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April 27, 2004

Supersize Me Again

By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.

Earlier this year a documentary called Supersize Me won awards at the Sundance Film Festival.  The producer and star, Morgan Spurlock, gorged his way to fame by overeating at McDonald's restaurants for a month, putting on nearly thirty pounds and developing a fatty liver in the bargain.  In about a week, the movie will be released to the public.  To get a nutritionally sound view of Mr. Spurlock’s antics — and counteract the expected media hoopla — you may want to take another look at our recent article on his pointless stunt.


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