SUPERSIZE ME TAKE HOME QUIZUSE THE INTERNET TO YOUR ADVANTAGE!!
1. List four different types of convenience foods.
2. What is a common definition of obesity? Give your answer in terms of the
percentage of a person's weight that is comprised of fat.
3. List the three most important causes of preventable death for the entire
population in the U.S. Then list the three most important causes of preventable
death among U.S. teenagers.
4. In terms of BMI what is a healthy weight, what is overweight, and what is
obesity?
5. State in words the formula for BMI and describe what it measures. Be sure to
include a reference to pounds and inches in your statement. Then calculate your
own BMI.
6. For the most current year for which we have statistics on how many children
were obese, state the year, the number of children in the U.S. who were obese
and their percentage of the population of children.
7. Name ten serious diseases that obese people get more often than people
who are not obese.
8. Why are people in the U.S. getting fatter? Mr. Spurlock told us. What did he
say?
9. What percentage of meals do Americans eat in restaurants, including fast
food outlets?
10. Explain the psychology behind super sizing. Why is it a good marketing
technique?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: GROUPS OF 4 – GROUP LEADER COPY
1. Most people know that convenience food (CF) is
loaded with salt, sugar and fat. They have heard that
CF is a substantial factor in causing the obesity
epidemic which sickens and kills millions every year.
Some of them know that in the U.S., the obesity
epidemic is the second leading cause of preventable
death. List the facts that affect the answer to the
following question: When a consumer eats fast food
from a restaurant like McDonald's or Burger King or
buys convenience food in a store, who is responsible
for the deterioration in the consumer's health caused
by eating that food? Is it the consumer or is it the
company that runs the restaurant?
2. Once the list includes at least the seven factors
described above, ask for an answer to the question of
who is responsible, the consumer or the company
3. Tell students to imagine their class is a congressional
committee with the responsibility to recommend what
the government should do to fight the obesity
epidemic and to regulate the fast food industry. Tell
the class that this will be somewhat like the
government's campaign to reduce smoking. The plan
should be based on the extent of responsibility that the
consumer or the industry bears for the harm caused
by the eating at places like McDonald's and Burger
King. It should be practical. It should be effective.
4. Can you really take care of yourself if you don't pay
attention to what you eat?
5. When an adolescent (ages 11 - 18) makes a decision
about how to take care of his or her body, including
weight and nutrition, who are the people who will be
affected by this decision? (We call them stakeholders)
Note that some of the stakeholders may not yet be
alive