The man who at nothing but McDonalds for a month - Dead at 53

[Liberal In Texas]

Morgan Spurlock, Documentarian Known for ‘Super Size Me,’ Dies at 53
Morgan Spurlock, a documentary filmmaker who gained fame with his Oscar-nominated 2004 film “Super Size Me,” which followed him as he ate nothing but McDonald’s for 30 days — but who later stepped back from the public eye after admitting to sexual misconduct — died on Thursday in upstate New York. He was 53.

His brother Craig Spurlock said the cause was complications of cancer. He declined to specify where he died.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/arts/morgan-spurlock-dead-super-size-me.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20240524&instance_id=124397&nl=from-the-times®i_id=40501573&segment_id=167703&te=1&user_id=8cba0809868d361c8aeaf971a8d23ed1

[3auld6phart]

1. I'll

be damned. Who can eat that shit? They just opened a MacDonalds here in town. Wife and I had a burbger and a chicken thingy. They spend more time making that nurger picture perfect on their me nu. Totally disappointing. Never again. how can anybody eat that crap?Anyways , vote BLUe

[Iwasthere]

2. IT. IS. NOT. FOOD.

Jesus!! Eat whole natural foods people. Processed junk and fast foods are killing the nation. Part of the reason for the dumbing down. Organic foods have come way down in price. Avoid those chemicals too. Grow your own if you can.

[H2O Man]

4. Yes.

I wouldn't feed McDonalds to a dog.

[Sympthsical]

3. A lot of his health issues stemmed from his raging alcoholism

Which . . . kinda got left out. When the doctor in the documentary notes his liver problems . . . yeah, that wasn't the McDonald's, although he heavily implied it was from the food.

Fast food and lack of exercise are terrible for you when not properly moderated. I'm glad that the film was popular enough that it started that conversation.

But as a documentary, there was a lot going on with it that was very dishonestly presented. His health was a trainwreck before his first Big Mac.

[FakeNoose]

8. Alcohol kills brain cells, which eventually leads to other problems

I think America's addiction to fast food has led to obesity in many cases. Being overweight and alcoholic opens the door to other health issues. There's a lesson here in Mr. Spurlock's early demise, but we can't necessarily say it's cause-and-effect.

[obamanut2012]

5. Lifelong alcoholism killed him

[Bucky]

6. A weak, damaged liver will certainly complicate cancer treatments 🙁

Dude lived an extreme life. Hope he made his peace with the world before departing

[Blue Owl]

7. Take tRump instead!!!

[dalton99a]

9. That fucker will die at 95 in his bed

[Ms. Toad]

10. That's certainly the headline - but like a lot of headlines it is misleading.

At the end of the month, he was 25 pounds heavier, depressed, puffy-faced and experiencing liver dysfunction.

. . .

But the film also came in for subsequent criticism. Some people pointed out that Mr. Spurlock refused to release the daily logs tracking his food intake. Health researchers were unable to replicate his results in controlled studies.

. . .

And in 2017, he admitted that he had not been sober for more than a week at a time in 30 years — meaning that, in addition to his “McDonald’s only” diet, he was drinking, a fact that he concealed from his doctors and the audience, and that most likely skewed his results.

Pretty well documented that alcohol abuse is tied to liver disease, among other things.

But . . . it's trendier to blame McDonalds.