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by password54321 752 days ago
>No one is doing that on accident cause they didnt know how big a supersize fry was.

People have definitely become more aware of what they eat since the documentary came out. And I'm not sure how much of that can specifically be credited to the documentary but if we are still talking about than it clearly has done something right in raising awareness.

Obviously if you are doing research in this area you were never going to cite Super Size Me as it was never serious scientific research.

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Were still talking about it because the movie very effectively sold a lie.

Ever tried to eat 5k calories in a day. I bet you cant. No one, and I mean no one, was taking fast food to the extremes he was without really really trying.

I bet you can. easily. I used to eat ~6000 calories a day during training while doing competitive rowing in college. not hard with nutrient-dense foods.

your average chipotle burrito is like half way there. throw in a breakfast, snack, and light dinner and easily 5k calories.