In an effort to stray from the norm, I thought it might be a good idea to bring you the first official movie review on the Tank Top Training blog. In the spirit of my typical content, I thought a movie focusing on weight loss and the obesity epidemic as well as the glut of nutrition misinformation out there might be a good place to start. In the movie “Fat Head” (follow the link for a full version on YouTube), former comedian Tom Naughton decides to focus on debunking a lot of the questionable information present in the film “Super Size Me” by documentarian Morgan Spurlock.
If you are unfamiliar with the premise of “Super Size Me”, Spurlock decides that he is going to consume nothing but McDonald’s for 30 days presumedly in an effort to detail how responsible fast food companies are for the obesity epidemic currently plaguing Americans. Naughton takes issue with this premise, feeling that it places the blame strictly on fast food companies and leaves little culpability to be had for the consumer. I am inclined to agree with Naughton here, but I figure most people with common sense would do the same.
Further in the movie, Naughton covers such topics as governmental and scientific interventions that helped dictate the current American diet (6 servings of grain a day, anybody?), basic human metabolism, and more to help outline why it is that we as Americans remain so overweight. I won’t spoil the ending, but this film is definitely worth a watch. Shoddy production value aside, I’m a huge fan of “Fat Head” and have watched it multiple times.Two Tank Tops Up!
– Tank Top Tony
ps. Naughton runs a great website for the film, as well. For more information, head on over to http://www.fathead-movie.com/
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