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Supersize

Date: Jun 28 2007

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Have you watched the documentary film by Morgan Spurlock called "Supersize me"? No!? The film talks about the supersized portions of food sold by a fast food restaurant. According to Spurlock, "Super Size Me is one man's journey into the world of weight gain, health problems and fast food. It’s an examination of the American way of life and the influence that has had on our children, the nation and the world at large".

But, how did he choose this name for the film? Check it out!

Supersize (also Supersized) - adjective

It all started with a particularly large portion of French fries at a well-known fast food restaurant. But supersize portions of food lead to supersize people and supersize health problems. Supersize people need supersize homes, drive supersize cars, and shop at supersize shopping malls. We now live in a society where things are not just large, but excessively large, or supersize.

"Supersize beds, wheelchairs, hoists and commodes are being installed in Hawke's Bay Hospital, Hastings, to cope with a growing number of obese patients..."

(Hawkes Bay Today, New Zealand, 16th June 2005)

http://www.preventioninstitute.org/portionsizerept.html

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laneypussy

Madagascar

hey!!! i wanna see this film,it intereste me!!! XoXo

laney!!

jessica.ym

China

yes, good film will be share for us

karam1900

Morocco

well ,if you say that it is a good film ,i will see it sure

footy_22

Turkey

hi footy_34@hotmail.com ıs my msn everybody can add me for talking

monlen

China

feelling terrorble!

SHENQIN

China

More and more people like eat fast food

yangshuai

China

i wanna make friends

yangshuai

China

i wanna wacth

yangshuai

China

i wanna wacth

david chen1968

China

i don’t like supersize somethings.i want to make friends,please add me!

sunny toffee

China

Look foward to ……

xiaojing810027

China

keep healthy~!

Dahirash

Somalia

I never watched that film, I would like to see once

ladoi

Australia

woo that si nice word for somebody

yana011

Philippines

yeah… i think majority of the western people are huge.. i mean supersize!

Akanda

Bangladesh

Supersized creates Super sized man. But super sized man never creates Supersized.

topgun

India

hi wanna chat my email id is …..addme on msn messenger well chatttttttttttt

ebuns

Turkey

i definitely agree with you michelle. but on the other hand we don’t have much time to have (at least) lunch, that’s why sometimes we are obliged to have fast food. supersized fast food.