DatingDirection Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Has anyone ever seen the documentary called Fat Head? I just watched it, and I would love to know what other people think about it please. The premises of the film, talked about why some people may find it challenging to stay lean, no matter what they did to keep healthy and fit. It really didn't make any sense to me, part of the film made sense, but over all, his hypothesis doesn't make sense to me. In fact, the film pissed me off a bit. Link to post Share on other sites
crosswordfiend Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Has anyone ever seen the documentary called Fat Head? I just watched it, and I would love to know what other people think about it please. The premises of the film, talked about why some people may find it challenging to stay lean, no matter what they did to keep healthy and fit. It really didn't make any sense to me, part of the film made sense, but over all, his hypothesis doesn't make sense to me. In fact, the film pissed me off a bit. I haven't watched it but if I'm not mistaken the premise of the film is a response to Super Size Me and is about debunking the lipid hypothesis which has dogma for the past few decades. Namely, that a diet high in fat and particularly high in saturated fat increase your risk of heart disease. Sometimes when one has deeply entrenched beliefs, reading or watching a film about how these beliefs are false can be disturbing. If you want more information on this topic, the recent book by Nina Teicholz called The Big Fat Surprise is excellent reading. She takes a deep dive into the primary research studies propping up this hypothesis and finds them to be deeply flawed. As an aside, in my opinion, all of the adverse health effects seen by Morgan Spurlock in Super Size Me can be explained by his having to completely consume all those super-sized sugary drinks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Author DatingDirection Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 Yes, I agree with your OP, so maybe I didn't really understand the point of the film. I was paying attention to half of it, but really at one point in the film, it said, the documentarian ate McDonalds and didn't gain any weight, so Spurlock is wrong, and it's wrong to assume people who are obese eat unhealthy processed foods, and that eating healthy will not change that either. Am I missing something here, lol. Link to post Share on other sites
crosswordfiend Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Without having seen the film I can't say for sure. But I suspect that the message was that eating every meal at McDonald's does not automatically mean unhealthy. Link to post Share on other sites
Author DatingDirection Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 Without having seen the film I can't say for sure. But I suspect that the message was that eating every meal at McDonald's does not automatically mean unhealthy. Well then, in my OP, I strongly feel that film, is ridiculous. Of course eating every meal at McDonalds will make a person fat and sick. I wonder if anyone else has seen this film, anyone?? Link to post Share on other sites
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