Super Size Me

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUS

Department of Kinesiology

KINS 4130 – Foods and Nutrition

Homework Assignment #1

Super Size Me Questions

Watch the movie Super Size Me using the following link: http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/super_size_me

Even if you have already seen this movie, it has likely been awhile, so I encourage you to watch it again. After you have watched the movie, reflect on what you learned and how you feel about it.

In the space provided answer the following questions. There are no minimum nor maximum typed page requirements. Please use single space sentences and maintain the set font and margins (your answer should not be in bold type). Your answer must be written in FULL sentences. You are expected to think out your response and thoroughly answer each question. This HW assignment is due by 11pm on September 3rd. To submit this assignment, type your answers onto this document, save a copy to your computer and submit the file via Blackboard as an attachment.

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1. A recurring theme throughout the movie was “who is to blame for the obesity epidemic”? Do we blame the fast food chains for serving unhealthy food or the consumer for buying it?

A) Present the argument from both sides i.e. why does the consumer blame the fast food chain and why does the fast food chains blame the consumer?

We blame the fast food chains because truthfully they’re feeding the masses a lot of bad quality food and its killing Americans slowly. The worst part is that fast food is relatively cheap and because of that they know it’s really easy to say “hey lets just go to McDonalds for dinner”. It’s easy to blame them but yet people still go back and pay for their services. That’s why the consumer is in the wrong you could say. We ultimately have the power to decide if we give our money to this fast food restaurant chains. If we put no power and money into the fast food chains then...