Query: Documentary films about McDonald's, sugar, or obesity
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
The Kids Menu
Super Size Me
All of Me (2014 film)
That Sugar Film
Fat Chance (film)
Million Calorie March: The Movie
McLibel (film)
Fat Head
The Truth About Size Zero
The Price of Sugar (2007 film)
A Matter of Fat
Fed Up (film)
The Sugar Babies
Fat Camp: An MTV Docs Movie Presentation
Evidence from documents: The Kids Menu: Documentary films: '''''The Kids Menu''''' is a 2016 American documentary film that discusses the growing problem of childhood obesity.
obesity: The film features interviews from leading health experts who offer advice about healthy food alternatives and access to healthy and affordable options, and explores the influence of role models such as parents, teachers and celebrities, proposing that childhood obesity is in fact a symptom of a bigger problem.
Super Size Me: '''''Super Size Me''''' is a 2004 American documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker. Spurlock's film follows a 30-day period from February 1 to March 2, 2003, during which he ate only McDonald's food. The film documents the drastic effect on Spurlock's physical and psychological health and well-being. It also explores the fast food industry's corporate influence, including how it encourages poor nutrition for its own profit and gain.
All of Me (2014 film): '''''All of Me''''' is a 2014 American documentary film, that follows a group of obese women friends who decide to have adjustable gastric band or gastric bypass weight loss surgery.
That Sugar Film: Documentary films: '''''That Sugar Film''''' is a 2014 Australian documentary directed by and starring Damon Gameau.
sugar: The film looks at hidden sugar in foods and the effect it can have on the human body.
Fat Chance (film): '''''Fat Chance''''' is a 1994 National Film Board of Canada (NFB) documentary film directed by Jeff McKay about fat acceptance. The film focuses on Rick Zakowich, a 40-year-old, 400-pound Winnipeg man who sets out to lose half his body weight, but then decides to accept himself the way he is. The film follows Zakowich's journey to self-acceptance, as he goes on to found a self-help group for large-size men and became an activist for fat acceptance.
Million Calorie March: The Movie: '''''Million Calorie March: The Movie''''' is a 2007 American documentary film directed by, co-produced by and starring Gary Michael Marino, an author, speaker and anti-obesity activist. The film follows Marino as he embarks on a fundraiser and awareness walk, the Million Calorie March, from Jacksonville, Florida to Boston, Massachusetts. The walk took 100 days and was designed to raise money and awareness for the causes of childhood obesity and healthy lifestyles.
''Million Calorie March: The Movie'' documents the Million Calorie March awareness and fundraising campaign and incorporates stories from Marino's 2005 book, "Big & Tall Chronicles: Misadventures Of A Lifelong Food Addict." Through flashbacks to his childhood, Marino documents the influences that led to his struggles with weight loss and his personal battle to overcome food addiction. The purpose behind Marino's film is the increasing awareness of the spread of obesity throughout the United States and inspiring people to dig deep to fix themselves.
McLibel (film): '''''McLibel''''' (also known as '''''McLibel: Two People Who Wouldn't Say Sorry''''') is a British documentary film directed by Franny Armstrong and Ken Loach for Spanner Films about the McLibel case. The film was first completed in 1997 as a 52-minute television version after the conclusion of the original McLibel trial. It was then extended with new footage to 85-minute feature length in 2005, after the McLibel defendants took their case to the European Court of Human Rights.
The 1997 version was shown at film festivals worldwide, and sold to TV in about ten countries. The 2005 extended version was released theatrically in the UK, U.S., Australia, and other countries and sold to TV around the world, notably to BBC 2 (as part of their prestigious "Storyville Classics" season, where it achieved one million viewers at 10pm on a Sunday night) and CBC in Canada.
Fat Head: Documentary films: '''''Fat Head''''' is a 2009 American documentary film
about McDonald's, sugar, or obesity: In ''Fat Head'', Tom Naughton questions the claims and ideas expressed by Morgan Spurlock in the film ''Super Size Me'', in which Spurlock exclusively ate McDonald's food for 30 days. Naughton, who examines the nutritional information in McDonald's menu, is skeptical of Spurlock's doctor's statement that Spurlock was consuming 5,000 calories a day, and is unable to obtain Spurlock's food log from Spurlock's representatives.
The Truth About Size Zero: Documentary films: '''''The Truth About Size Zero''''' is a TV documentary
about McDonald's, sugar, or obesity: Over the course of the 30 days, Redknapp lost 11 lb (5 kg), went from a UK size 8 (USA size 4) to a UK size 4 (USA size 0), went down two cup sizes, and her BMI dropped from a healthy 19.4 to an underweight 17.6.
The Price of Sugar (2007 film): about exploitation of Haitian immigrants in the Dominican Republic involved with production of sugar
A Matter of Fat: ''''A Matter of Fat''''' is a 1969 documentary film by William Weintraub chronicling the efforts of a 358-pound man, Gilles Lorrain, to lose half his body weight as part of a hospital supervised weight loss program.
Fed Up (film): Documentary films: '''''Fed Up''''' is a 2014 American documentary film directed, written and produced by Stephanie Soechtig.
sugar, or obesity: The film focuses on the causes of obesity in the US, presenting evidence showing that the large quantities of sugar in processed foods are an overlooked root of the problem, and points to the monied lobbying power of "Big Sugar" in blocking attempts to enact policies to address the issue.
The Sugar Babies: '''''The Sugar Babies''''' is a 2007 feature-length documentary film about exploitation in the sugar plantations of the Dominican Republic.
Fat Camp: An MTV Docs Movie Presentation: '''''Fat Camp: An MTV Docs Movie Presentation''''' is a 2006 documentary television film about five teens at a fat camp