Explores whether smoking tobacco and over-eating are equally addictive, and whether or not it is equally socially acceptable to scorn smokers and obese people.  To find out, Morgan Spurlock interviews former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, PhD; Jacob Sullum, Senior Editor, Reason Magazine; and John Banzhaf III, Law Professor, George Washington University.  Spurlock also takes a look at how happy childhood experiences at McDonalds and other fast-food restaurants might set children up for fast food addiction in the future.

SnagFilms continues to find innovative ways to bringing documentary films to the public.  Working with Morgan Spurlock, SnagFilms created four “Super Size Me Selects”, short “bite-sized” excerpts from the Oscar®-nominated documentary that carry key lessons about eating-related health issues that Spurlock entertainingly conveys in the film.  Individual websites can now stream the lessons from Spurlock’s film from an embedded “virtual movie theater widget” on their pages on health, lifestyle and nutrition, without charge to the site or its visitors.

Examines the extreme measures that some have to resolve the drastic problems brought on by obesity by looking at gastric bypass surgery, which is often used as a last resort. This surgery is often seen as a cure for diabetes and hypertension, and it is reported that 75% of successful surgeries result in lower blood pressure and decreased insulin resistance.  Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock interviews Laparoscopic Surgeons Adam Naaman, MD and Carl Geisler, MD about gastric bypass surgery, as well as patient Bruce Howlett, and shows portions of Howlett’s surgery.

SnagFilms continues to find innovative ways to bringing documentary films to the public.  Working with Morgan Spurlock, SnagFilms created four “Super Size Me Selects”, short “bite-sized” excerpts from the Oscar®-nominated documentary that carry key lessons about eating-related health issues that Spurlock entertainingly conveys in the film.  Individual websites can now stream the lessons from Spurlock’s film from an embedded “virtual movie theater widget” on their pages on health, lifestyle and nutrition, without charge to the site or its visitors.

Examines the extreme measures that some have to resolve the drastic problems brought on by obesity by looking at gastric bypass surgery, which is often used as a last resort. This surgery is often seen as a cure for diabetes and hypertension, and it is reported that 75% of successful surgeries result in lower blood pressure and decreased insulin resistance.  Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock interviews Laparoscopic Surgeons Adam Naaman, MD and Carl Geisler, MD about gastric bypass surgery, as well as patient Bruce Howlett, and shows portions of Howlett’s surgery.

SnagFilms continues to find innovative ways to bringing documentary films to the public.  Working with Morgan Spurlock, SnagFilms created four “Super Size Me Selects”, short “bite-sized” excerpts from the Oscar®-nominated documentary that carry key lessons about eating-related health issues that Spurlock entertainingly conveys in the film.  Individual websites can now stream the lessons from Spurlock’s film from an embedded “virtual movie theater widget” on their pages on health, lifestyle and nutrition, without charge to the site or its visitors. 

Explores the addictive chemistry of food, and how overeating fast foods can become addictive.  Fast food can induce dependence and addiction in frequent eaters, and can even alter their moods.  Neal Barnard, MD, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine discusses the addictive qualities of some foods, and filmmaker Morgan Spurlock polls nutritionists on how often people should be eating fast food. The vast majority agree: fast food is not part of a healthy diet, and should be avoided.

SnagFilms continues to find innovative ways to bringing documentary films to the public.  Working with Morgan Spurlock, SnagFilms created four “Super Size Me Selects”, short “bite-sized” excerpts from the Oscar®-nominated documentary that carry key lessons about eating-related health issues that Spurlock entertainingly conveys in the film.  Individual websites can now stream the lessons from Spurlock’s film from an embedded “virtual movie theater widget” on their pages on health, lifestyle and nutrition, without charge to the site or its visitors.