Super Sized Facts The case against Ronald McDonald
Kamikaze filmmaker Morgan Spurlock ate McDonald's for a month and came up with Super Size Me, a muckraking documentary that explores why us damn Yankees are getting fatter than Eric Cartman on a Cheesy Poof binge. Below are ten stomach-churning facts from the film, coming to DVD Sept. 28.
- McDonald's feeds more than 46
- million people a day more than the entire population of Spain.
- You would have to walk for seven hours straight to burn off a super-sized Coke, fry and Big Mac.
- *In the United States we eat more than 1,000,000 animals an hour.
- 60 percent of all Americans are either overweight or obese.
- One in every three children born in the year 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime.
- Diabetes can cut 17-27 years off your life.
- The World Health Organization has declared obesity a global epidemic
- McDonald's operates more than 30,000 restaurants in more then 100 countries on 6 continents
- Before children can speak they can recognize McDonald's Golden Arches
- Most nutritionists recommend not eating fast food more than once a month
—Stephen Shupe
source: www.supersizeme.com
El Mezcal: located at 1819 W. 23rd St. and 804 Iowa St.
Food Type: Mexican
Price Range: $6 to$ 15
Dress Code: Casual. No need to get dolled up for El Mez.
Date Worthiness: On a scale of one to ten, this probably rates about a 6. It's cheap, comfortable
and has great drinks. However, if you want to have a deep conversation, you may want to try some place else. The volume level can be pretty high from the tables filled with chatty sorority girls.
Booze Availability: High, definitely high. El Mez offers a range of beers, wines, hard liquors and, of course, margarita —frozen or on the rocks!
Seating: At the 23rd Street location, there is patio seating available to enjoy the crisp fall air. The lowa Street locale doesn't have outdoor seating, and kind of looks like a Pizza Hut, but there is a basement for larger parties to sit.
Jennifer Voldness
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