... suffering from food shortages, this depiction of the average American street seems like a miniature version of heaven on earth; however, these easy to access restaurants have taken a toll on the population, because as stated by the American Heart and Stroke Association more than thirty-five percent of U.S. adults are obese. With weight on the rise, the number of health risks related ... , states that the human body only needs about 1,500 to 2,000 calories daily. With high calorie meals like this becoming the norm for most Americans, the obesity rate has consequently doubled since 1980; n...

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... idea regarding the severity of the obesity epidemic. Spurlock states that over one hundred million Americans, nearly sixty percent of the entire population, are considered medically obese, and that four hundred million of these obese citizens will die each year due to health failures related ... Further analysis of the weight gain suggests that Spurlock's liver has turned to fat, and his chance of encountering heart failure has doubled due to his poor diet. Such shocking statistics would not have been discoverable had there been no professional involvement, and the public would ... th...

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