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The Case Against Super-Sizing
Going for the 3 Increases: Increase in Health, Increase in
Happiness & Increase in Energy
Strategies for
Success in Weight
Management
By: James J. Messina, Ph.D.
A Not So Surprising News Flash!
Nutrition groups reported on June 11, 2002:
"Value meals," "Combos" and "SuperSized" at America's fast-food counters
may seem like a good deal for your wallet,
but they're no bargain when it comes to
your health
They greatly boosts calories & fat in a
meal while actually costing consumers
more money
No bargain after all!
Super-sizing costs you money to buy
extra calories you don't need
Those extra calories may help Americans
feel like they are getting a bargain, but
are also contributing to country's 61%
rate of adult obesity
What’s in your Big Buns?
A "Minibon" cinnamon bun at popular
Cinnabon bakeries costs an average of
$2.01 & carries 300 calories & 5 grams of
saturated fat
Cinnabon encourages purchasing "Classic
Cinnabon" buns for $.48 more
The 24% increase in price brings 123%
more calories & 3 times amount of
saturated fat
This one is hard to swallow!
"Super-Gulp" soft drinks at 7-Eleven
stores cost an extra $.37 cents but more
than triple number of calories to an
average of 600
Paying more for less!
People who want less food than a "supersized" meal provides may have to pay
more to get it
Buying a quarter-pounder with cheese
with a small order of French fries & a
small Coke costs $4.40, 8 cents more
than a bundled large Extra Value Meal
with 35% more calories
Value marketing is manipulation
Increasing portion sizes & overall caloric
intake are major factors in America's
growing obesity problem
Obesity is considered a major risk factor
for illnesses including diabetes, heart
disease & some types of cancer
Americans are quite literally eating
themselves into an early grave
US Department of Agriculture study
showed that Americans consume 171
more calories on average than they did a
decade ago
Trend continues despite falling levels of
physical activity & exercise
Tips to overcome the Super-sizing
Trend
Always ask for small food sizes & resist
temptation to buy larger portions
Share super-sized foods as way to stretch
calories further
"Big One" Snickers bar delivers 510
calories for $1.02 at 7-Eleven, compared
to 280 calories for a 69-cent regular bar
If you choose to buy a "Big One," cut it in
thirds and make two friends happy
Contributing Agencies to SuperSizing Report
Center for Science in the Public Interest http://www.cspinet.org/
American Institute for Cancer Research http://www.aicr.org
US Department of Agriculture http://www.nutrition.gov/home/index.php3
Food Policy Institute at the Consumer
Federation of America http://www.consumerfed.org/backpage/fpi.html