Michael Moore for Mickey D's

America is the most overweight nation in the world, and obesity is now the second highest preventable killer of Americans after smoking. We all knew that already, but our memory is refreshed within the opening minute of documentarian Morgan Spurlock's semi-humorous diatribe against fast food. If this industry was the Bush administration, Spurlock would be Michael Moore.\nOver the course of 95 minutes, we follow Spurlock over 30 days of eating nothing but McDonald's food; three massive square meals a day of it. The negative effects to his health are somewhat staggering, but one wonders if his body was in an uncushioned state before due to his strict vegan diet. I don't buy that McDonald's and other companies like it are hellbent on making us overweight, as Spurlock subtly claims. It's up to the individual to stay in shape, and I don't see how any lawsuit against a fast food company is in any way justifiable (just as suing tobacco companies is an afterthought). Still, "Super Size Me" makes a decent case against the lack of general nutritional decency of McDonald's and its ilk.\nRelatively un-super sized special features include commentary by Spurlock and his girlfriend Alex Jamieson (who, being a vegan chef, offers up some healthy recipes) and deleted scenes.\n"Super Size Me" works less on the level of a broad cautionary tale than as an in-the-moment deterrent from fatty foods that might convince audiences that it's time to, in the wise words of Tony Soprano, seriously consider salads.