these are some fun facts taken from the website for the movie, “Super Size Me” which is getting great reviews and lots of press.
McDonald’s feeds more than 46 million people a day – more than the entire population of Spain
French fries are the most eaten vegetable in America
You would have to walk for seven hours straight to burn off a Super Sized Coke, fry and Big Mac
In the U.S., we eat more than 1,000,000 animals an hour
60 % of all Americans are either overweight or obese
One in every three children born in the year 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime
Left unabated, obesity will surpass smoking as the leading cause of preventable death in America
McDonald’s distributes more toys per year than Toys-R-Us
Diabetes will cut 17-27 years off your life
McDonald’s calls people who eat a lot of their food “Heavy Users”
Most nutritionists recommend not eating fast food more than once a month
okay – I just lost my appetite…