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Article: The awful truth about fast foods.(Indiana Center for Vascular Biolody and Medicine)
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- Medical Update
- Article date:
- February 1, 2004
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A new documentary titled Super Size Me chronicles the mental and physical hazards of a steady diet of fast foods. After 30 days of eating only McDonald's food, director/ producer Morgan Spurlock gained 30 pounds, and his cholesterol level "shot through the ceiling," which is no surprise to health and nutrition experts.
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