Showing posts with label Donald Gorske. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Donald Gorske. Show all posts

Friday, May 24, 2024

Critic of McDonald's food dies of cancer aged 53, Wisconsin man aged 70 still eats a Big Mac every day and has since 1972

 Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who skewered fast food industry, dies at 53 

Spurlock made a splash in 2004 with his groundbreaking film “Super Size Me,” which was nominated for an Academy Award. The film chronicled the detrimental physical and psychological effects of Spurlock eating only McDonald’s food for 30 days. He gained about 25 pounds, saw a spike in his cholesterol and lost his sex drive. ... He returned in 2019 with “Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!”

 

 Wisconsin man's lifetime Big Mac consumption hits 34,128 

Gorske, who has saved the receipt and package from every Big Mac he has eaten, first tried McDonald's signature burger on May 17, 1972. ... Gorske said he hasn't suffered any ill health effects from his unusual diet, and he maintains his physique by abstaining from French fries.