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Tickets still available for 'Supersize Me'

There are still more than 50 tickets for a free showing of the internationally acclaimed "Supersize Me" documentary.

The film will be shown at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute tomorrow night at 7 p.m. in a bid to remind Bermudians about the negative health costs of eating too much fast food.

According to the 2006 Health Survey, 13 percent of adults in Bermuda eat fast food three times per week and 80 percent eat it at least once per week.

The Well Bermuda Partnership, Bermuda run by the Department of Health, in collaboration with the Bermuda Heart Foundation, The Royal Gazette's Have a Heart Campaign and the Bermuda Diabetes Association, decided to give a free showing of the film in support of Heart Month, which is running this month.

"Supersize Me" is a documentary movie about a healthy man who eats McDonald's for a month to see what happens, but it is rated PG-13 so may not be suitable for children.

The film follows filmmaker, Morgan Spurlock, for 30 days, as he indulges in a diet of 100 percent fast food purchased exclusively from McDonald's.

Spurlock's physicians monitor his health throughout the period and are amazed to see the surprising array of health problems which develop as a consequence of his fast food diet.

This award-winning film is as entertaining as it is horrifying.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Bermuda, accounting from 36 percent of all deaths in 2005.

Poor diet, inactivity and obesity are factors that contribute to increased risk for heart disease.

The 2006 Health Survey found that 25 percent of adults in Bermuda have high blood pressure, 34 percent had high cholesterol and 64 percent of adults were overweight or obese.

In addition, 18 percent of adults did less than ten minutes of moderate physical activity daily.

Tickets can be collected in advance from the Ministry of Health Headquarters in the Continental Building at 25 Church Street.

For more information call the Health Promotion Office on 278-6500.