Super Size Me Page #8

serious problems with that.

Ive always said we've never

had healthcare in this country.

we've only had "sick care."

I think daily physical education

is the only place out there

that's really

offering a solution.

When I start the music,

you are gonna begin traveling

through general space.

You will go back to your spot,

and I will tell you

a body shape.

Watch out for other...

People!

People! People!

Round!

Good job.

How many days a week

do the kids here at this school

get to go to gym?

Once. One day a week.

For 45 minutes.

Is that enough?

No. Nowhere close.

Not when the surgeon general

recommends that, at minimum,

you need 30 minutes

of physical activity a day

to maintain your weight

and a healthy well-being.

So, once a week

is nowhere close.

In 2001, president Bush

announced his presidency

with sweeping education reform.

The "no child left behind" act

would now hold states

accountable

for not having students who met

minimum education requirements.

Apparently, we were not only

the fattest nation in the world,

but we were quickly

becoming the stupidest.

It may be sending a very

difficult message for schools.

One of the reasons

recess is being cut back

in elementary schools,

as I said earlier --

that's being cut out so

they can prepare for the tests.

and something I've said

to a couple of groups --

we could end up with youngsters

who can read but who are fat.

So we have "fat readers."

The more and more

we put mandates on the school,

to be very myopic

in their focus,

we mitigate against

all of these other areas

where they should be

devoting time and energy,

including phys ed,

nutrition, health.

these are all the things

being cut out.

Who in here can tell me

what a calorie is?

Something

you should watch.

Yeah.

You got that right.

Is it the fat

that goes through your, um...

What's a calorie?

Oh, Jesus.

A calorie is

an increment of, um...

Um, that's a good question.

Most of us know

what a calorie actually is.

I don't know.

Oh, wait.

Is a calorie some part of fat?

Like -- I don't know.

It's something that builds

up the fat in your body.

Calories are not good

It's the amount of --

See, I don't know.

I want to say it's the amount

of calories in a calorie.

I never pay no mind

to what calories are.

I just eat when I'm hungry,

and that's it.

If you can tell me

what a calorie is, go ahead.

A calorie is a measure

of the energy content of food,

and a calorie,

the kind that you usually see

when you see the caloric content

on food labels,

one calorie

is the amount of energy

that's needed to raise the

temperature of a liter of water

by one degree centigrade.

Well said.

Could I get a bacon,

egg, and cheese McGriddle?

Smells like a little pancake.

Tastes like a little pancake.

Look at that.

I haven't walked a half-mile

a day since we've been here.

No wonder

everything's bigger in Texas

If you're inside, stay there.

The blizzard of 2003

isn't over yet.

I got my lunch.

I got my dinner.

Never have to leave the house.

Im not gonna

completely become vegan

just because

you want me to.

Im not saying you should do it

because I want you to.

Im saying you need

to think about

what you believe

is a system

that it is corrupt and immoral

and wrong and hurtful,

but you're gonna

be a part of it.

Where is

the disconnect there?

Why don't you

make that choice?

Why don't I make the choice

to not eat meat?

Yes.

Because you like it.

'Cause it tastes good

I like bacon.

I love pork chops.

Ham is the greatest

thing ever.

Im sure heroin is awesome.

Heroine and ham are in

completely different categories.

Im sorry, but ham and heroin

are not the same thing.

They're not.

They're not.

I could be strung out on ham

for days and be okay.

You are

a little strung out.

And I am

strung out on ham.

It's hard for me

to watch him go through this,

I got to tell you.

I worry about his health.

He's exhausted by the end

of the day, just so tired.

He gets home

really late from work,

and he gets all jacked up

on sugar and caffeine,

and then he crashes.

And then when we do have sex,

I got to tell you,

he's not quite as energetic

as he used to be.

I have to be on top.

Otherwise, he, uh...

You know, he gets tired easily.

I think the saturated fats

are starting to impede

the blood flow to his penis,

and he's having a hard time,

you know, getting it up.

He does, totally.

It's still good,

but it's definitely

a big difference.

There's definitely a difference.

I can tell.

I feel horrible today.

My headache's coming back again.

It feels like somebody's yanking

on the tendons behind my eyes.

My body ...officially hates me.

All the vitamins

that you see here --

vitamin e, thiamin,

riboflavin, niacin, and so on --

are all under 50%

of what you need.

You're getting

quite a lot of carbohydrates,

and I know, clearly, that those

are all refined carbohydrates

because those are coming from

the buns, biscuits, hashbrowns.

And the sugar --

let's not forget the most

refined carbohydrate of all,

which is coming from your

milkshakes and your coke.

In fact,

there are only seven items

on the McDonald's menu that

contain no sugar whatsoever --

French fries, chicken McNuggets,

hashbrowns, sausage,

diet coke, coffee, and iced tea.

Everything else -- even

the salads -- contain sugar.

Im telling you -- 202.

I lost a pound!

Oh, thank God.

Muscle weighs more than fat.

You might have lost some muscle

mass and gained some fat mass.

I lost a pound.

Let's go get something to eat.

I was feeling bad in the car --

feeling like sh*t, really.

I was feeling really, really...

Sick and unhappy.

I started eating.

I feel great.

I feel really good now.

I feel so good, it's crazy.

Isn't that right, baby?

Yeah, you're crazy,

all right.

150 over 90.

The headaches might even be

hypertensive headaches,

but they're probably not.

They're probably

related to blood sugar.

You might be in

this hyperinsulinemic state.

150 over 110.

Your total cholesterol

was 165 before.

Now it's 225.

A liver that's inflamed

in any way or sick in any way

will leak some of its enzymes

out to the blood.

So this

is very nonspecific,

but it means

the liver is sick,

and the most likely cause

of your liver sickness

is a fatty liver.

Your liver

is now like pat?

SGO was originally 21.

Now it's..

And SGPT was originally 20.

Now it's 290,

a more than tenfold increase.

Not good,

not good, not good.

Anybody would say right now

that you're sick.

If you're

fatigued with this,

you'll feel

lethargic with this,

you'll feel

run-down with this.

If somebody were doing this

to their liver with alcohol,

they could theoretically

wipe out all the liver cells

and they'd be

in liver failure.

Ive never heard of anybody

doing this to their liver

with a high-fat diet,

but I guess anything's poss--

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