This letter was published on examiner.net
To the editor:
Morgan Spurlock's new movie, "Super Size Me," has led some in the media to call him a glutton for punishment. But what he demonstrated was just plain gluttony, compounded by an intentional lack of physical activity.
Although he says the movie wasn't really about McDonald's food per se, Spurlock still accuses the company of being one of the culprits re sponsible for America's obesity problem. If McDonald's is a culprit, so is every deli, supermarket and salad bar (check out the number of calories in many of the salad dressings).
Consumers must learn to make appropriate food choices, and to increase physical activity to balance the calories they consume. Further, we must teach our children to do likewise, or the negative health consequences of obesity will be epidemic as well.
Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D., Director of Nutrition, American Council on Science and Health