21:27,421 He says, "listen, I have no idea." 1774 01:21:27,422 --> 01:21:31,426 But he said that if I am feeling bad or feeling anything, 1775 01:21:31,427 --> 01:21:32,926 to page him, 1776 01:21:32,927 --> 01:21:35,430 and he'll admit me immediately wherever I am. 1777 01:21:35,431 --> 01:21:36,931 Oh, sweetheart. 1778 01:21:36,932 --> 01:21:38,933 Yeah. 1779 01:21:38,934 --> 01:21:40,934 [ SIGHS ] 1780 01:21:40,935 --> 01:21:44,439 I love you so much, and I don't want you to be hurt. 1781 01:21:44,440 --> 01:21:47,442 Yeah, me either. 1782 01:21:47,942 --> 01:21:49,944 Me either. 1783 01:21:52,447 --> 01:21:54,449 I’ll tell you -- if you start to get nauseous 1784 01:21:54,450 --> 01:21:56,451 and you start vomiting and your eyes turn yellow, 1785 01:21:56,452 --> 01:21:58,453 you have got to go to the emergency room, 1786 01:21:58,454 --> 01:22:00,454 no matter where you are. 1787 01:22:00,455 --> 01:22:02,707 Again, if you're not keeping food down 1788 01:22:02,708 --> 01:22:04,959 or you're feeling sick to your stomach -- 1789 01:22:05,460 --> 01:22:07,462 it looks like your liver-function tests 1790 01:22:07,463 --> 01:22:08,962 are getting worse. 1791 01:22:08,963 --> 01:22:12,216 My suggestion would be to stop the diet 1792 01:22:12,217 --> 01:22:15,469 and go back to eating a lower-fat diet, 1793 01:22:15,470 --> 01:22:18,973 rechecking the blood tests in a couple of weeks. 1794 01:22:32,487 --> 01:22:35,490 THOMPSON: Nobody needs to be partisan about this issue. 1795 01:22:35,491 --> 01:22:38,493 We need fixes, we need remedies, and we need support. 1796 01:22:38,494 --> 01:22:41,496 MORGAN: How much influence on government legislators 1797 01:22:41,497 --> 01:22:43,497 does the food industry have? 1798 01:22:43,498 --> 01:22:47,001 The food industry is an enormous business in the United States. 1799 01:22:47,502 --> 01:22:49,504 Therefore, it employs very expensive 1800 01:22:49,505 --> 01:22:51,005 and well-paid lobbyists, 1801 01:22:51,506 --> 01:22:55,510 and those lobbyists are in Washington for two purposes -- 1802 01:22:55,511 --> 01:22:59,514 number one, to make sure that no government agency ever says, 1803 01:22:59,515 --> 01:23:02,016 "eat less of the company's products." 1804 01:23:02,517 --> 01:23:03,517 number two -- 1805 01:23:03,518 --> 01:23:08,022 that the government never passes legislation that is unfavorable. 1806 01:23:08,023 --> 01:23:11,025 And I guess the third one is to encourage the government 1807 01:23:11,026 --> 01:23:12,526 to pass favorable legislation. 1808 01:23:12,527 --> 01:23:14,779 MORGAN: The GMA is one of those lobbies. 1809 01:23:14,780 --> 01:23:17,031 You're going to see us do what we do best, 1810 01:23:17,032 --> 01:23:20,535 and that is market appropriately, 1811 01:23:20,536 --> 01:23:22,036 finance education programs, 1812 01:23:22,537 --> 01:23:24,539 as we're doing in a great abundance, 1813 01:23:24,540 --> 01:23:26,541 getting good information out to parents 1814 01:23:26,542 --> 01:23:28,041 so we can solve the problem. 1815 01:23:28,042 --> 01:23:31,044 That's what we do in the food industry. 1816 01:23:31,045 --> 01:23:35,049 we think that is a responsible, important role to play. 1817 01:23:35,550 --> 01:23:38,051 We are not police. We are not regulators. 1818 01:23:38,052 --> 01:23:41,055 We provide a safe, affordable abundance of food 1819 01:23:41,056 --> 01:23:42,556 like the world has never seen. 1820 01:23:42,557 --> 01:23:45,560 The food industry and the broadcasters 1821 01:23:45,561 --> 01:23:47,562 are extremely powerful lobbies, 1822 01:23:47,563 --> 01:23:50,564 and ...they outgun us. 1823 01:23:50,565 --> 01:23:52,567 The industry has stepped up to the plate. 1824 01:23:53,067 --> 01:23:55,069 We're going to do more. we want to do more. 1825 01:23:55,070 --> 01:23:57,071 We recognize we have a role to play. 1826 01:23:57,072 --> 01:23:58,072 We're part of the solution. 1827 01:23:58,573 --> 01:23:59,573 We're part of the problem, 1828 01:23:59,574 --> 01:24:03,577 and we also are part of the solution. 1829 01:24:03,578 --> 01:24:05,580 MORGAN: Did everyone hear what he just said? 1830 01:24:06,080 --> 01:24:07,582 "We're part of the problem." 1831 01:24:08,082 --> 01:24:11,085 The lobbyist for Coke, Heinz, Smucker's, Kellogg's, Nestlé? 1832 01:24:11,086 --> 01:24:13,838 Kraft, Hershey's, Sara Lee, Cadbury, General Mills, 1833 01:24:13,839 --> 01:24:16,591 Seagram, Welch's, Wise, Anheuser-Busch, Birds Eye, 1834 01:24:16,592 --> 01:24:18,592 Lance, Campbell's, Carvel, Mars, 1835 01:24:18,593 --> 01:24:20,595 Ocean Spray, Hormel, Dannon, and Pepsi 1836 01:24:20,596 --> 01:24:22,597 said, "we're part of the problem." 1837 01:24:23,097 --> 01:24:25,099 I think we're making some headway. 1838 01:24:25,100 --> 01:24:27,602 [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] 1839 01:24:28,102 --> 01:24:29,603 WOMAN: Good afternoon. Media Line. 1840 01:24:29,604 --> 01:24:31,104 Yeah, I wanted to speak to somebody 1841 01:24:31,105 --> 01:24:33,608 about scheduling an interview with Jim Cantalupo. 1842 01:24:33,609 --> 01:24:34,608 I can take the information 1843 01:24:34,609 --> 01:24:36,110 and have somebody get back to you. 1844 01:24:36,611 --> 01:24:38,111 [ TELEPHONE RINGING ] 1845 01:24:38,112 --> 01:24:40,113 Good morning. Media Line. 1846 01:24:40,114 --> 01:24:43,618 I wanted to speak to someone about scheduling an interview. 1847 01:24:43,619 --> 01:24:45,118 I can take the information 1848 01:24:45,119 --> 01:24:47,120 and have somebody get back to you. 1849 01:24:47,121 --> 01:24:52,126 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of America, 1850 01:24:52,127 --> 01:24:56,631 for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, 1851 01:24:56,632 --> 01:24:59,634 with liberty and justice for all. 1852 01:24:59,635 --> 01:25:01,136 MORGAN: One more time. 1853 01:25:01,137 --> 01:25:02,636 Yeah, what did you do? 1854 01:25:02,637 --> 01:25:04,889 I said it. What were you doing? 1855 01:25:04,890 --> 01:25:07,140 I pledge allegiance to the flag 1856 01:25:07,141 --> 01:25:10,645 of the united states of America, one nation... 1857 01:25:11,145 --> 01:25:15,148 MORGAN: And to the republic for which it stands. 1858 01:25:15,149 --> 01:25:19,153 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of America, 1859 01:25:19,154 --> 01:25:21,656 and to the republic, for which it stands, 1860 01:25:22,156 --> 01:25:24,659 one nation, under god, indivisible, 1861 01:25:25,159 --> 01:25:27,661 and justice for all. 1862 01:25:27,662 --> 01:25:30,164 Liberty. Where's the liberty? 1863 01:25:30,165 --> 01:25:32,165 The liberty. Say it. 1864 01:25:32,166 --> 01:25:33,668 Do you want us to keep walking? 1865 01:25:33,669 --> 01:25:35,168 What's the Big Mac slogan? 1866 01:25:35,169 --> 01:25:37,170 You know, "two all-beef patties"... 1867 01:25:37,171 --> 01:25:39,173 "special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions 1868 01:25:39,174 --> 01:25:41,175 on a sesame-seed bun." 1869 01:25:41,176 --> 01:25:43,177 Yeah, you know that. 1870 01:25:43,178 --> 01:25:45,430 That is a shame! 1871 01:25:45,431 --> 01:25:47,682 [ LAUGHTER ] 1872 01:25:49,684 --> 01:25:52,186 Welcome to McDonald's. We're glad you're here. 1873 01:25:52,187 --> 01:25:57,692 # I hope you got fat 1874 01:25:59,694 --> 01:26:05,199 # I hope you got really fat 1875 01:26:06,701 --> 01:26:10,705 # 'Cause if you got really, really fat 1876 01:26:10,706 --> 01:26:14,709 # You just might want to see me come back 1877 01:26:14,710 --> 01:26:19,714 # I hope you got fat # 1878 01:26:19,715 --> 01:26:20,715 help me out, now. 1879 01:26:21,215 --> 01:26:23,216 # Hey, I don't care # 1880 01:26:23,217 --> 01:26:25,218 WOMAN: Hi, can I help you? 1881 01:26:25,219 --> 01:26:28,722 Could I get a large vanilla shake, please? 1882 01:26:28,723 --> 01:26:30,725 I’m sorry, sir. We don't have any shakes right now. 1883 01:26:31,225 --> 01:26:32,225 No shakes? 1884 01:26:32,226 --> 01:26:34,729 When will you have shakes, do you think? 1885 01:26:37,732 --> 01:26:39,984 Guess that's a never. 1886 01:26:39,985 --> 01:26:42,235 At the end of this month, 1887 01:26:42,236 --> 01:26:44,738 I’ll have eaten as much McDonald's 1888 01:26:44,739 --> 01:26:49,243 as most nutritionists say you're supposed to eat in eight years. 1889 01:26:52,747 --> 01:26:54,748 [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] 1890 01:26:54,749 --> 01:26:56,249 Media Line. This is Sheila. 1891 01:26:56,250 --> 01:26:58,252 Yeah, Sheila, It's Morgan Spurlock calling. 1892 01:26:58,253 --> 01:26:59,754 I’m trying to reach Lisa Howard. 1893 01:27:00,254 --> 01:27:01,756 Okay, Morgan, I will let her know. 1894 01:27:01,757 --> 01:27:03,256 [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] 1895 01:27:03,257 --> 01:27:04,257 Hi, this is Lisa Howard. 1896 01:27:04,258 --> 01:27:06,259 I’m not able to take your call right now. 1897 01:27:06,260 --> 01:27:08,262 If you'll leave me a message, I'll get back to you... 1898 01:27:08,263 --> 01:27:09,764 Hey, Lisa, it's Morgan Spurlock. 1899 01:27:10,264 --> 01:27:12,266 I wanted to follow up on the e-mail I sent you... 1900 01:27:12,267 --> 01:27:13,767 ...close to the end of the day, 1901 01:27:13,768 --> 01:27:15,770 and I didn't know when she was gonna be taking off. 1902 01:27:15,771 --> 01:27:17,772 I’ll put another message on her desk. 1903 01:27:17,773 --> 01:27:19,773 [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] Lisa Howard. 1904 01:27:19,774 --> 01:27:22,276 Hi, Lisa, it's Morgan Spurlock calling. 1905 01:27:22,277 --> 01:27:24,278 - How are you? - I'm okay. 1906 01:27:24,279 --> 01:27:25,779 So you got my e-mail. 1907 01:27:25,780 --> 01:27:29,784 Yes, I got your e-mail, and I'm circulating it around. 1908 01:27:29,785 --> 01:27:32,036 I don't have an answer for you. 1909 01:27:32,037 --> 01:27:34,163 Any idea when you think you might? 1910 01:27:34,164 --> 01:27:36,290 Probably in the next day or two. 1911 01:27:36,291 --> 01:27:40,293 Oh ...man. 1912 01:27:40,294 --> 01:27:42,796 Walking up the stairs has gotten -- 1913 01:27:42,797 --> 01:27:45,298 it's starting to get really difficult. 1914 01:27:45,299 --> 01:27:49,804 By the time I get to the top, it's really pathetic. 1915 01:27:49,805 --> 01:27:51,806 [ EXHALES DEEPLY ] 1916 01:27:51,807 --> 01:27:53,808 Oh, man. 1917 01:27:59,814 --> 01:28:03,317 ALEX: I've got Morgan's detox diet all ready to go. 1918 01:28:03,818 --> 01:28:06,821 the biggest thing is taking the crap out 1919 01:28:06,822 --> 01:28:08,822 and putting good stuff in. 1920 01:28:08,823 --> 01:28:12,827 I’m really focusing on nutrient-dense food, 1921 01:28:13,327 --> 01:28:15,830 organic, seasonal, fresh food, 1922 01:28:16,330 --> 01:28:21,836 making sure that I'm getting as many cleansing vegetables 1923 01:28:21,837 --> 01:28:24,337 into his diet as possible. 1924 01:28:24,338 --> 01:28:27,341 [ OHIO EXPRESS' "YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY" PLAYS ] 1925 01:28:31,846 --> 01:28:34,849 # Yummy, yummy, yummy, I got love in my tummy 1926 01:28:35,349 --> 01:28:37,852 # And I feel like a-lovin' you 1927 01:28:38,352 --> 01:28:40,354 # Love, you're such a sweet thing 1928 01:28:40,355 --> 01:28:41,855 # Good-enough-to-eat thing 1929 01:28:41,856 --> 01:28:45,860 # And that's just a-what I'm gonna do? 1930 01:28:45,861 --> 01:28:47,612 # Ooh, love to hold ya 1931 01:28:47,613 --> 01:28:49,363 # Ooh, love to kiss ya 1932 01:28:49,864 --> 01:28:51,365 # Ooh, love, I love it so # 1933 01:28:51,366 --> 01:28:52,867 We're sharing a portion. 1934 01:28:52,868 --> 01:28:53,868 Yeah, we split it. 1935 01:28:53,869 --> 01:28:54,869 [ LAUGHS ] 1936 01:28:55,369 --> 01:28:57,872 # Ooh, love, you're sweeter # 1937 01:28:57,873 --> 01:28:59,373 Extra calories. 1938 01:28:59,874 --> 01:29:00,874 # I won't let you go # 1939 01:29:00,875 --> 01:29:03,377 I love you dearly, but you are demented, man, 1940 01:29:03,378 --> 01:29:04,629 you're sick. 1941 01:29:04,630 --> 01:29:06,005 Bye-bye. 1942 01:29:06,006 --> 01:29:07,380 Bye! 1943 01:29:07,381 --> 01:29:10,885 MORGAN: I can't believe that tomorrow I'm gonna get up 1944 01:29:10,886 --> 01:29:12,887 and not have to go eat McDonald's. 1945 01:29:25,900 --> 01:29:27,651 That's it. 1946 01:29:27,652 --> 01:29:29,403 Unbelievable. 1947 01:29:29,904 --> 01:29:32,156 Whoo-hoo! 1948 01:29:32,157 --> 01:29:34,407 Okay. 1949 01:29:34,408 --> 01:29:35,408 [ LAUGHTER ] 1950 01:29:35,409 --> 01:29:37,912 It just keeps getting bigger. 1951 01:29:37,913 --> 01:29:39,914 Wow. 1952 01:29:41,415 --> 01:29:42,916 Oh, yeah. 1953 01:29:42,917 --> 01:29:44,417 Oh, boy. 1954 01:29:44,418 --> 01:29:47,421 BENNETT: I'm gonna say 210, right on the money. 1955 01:29:47,422 --> 01:29:52,425 We went from 185.5 to 194... 1956 01:29:52,426 --> 01:29:56,429 a week later to 203, then down to 202, 1957 01:29:56,430 --> 01:30:01,435 and now eight pounds during the last week for 210. 1958 01:30:01,436 --> 01:30:05,439 I think we know the damage that can be done. 1959 01:30:07,942 --> 01:30:09,944 Lisa Howard, it's Morgan Spurlock calling.. 1960 01:30:10,444 --> 01:30:12,947 I don't know how many times we've called her now, 1961 01:30:12,948 --> 01:30:15,448 but this has got to be the 15th time. 1962 01:30:15,449 --> 01:30:17,952 Lisa Howard, Morgan Spurlock calling from New York. 1963 01:30:17,953 --> 01:30:19,954 Please call me when you get this message. 1964 01:30:19,955 --> 01:30:21,956 We'd still like to schedule an interview 1965 01:30:22,456 --> 01:30:23,957 with someone from McDonald's. 1966 01:30:23,958 --> 01:30:25,459 Please call me when you get this 1967 01:30:25,960 --> 01:30:27,961 and let's talk about what's possible. 1968 01:30:27,962 --> 01:30:30,965 [ HIGH-PITCHED ] you'll not talk to anybody, 1969 01:30:30,966 --> 01:30:33,967 and you'll like it that way. 1970 01:30:33,968 --> 01:30:35,969 After six months of deliberation, 1971 01:30:35,970 --> 01:30:39,473 Judge Robert Sweet dismissed the lawsuit against McDonald's. 1972 01:30:39,474 --> 01:30:40,974 The big reason? 1973 01:30:40,975 --> 01:30:42,476 The two girls failed to show 1974 01:30:42,977 --> 01:30:45,980 that eating McDonald's food was what caused their injuries. 1975 01:30:45,981 --> 01:30:47,480 Interesting. 1976 01:30:47,481 --> 01:30:49,984 In only 30 days of eating nothing but McDonald's, 1977 01:30:50,484 --> 01:30:53,487 I gained 241/2 pounds, my liver turned to fat, 1978 01:30:53,488 --> 01:30:56,489 and my cholesterol shot up 65 points. 1979 01:30:56,490 --> 01:30:59,493 My body-fat percentage went from 11% to 18%, 1980 01:30:59,994 --> 01:31:00,995 still below the national average 1981 01:31:01,495 --> 01:31:03,496 of 22% for men and 30% for women. 1982 01:31:03,497 --> 01:31:06,500 I nearly doubled my risk of coronary heart disease, 1983 01:31:06,501 --> 01:31:09,253 making myself twice as likely to have heart failure. 1984 01:31:09,254 --> 01:31:12,005 I felt depressed and exhausted most of the time. 1985 01:31:12,006 --> 01:31:16,010 My moods swung on a dime, and my sex life was nonexistent. 1986 01:31:16,011 --> 01:31:19,513 I craved this food more and more when I ate it 1987 01:31:19,514 --> 01:31:22,016 and got massive headaches when I didn't. 1988 01:31:22,017 --> 01:31:23,017 In my final blood test, 1989 01:31:23,517 --> 01:31:26,520 many of my body functions showed signs of improvement, 1990 01:31:26,521 --> 01:31:30,024 but the doctors were less than optimistic. 1991 01:31:30,025 --> 01:31:31,524 I would very, very much doubt 1992 01:31:31,525 --> 01:31:33,527 that these numbers will return to normal. 1993 01:31:33,528 --> 01:31:36,030 Although it did drop, it was a small drop. 1994 01:31:36,031 --> 01:31:38,531 If you kept on the diet, you'd definitely -- 1995 01:31:38,532 --> 01:31:42,036 I know that you'd probably develop coronary artery disease. 1996 01:31:42,037 --> 01:31:45,539 ...inflammation and hardening of the liver. 1997 01:31:45,540 --> 01:31:47,041 Should people eat fast food? 1998 01:31:47,274 --> 01:31:48,841 No. 1999 01:31:48,842 --> 01:31:51,344 You know, the answer's no. 2000 01:31:51,345 --> 01:31:54,097 It certainly needs to be very restricted 2001 01:31:54,098 --> 01:31:56,850 and balanced with, overall, a healthy diet 2002 01:31:57,351 --> 01:31:59,102 and, overall, a lot of exercise. 2003 01:31:59,103 --> 01:32:00,853 And there's no reason whatsoever 2004 01:32:00,854 --> 01:32:03,857 why fast food has to be so disgusting. 2005 01:32:03,858 --> 01:32:05,609 Fast food can be nutritious. 2006 01:32:05,610 --> 01:32:07,360 It's a cheap form of food, 2007 01:32:07,361 --> 01:32:09,363 and it does keep you full for a while, 2008 01:32:09,364 --> 01:32:11,364 so you get your money's worth. 2009 01:32:11,365 --> 01:32:14,368 But unfortunately, you cause some major harm to your heart, 2010 01:32:14,369 --> 01:32:15,368 your liver, your blood. 2011 01:32:15,369 --> 01:32:17,371 I wouldn't suggest you continue the diet 2012 01:32:17,871 --> 01:32:18,871 for a year to check this out. 2013 01:32:18,872 --> 01:32:20,874 I don't think it's appropriate or healthy, 2014 01:32:21,375 --> 01:32:23,627 especially with what showed up with your liver. 2015 01:32:23,628 --> 01:32:25,879 MORGAN: So I shouldn't eat this food for a year? 2016 01:32:25,880 --> 01:32:27,380 No, I don't think so. 2017 01:32:27,381 --> 01:32:30,384 We see people who go on an alcohol binge, 2018 01:32:30,385 --> 01:32:32,386 and their numbers go up like crazy, 2019 01:32:32,886 --> 01:32:36,389 but to go on a Mac attack... 2020 01:32:36,390 --> 01:32:40,394 and they've got numbers to show that it attacks your liver, too. 2021 01:32:40,395 --> 01:32:43,397 Honestly, I wouldn't have even thought about this. 2022 01:32:43,897 --> 01:32:45,398 But it makes sense. 2023 01:32:45,399 --> 01:32:48,652 Now that we have the data, it definitely makes sense. 2024 01:32:48,653 --> 01:32:51,905 MORGAN: Still, the impact of this initial lawsuit 2025 01:32:51,906 --> 01:32:53,406 is being seen far and wide. 2026 01:32:53,407 --> 01:32:56,910 School districts in new York, Texas, and San Francisco 2027 01:32:56,911 --> 01:32:59,412 have banned sugary soft drinks in schools, 2028 01:32:59,413 --> 01:33:02,416 and all-natural, healthy options are popping up everywhere. 2029 01:33:02,916 --> 01:33:05,168 McDonald’s joined right in, sponsoring events 2030 01:33:05,169 --> 01:33:07,546 that showed how health-conscious they'd become 2031 01:33:07,547 --> 01:33:09,922 and creating a new line of premium salads. 2032 01:33:09,923 --> 01:33:12,926 At the same time, however, they also masterminded 2033 01:33:12,927 --> 01:33:15,429 one of their fattest sandwiches to date -- 2034 01:33:15,430 --> 01:33:17,931 the McGriddle, a pancake-wrapped creation 2035 01:33:17,932 --> 01:33:19,432 that won my heart in Texas 2036 01:33:19,433 --> 01:33:21,435 but can pack as much fat as a Big Mac 2037 01:33:21,935 --> 01:33:24,688 and have more sugar than a pack of McDonaldland cookies. 2038 01:33:24,689 --> 01:33:27,441 in fact, their new premium ranch chicken salad with dressing 2039 01:33:27,442 --> 01:33:29,443 delivers more calories than a Big Mac 2040 01:33:29,444 --> 01:33:31,444 and 51 grams of fat -- 2041 01:33:31,445 --> 01:33:33,947 79% of your daily fat intake. 2042 01:33:33,948 --> 01:33:36,450 Over the course of my McDiet, 2043 01:33:36,950 --> 01:33:39,453 I consumed 30 pounds of sugar from their food. 2044 01:33:39,953 --> 01:33:40,953 That's a pound a day. 2045 01:33:40,954 --> 01:33:43,957 On top of that, I also took in 12 pounds of fat. 2046 01:33:44,458 --> 01:33:45,959 Now, I know what you're saying. 2047 01:33:46,460 --> 01:33:49,463 You're saying "nobody's supposed to eat this food 2048 01:33:49,464 --> 01:33:50,463 "three times a day. 2049 01:33:50,464 --> 01:33:52,966 No wonder all this stuff happened to you." 2050 01:33:52,967 --> 01:33:54,467 But the scary part is, 2051 01:33:54,468 --> 01:33:57,471 there are people who eat this food regularly. 2052 01:33:57,472 --> 01:33:59,472 Some people even eat it every day. 2053 01:33:59,473 --> 01:34:02,476 So while my experiment may have been a little extreme, 2054 01:34:02,477 --> 01:34:03,977 it's not that crazy. 2055 01:34:04,478 --> 01:34:06,479 But here is a crazy idea -- 2056 01:34:06,480 --> 01:34:09,482 why not do away with your super size options? 2057 01:34:09,483 --> 01:34:12,986 Who needs 42 ounces of coke, a half-pound of fries? 2058 01:34:13,487 --> 01:34:15,488 and why not give me a choice 2059 01:34:15,489 --> 01:34:17,991 besides French fries or French fries? 2060 01:34:17,992 --> 01:34:19,492 that would be a great start. 2061 01:34:19,493 --> 01:34:21,995 But why should these companies want to change? 2062 01:34:22,496 --> 01:34:24,998 Their loyalty isn't to you. It's to the stockholders. 2063 01:34:24,999 --> 01:34:27,501 The bottom line -- they're a business, 2064 01:34:27,502 --> 01:34:29,001 no matter what they say. 2065 01:34:29,002 --> 01:34:33,006 And by selling you unhealthy food, they make millions, 2066 01:34:33,007 --> 01:34:35,508 and no company wants to stop doing that. 2067 01:34:35,509 --> 01:34:38,011 If this ever-growing paradigm is going to shift, 2068 01:34:38,012 --> 01:34:39,512 it's up to you. 2069 01:34:39,513 --> 01:34:42,516 But if you decide to keep living this way, go ahead. 2070 01:34:43,016 --> 01:34:46,019 Over time, you may find yourself getting as sick as I did, 2071 01:34:46,020 --> 01:34:47,521 and you may wind up here... 2072 01:34:47,522 --> 01:34:48,522 or here. 2073 01:34:49,022 --> 01:34:51,023 I guess the big question is -- 2074 01:34:51,024 --> 01:34:55,529 who do you want to see go first, you or them? 2075 01:35:04,037 --> 01:35:07,290 Right now, you have the urge to eat something. 2076 01:35:07,291 --> 01:35:10,544 When it's through, if you still want to eat, 2077 01:35:10,545 --> 01:35:13,046 then you're probably really hungry. 2078 01:35:13,047 --> 01:35:14,548 Think about what I'm saying. 2079 01:35:15,048 --> 01:35:16,800 # F.a.c., that is me 2080 01:35:16,801 --> 01:35:18,552 # But I didn't use to be 2081 01:35:19,052 --> 01:35:20,553 # I was hot, I was hungry 2082 01:35:20,554 --> 01:35:22,305 # I was loose, I was free 2083 01:35:22,306 --> 01:35:24,056 # Then I waited in the line 2084 01:35:24,057 --> 01:35:25,559 # For some burgers and some fries 2085 01:35:25,560 --> 01:35:27,560 # Super size, that'd be nice 2086 01:35:27,561 --> 01:35:29,062 # Take a bite and close your eyes 2087 01:35:29,063 --> 01:35:30,564 # Round two, what do I do? 2088 01:35:31,064 --> 01:35:32,565 # I can barely walk around 2089 01:35:32,566 --> 01:35:34,317 # Jenny Craig, Richard Simmons 2090 01:35:34,318 --> 01:35:35,944 # But I still love to pound 2091 01:35:35,945 --> 01:35:37,570 # Hamburgers, coca-cola, 2092 01:35:37,571 --> 01:35:39,072 # Getting gas from too much soda 2093 01:35:39,573 --> 01:35:41,324 # Double double chunky chunky 2094 01:35:41,325 --> 01:35:43,076 # Hope this meal is never over 2095 01:35:43,077 --> 01:35:44,578 # The world is round 2096 01:35:44,579 --> 01:35:46,078 # And so am I 2097 01:35:46,079 --> 01:35:47,831 # Big boys, big girls 2098 01:35:47,832 --> 01:35:49,582 # With real big thighs 2099 01:35:49,583 --> 01:35:52,586 # Super size, super size, the American way 2100 01:35:53,086 --> 01:35:56,089 # Throw it down, throw it down, all day, every day 2101 01:35:56,590 --> 01:35:59,593 # Super size, super size, the American way 2102 01:35:59,594 --> 01:36:01,845 # Getting fat, getting broke 2103 01:36:01,846 --> 01:36:04,097 # Either way, you're gonna pay 2104 01:36:04,598 --> 01:36:07,851 # Super-size me 2105 01:36:07,852 --> 01:36:11,230 # Super-size me 2106 01:36:11,231 --> 01:36:13,920 # Super-size me 2107 01:36:13,921 --> 01:36:16,609 # Super-size me 2108 01:36:16,610 --> 01:36:18,111 # Now I can't get out of bed 2109 01:36:18,612 --> 01:36:20,113 # So I have to order in 2110 01:36:20,114 --> 01:36:21,615 # I'm a triple-fat fatty 2111 01:36:22,115 --> 01:36:23,616 # And I have a triple chin 2112 01:36:23,617 --> 01:36:26,870 # Who's to blame for the lawyer tried to settle out of court? 2113 01:36:26,871 --> 01:36:30,123 # Get some cash, spend it fast 'cause I'm staring at my port 2114 01:36:30,624 --> 01:36:32,125 # 'Cause it's sad and it's lonely 2115 01:36:32,126 --> 01:36:33,627 # Ham and cheese with bologna 2116 01:36:33,628 --> 01:36:35,379 # Large pie, stuffed crust 2117 01:36:35,380 --> 01:36:37,006 # A doggy bag is for a phony 2118 01:36:37,007 --> 01:36:38,632 # I have lost the motivation 2119 01:36:39,132 --> 01:36:40,633 # To inhibit the sensation 2120 01:36:40,634 --> 01:36:42,134 # By the luck of frustration 2121 01:36:42,135 --> 01:36:43,853 # Birthday cake, I stick my face in 2122 01:36:43,854 --> 01:36:45,714 # Turkey club with double bacon 2123 01:36:45,715 --> 01:36:47,574 # It's got healthy connotations 2124 01:36:47,575 --> 01:36:49,075 # Fast food is overtakin' 2125 01:36:49,076 --> 01:36:50,577 # And it's super-sized the nation 2126 01:36:51,078 --> 01:36:54,080 # Super size, super size, the American way 2127 01:36:54,081 --> 01:36:57,584 # Throw it down, throw it down, all day, every day 2128 01:36:57,585 --> 01:37:01,088 # Super size, super size, the American way 2129 01:37:01,089 --> 01:37:03,340 # Getting fat, getting broke 2130 01:37:03,341 --> 01:37:05,592 # Either way, you're gonna pay 2131 01:37:05,593 --> 01:37:09,096 # Super-size me 2132 01:37:09,097 --> 01:37:12,600 # Super-size me 2133 01:37:12,601 --> 01:37:15,353 # Super-size me 2134 01:37:15,354 --> 01:37:18,104 # Super-size me 2135 01:37:18,105 --> 01:37:19,606 if I can keep up this progress, 2136 01:37:20,107 --> 01:37:23,110 I’ll have 25 pounds -- 25 pounds. 2137 01:37:23,111 --> 01:37:24,862 That's a lot of weight. 2138 01:37:24,863 --> 01:37:26,489 # Kentucky fried just right 2139 01:37:26,490 --> 01:37:28,053 # Chicken nugget, dip it twice 2140 01:37:28,054 --> 01:37:29,616 # Biggie fries, enchilada, 2141 01:37:30,117 --> 01:37:31,618 # Philly cheese, drive-through diet 2142 01:37:31,619 --> 01:37:33,370 # Pack on weight, party yak 2143 01:37:33,371 --> 01:37:34,997 # Heart attack, back on track 2144 01:37:34,998 --> 01:37:36,811 # Still so fat, slim fast 2145 01:37:36,812 --> 01:37:38,624 # Slim slow, touch your toes 2146 01:37:38,625 --> 01:37:40,377 # Finger-licking, hit the border 2147 01:37:40,378 --> 01:37:42,129 # Pull right up and place your order 2148 01:37:42,130 --> 01:37:43,631 # It's your way right away 2149 01:37:43,632 --> 01:37:45,131 # You deserve a break today 2150 01:37:45,132 --> 01:37:48,634 # Super size, super size, the American way 2151 01:37:48,635 --> 01:37:52,139 # Throw it down, throw it down, all day, every day 2152 01:37:52,140 --> 01:37:55,142 # Super size, super size, the American way 2153 01:37:55,642 --> 01:37:57,894 # Getting fat, getting broke 2154 01:37:57,895 --> 01:38:00,147 # Either way, you're gonna pay 2155 01:38:00,148 --> 01:38:02,399 # Super-size me 2156 01:38:02,400 --> 01:38:04,650 # Super-size me 2157 01:38:04,651 --> 01:38:06,653 put something in your mouth. 2158 01:38:06,654 --> 01:38:08,154 # Super-size me 2159 01:38:08,155 --> 01:38:10,157 can I get extra cheese with that? 2160 01:38:10,657 --> 01:38:11,657 # Super-size me 2161 01:38:11,658 --> 01:38:13,660 what do you mean, 50 cents for extra cheese? 2162 01:38:13,661 --> 01:38:15,161 # Super-size me 2163 01:38:15,162 --> 01:38:17,164 I come here all the time! hook a brother up! 2164 01:38:17,165 --> 01:38:18,666 # Super-size me 2165 01:38:18,667 --> 01:38:20,167 ooh! A buffet! 2166 01:38:20,667 --> 01:38:22,168 # Super-size me 2167 01:38:22,169 --> 01:38:24,171 all you can eat, all day. 2168 01:38:24,172 --> 01:38:25,171 # Super-size me 2169 01:38:25,172 --> 01:38:27,174 is that the biggest size you got? 2170 01:38:27,175 --> 01:38:28,674 # Super-size me 2171 01:38:28,675 --> 01:38:30,677 I said I want it super sized. 2172 01:38:30,678 --> 01:38:32,178 # Super-size me 2173 01:38:32,179 --> 01:38:34,181 can I get, like, a bucket with a handle? 2174 01:38:34,182 --> 01:38:35,681 # Super-size me 2175 01:38:35,682 --> 01:38:37,684 two for a dollar? I'll take it! 2176 01:38:37,685 --> 01:38:39,185 # Super-size me 2177 01:38:39,186 --> 01:38:41,188 all I need is three more quarts... 2178 01:38:41,189 --> 01:38:42,688 # Super-size me 2179 01:38:42,689 --> 01:38:44,191 ...and another set of hands. 2180 01:38:44,192 --> 01:38:45,691 # Super-size me # 2181 01:38:45,692 --> 01:38:48,195 that's a pretty good idea. 2182 01:38:50,697 --> 01:38:52,198 Wait, the sign -- 2183 01:38:52,199 --> 01:38:56,203 [ ECHOING ] The sign said free refills. 2184 01:38:58,705 --> 01:39:01,208 [ BLUES MUSIC PLAYS ] 2185 01:39:01,928 --> 01:39:03,718 # fixed by lyliakar #