{"id":42291,"date":"2015-08-18T18:10:49","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T22:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/?p=42291"},"modified":"2015-08-18T18:10:49","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T22:10:49","slug":"maestro-de-iowa-que-perdio-60-libras-comiendo-mcdonalds-documenta-su-experimento-en-el-nuevo-documental-540-meals-choices-make-the-difference-540-comidas-las-opciones-hacen-la-diferencia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/maestro-de-iowa-que-perdio-60-libras-comiendo-mcdonalds-documenta-su-experimento-en-el-nuevo-documental-540-meals-choices-make-the-difference-540-comidas-las-opciones-hacen-la-diferencia\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa Teacher who Lost 60 lbs. Eating McDonald&#8217;s Documents His Experiment in New Documentary &#8220;540 Meals: Choices Make the Difference&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html><br \/>\n  <head><br \/>\n    <META http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/META><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}<\/p>\n<p>BODY {\nFONT-SIZE: 0.83em; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: \"Arial\"\n}\nA {\nCOLOR: blue\n}\n#divWide\n{\nmargin:0;\nmargin-top:1.33em;\n}\nLI {\nFONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: \"Arial\"\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/head><br \/>\n  <body topmargin=\"0\" leftmargin=\"0\"><br \/>\n    <\/p>\n<div id=\"divHeadline\" style=\"width:800px;margin-left:10pt\">\n      <!-- #Begin headline --><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\">\n        <b>Iowa Teacher who Lost 60 lbs. Eating McDonald&#8217;s Documents His Experiment in New Documentary &#8220;540 Meals: Choices Make the Difference&#8221;\u00a0 <\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b><br \/>\n          <i>John Cisna Shares His Story with Local Educators and Community Leaders <\/i><br \/>\n        <\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>      <!-- #End headline -->\n    <\/div>\n<div id=\"divBody\" style=\"width:800px;margin-left:10pt\">\n      <!-- #Begin release --><br \/>\n<!-- #Begin Wide Release --><\/p>\n<div id=\"divWide\">\n<p>NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2015 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Today, John Cisna, the Iowa high-school teacher who lost 60 pounds eating only McDonald&#8217;s food for six months, met with educators, media and community leaders to share details of his story and documentary, &#8220;540 Meals: Choices Make the Difference.&#8221;\u00a0 His 20-minute film documents the experiment that Cisna conducted, independent of McDonald&#8217;s, to teach his sophomore students the importance of choices in their lives. The documentary about Cisna, who now serves as an official McDonald&#8217;s brand ambassador, is available for high school educators looking for information to demonstrate the importance of balanced food choices.\u00a0 For more information, New York Tri-State area educators can contact their local McDonald&#8217;s restaurant owner or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcdonaldsnytristate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.mcdonaldsnytristate.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The film, &#8220;540 Meals: Choices Make the Difference,&#8221; documents Cisna&#8217;s journey and can be used in the classroom to help students learn that balance and choice can be applied anywhere, whether it be at a fast food restaurant or at the grocery store or in the high school cafeteria. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We understand that there is a lot of information out there that fuels the common misperception that McDonald&#8217;s has limited food and beverage choices that can be part of a balanced meal.\u00a0 We are excited that John Cisna is sharing his story that addresses it isn&#8217;t where you eat, but what and how much that matters as well as how much you exercise,&#8221; said Paul Hendel, McDonald&#8217;s restaurant owner.\u00a0 &#8220;We believe it&#8217;s important that consumers, including students, have all the information needed in order to make balanced food choices, whether eating in our restaurants, or elsewhere.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When the local McDonald&#8217;s restaurant learned of the experiment, the franchisee provided Cisna with meals for free.\u00a0 During the experiment, Cisna&#8217;s students thoughtfully planned a daily menu for Cisna using nutrition information available on the McDonald&#8217;s web site to ensure he made choices consistent with his diet and lifestyle needs, specifically: <\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Students ensured that each day, Cisna stayed within a 2,000 calorie limit <\/li>\n<li>Students tracked Cisna&#8217;s daily intake of 15 key nutrients, including carbohydrates, proteins and fat <\/li>\n<li>Cisna incorporated regular exercise, and began walking at least 45 minutes 4-5 days a week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After eating 540 carefully planned meals from McDonald&#8217;s, Cisna lost 60 pounds, improved his blood pressure and decreased his cholesterol, demonstrating how making balanced meal choices and incorporating regular exercise can help achieve your goals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We do not recommend that anyone eat every meal at one restaurant every day for an extended period.\u00a0 No one is suggesting that eating at McDonald&#8217;s will result in any health benefit.\u00a0 Rather, John&#8217;s story is about making informed and balanced choices no matter where you chose to eat,&#8221; added Hendel. <\/p>\n<p><b>McDonald&#8217;s New York Tri-State Area<\/b><\/p>\n<p>McDonald&#8217;s is one of the world&#8217;s best-known brands and is a global leader in food service. 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