PARK CITY, Utah, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The film "Super Size Me: A Film of Epic Portions" debuted at Sundance this week serving up evidence of a serious U.S. problem with fast food.
Last year, Morgan Spurlock went to McDonald's for all of his meals, three times a day for 30 straight days and filmed every bite in a documentary about an unhealthy way of life for too many people, Salt Lake City's Deseret News reported Wednesday.
"If there's one thing we could accomplish with the film, is that we make people think about what they put in their mouth," Spurlock said. "So the next time you do go into a fast-food restaurant and they say, 'Hey, would you like to upsize that?' You think about it and say, 'Maybe I won't. Maybe I'll stick with the medium this time.'"
In addition to getting a popular Sundance entry out of the experiment, the filmmaker ended up with 24 extra pounds and a once-normal cholesterol 65 points higher. He also became emotionally and physically addicted to the food despite continual headaches, chest pain, mood swings, exhaustion and depression, he said.
