The US documentary director took on the mighty fast-food sector over what it served up to millions, even though the diet caused him severe physical and psychological damage. The US documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who rose to worldwide fame after eating only fast food from McDonald's for a month, has died. He was 53.
Spurlock earned an Oscar nomination for _Super Size Me in 2004,_his film focussing on his attempt to show the health dangers of a fast-food diet. According to a statement issued by his family, he died on on Thursday in New York due to complications from cancer. “It was a sad day, as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan,” Craig Spurlock, who worked with him on several projects, said in the statement.
“Morgan gave so much through his art, ideas, and generosity. The world has lost a true creative genius and a special man. I am so proud to have worked together with him.
” Spurlock's groundbreaking film chronicling his month at McDonalds showed the how quickly people's health could spiral downwards and cause severe detrimental physical and psychological damage. He gained about 11 kilograms and experienced a huge rise in unhealthy cholesterol and dramatic drop in his sex drive. “Everything’s bigger in America,” he said in the film.
“We’ve got the biggest cars, the biggest houses, the biggest companies, the biggest food, and finally: the biggest people.” In one scene, Spurlock showed kids a photo of George Washington and none recognized the Foun.