Thread: Fast food health problems.Read before you eat another big mac

Fast food is inexpensive relative to most other food choices. Fast foods
contain lots of calories, sugar, sodium and unhealthy fats -- substances
that increase your risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure
and heart disease.




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goodfood

"meph144" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
>
> I think we all know what fast food is.
> It is a type of food you can find almost anywhere which contains lots of
> calories, sugar, sodium and unhealthy fats.If you want some good meat
> better buy a chicken and fry it yourself because eating this kind of
> food daily is like poisoning yourself or your children!
> I will present you some facts and after reading them you still want to
> eat this junk,its your body not mine.
> It has been scientifically proven that fast foods cause a lot of
> diseases,etc.They are bad for your body as a whole,including brain.
>
> Body Mass Index, BMI, is an indicator of body fat that is measured
> according to your weight and height. High BMI causes type 2 diabetes,
> high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, gallstones and cancer.
>
> Sodium is a risk factor for high blood pressure and stroke, the third
> leading cause of death in the United States.
>
> In the recent years, many experiments have been done with rats to
> illustrate the “addiction” to high fat or high sugar foods.
> The results suggest that regular consumption of high fat food can alter
> the brain biochemistry so that we crave this food.
>
> New research shows that heavy use of fast food causes the degeneration
> of genital organs over time.Most harmfull effects were found out in
> males,showing a shrinkin of an average 1cm per year.Some women reported
> bleeding but any link with this kind of food was not found yet.
>
> Consumers of fast food, compared to those who eat little or none, are
> 51% more likely to develop depression.Furthermore, a dose-response
> relationship was observed. In other words this means that the more fast
> food you consume, the greater the risk of depression.

I have never eaten a Big Mac nor would I.

meph144 wrote:

> New research shows that heavy use of fast food causes the degeneration
> of genital organs over time.Most harmfull effects were found out in
> males,showing a shrinkin of an average 1cm per year.

Was that true, there should be millions of males with 0 cm penises. Anyone
can see them?
PS Sheldon doesn't count

"meph144" wrote in message news:[email protected]..


I think we all know what fast food is.
It is a type of food you can find almost anywhere which contains lots of
calories, sugar, sodium and unhealthy fats.
(snip)


Tell us something we don't know. Most regulars who read/post here actually
*cook*.

Jill

meph144 wrote:
>
> In the recent years, many experiments have been done with rats to
> illustrate the “addiction” to high fat or high sugar foods.
> The results suggest that regular consumption of high fat food can alter
> the brain biochemistry so that we crave this food.

Hear that, Brian? Bottom line though is...don't feed this stuff to your
pet rats.


> New research shows that heavy use of fast food causes the degeneration
> of genital organs over time.Most harmfull effects were found out in
> males,showing a shrinkin of an average 1cm per year.

LOL! Resorting to scare tactics now, eh.

> Consumers of fast food, compared to those who eat little or none, are
> 51% more likely to develop depression.Furthermore, a dose-response
> relationship was observed. In other words this means that the more fast
> food you consume, the greater the risk of depression.

Well, I love the stuff but I rarely eat it...maybe 2-3 times a year only.
I'm in the other 49% group though. Whenever I eat it, I've very happy and
not depressed at all.

Thankyou for this info, Mr.Foodbanterhead :-D

G.

goodfood wrote:
>
> Fast food is inexpensive relative to most other food choices.

That's bull****, Mr.OtherFoodbanter fellow

I can cook a very healthy meal much cheaper than buying fast food.
I can also cook a very unhealthy fast food meal cheaper than buying it.

G.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> I have never eaten a Big Mac nor would I.

That mentality annoys me. Don't discount something if you've never tried
it. Unhealthy? Yeah...but you just might like one occasionally. Occasional
'bad food' isn't going to hurt you. And you are so picky about food,
anything you find you like would be a bonus. You especially should be
willing to try anything once.

I had that rule with my daughter as she was growing up. I would make dinner
and if it contained something new and different (that she never had before),
I insisted that she try just one bite. One bite then if she still didn't
like it, i didn't force it on her.

With my "one bite" rule, she actually ended up liking maybe half the
things...things that she wouldn't have tried otherwise.

G.

Gary <[email protected]> wrote:
> goodfood wrote:
>>
>> Fast food is inexpensive relative to most other food choices.
>
> That's bull****, Mr.OtherFoodbanter fellow

Not necessarily. The dollar menu is quite reasonable. You would have to buy
a small package of hamburger and a pack of buns and some cheap cheese plus
have ketchup, mustard, pickle, and onion on hand to make a McDouble, for
example. I can buy two of them, throw away the bun from one of them, and
have a quadruple cheesburger with ketchup, mustard, onion, and pickle for
two dollars. And the carbs are low, they are just one bun. Or a Sausage
McMuffin for a buck. One muffin, slice of sausage, slice of cheese. Yeah,
you can do it just as cheaply at home but if you buy decent sausage (McD's
isn't bad) and not that Farmland greasepit crapola you really can't do it
for much less. I double those up on occasion as well for breakfast.

Neither of those dollar items fills me up but I will on rare occasion make
myself a McQuad per above, and less rarely when in a hurry in the AM I will
get make a McDoublesausagemcmuffin for two bucks. It's no more carbs and
calories than most any breakfast or dinner I might make at home. There is no
way on earth you can tell me this is not economical and less expensive than
most any alternative I could make myself.

>
> I can cook a very healthy meal much cheaper than buying fast food.

Not really, not if you do the above, and those two items are not typical
high carb high calorie fast food offerings. In fact if you talk to
nutritionists they will tell you that the McDouble and the Sausage McMuffin
are quite reasonable in carbs and calories.

Obviously I wouldn't recommend eating either of the above options frequently
but it works in a pinch.

MartyB

ViLco wrote:
>
> meph144 wrote:
>
> > New research shows that heavy use of fast food causes the degeneration
> > of genital organs over time.Most harmfull effects were found out in
> > males,showing a shrinkin of an average 1cm per year.
>
> Was that true, there should be millions of males with 0 cm penises. Anyone
> can see them?
> PS Sheldon doesn't count

Sheldon is very unique. Even the tongues on his old shoes are still good.
LOL!

G.

"Gary" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]..
> goodfood wrote:
>>
>> Fast food is inexpensive relative to most other food choices.
>
> That's bull****, Mr.OtherFoodbanter fellow
>
> I can cook a very healthy meal much cheaper than buying fast food.
> I can also cook a very unhealthy fast food meal cheaper than buying it.
>
> G.

"Nunya Bidnits" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:k2thtg$q80$[email protected]..
> Gary <[email protected]> wrote:
>> goodfood wrote:
>>>
>>> Fast food is inexpensive relative to most other food choices.
>>
>> That's bull****, Mr.OtherFoodbanter fellow
>
> Not necessarily. The dollar menu is quite reasonable. You would have to
> buy a small package of hamburger and a pack of buns and some cheap cheese
> plus have ketchup, mustard, pickle, and onion on hand to make a McDouble,
> for example. I can buy two of them, throw away the bun from one of them,
> and have a quadruple cheesburger with ketchup, mustard, onion, and pickle
> for two dollars. And the carbs are low, they are just one bun. Or a
> Sausage McMuffin for a buck. One muffin, slice of sausage, slice of
> cheese. Yeah, you can do it just as cheaply at home but if you buy decent
> sausage (McD's isn't bad) and not that Farmland greasepit crapola you
> really can't do it for much less. I double those up on occasion as well
> for breakfast.
>
> Neither of those dollar items fills me up but I will on rare occasion make
> myself a McQuad per above, and less rarely when in a hurry in the AM I
> will get make a McDoublesausagemcmuffin for two bucks. It's no more carbs
> and calories than most any breakfast or dinner I might make at home. There
> is no way on earth you can tell me this is not economical and less
> expensive than most any alternative I could make myself.
>
>>
>> I can cook a very healthy meal much cheaper than buying fast food.
>
> Not really, not if you do the above, and those two items are not typical
> high carb high calorie fast food offerings. In fact if you talk to
> nutritionists they will tell you that the McDouble and the Sausage
> McMuffin are quite reasonable in carbs and calories.
>
> Obviously I wouldn't recommend eating either of the above options
> frequently but it works in a pinch.

It's true that the dollar menu is cheap as is the kid's menu which is why
people with kids often get those meals. At least that's what I've read.
Because not only do they get a cheap meal but a toy.

You can make beans and rice, throw in some additional vegetables and fruit
or even make a pot of soup for cheap. But... The initial outlay could be a
bit much what with buying all those vegetables and seasonings. Sadly, many
people can only live day to day. Those are often the ones that you see
buying the Ramen or noodle bowls.

I remember getting my first apartment. Buying all of those seasonings cost
more than buying the actual food!

"Gary" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]..
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> I have never eaten a Big Mac nor would I.
>
> That mentality annoys me. Don't discount something if you've never tried
> it. Unhealthy? Yeah...but you just might like one occasionally.
> Occasional
> 'bad food' isn't going to hurt you. And you are so picky about food,
> anything you find you like would be a bonus. You especially should be
> willing to try anything once.

No. I am sure I would not like one. I am not really big on hamburgers to
begin with and when I do eat them, they are plain save for lettuce, tomato
and onion. I have seen people eating Big Macs. They have gloppy sauce on
them. For that reason I would not eat one. Healthy or unhealthy has
nothing to do with it. They just don't look appealing to me.

Now a taco? You bet. I would eat that.

But why should I be willing to try something that I *know* is not good for
me? That is something I don't understand.
>
> I had that rule with my daughter as she was growing up. I would make
> dinner
> and if it contained something new and different (that she never had
> before),
> I insisted that she try just one bite. One bite then if she still didn't
> like it, i didn't force it on her.

My daughter must try things too, *if* they are heathy foods. No way would I
ever tell her that she had to eat a dessert or some sort of junk food.
Never! The schools here teach children from an early age what food is
healthy and what food is not. She even bought herself a book called, "Eat
This! Not That!" It compares convenience and fast food and tells you which
is the better option. We don't necessarily agree that the better option is
actually a good choice. But... She is trying very hard to learn which
foods she should eat.
>
> With my "one bite" rule, she actually ended up liking maybe half the
> things...things that she wouldn't have tried otherwise.

My daughter has always been good to try things. Always. She doesn't always
like them though.

On Sep 13, 4:06*pm, "Nunya Bidnits" <nunyabidn...@eternal-
september.invalid> wrote:
> Gary <g.maj...@att.net> wrote:
> > goodfood wrote:
>
> >> Fast food is inexpensive relative to most other food choices.
>
> > That's bull****, Mr.OtherFoodbanter fellow
>
> Not necessarily. The dollar menu is quite reasonable. You would have to buy
> a small package of hamburger and a pack of buns and some cheap cheese plus
> have ketchup, mustard, pickle, and onion on hand to make a McDouble, for
> example. I can buy two of them, throw away the bun from one of them, and
> have a quadruple cheesburger with ketchup, mustard, onion, and pickle for
> two dollars. And the carbs are low, they are just one bun. Or a Sausage
> McMuffin for a buck. One muffin, slice of sausage, slice of cheese. Yeah,
> you can do it just as cheaply at home but if you buy decent sausage (McD's
> isn't bad) and not that Farmland greasepit crapola you really can't do it
> for much less. I double those up on occasion as well for breakfast.
>
> Neither of those dollar items fills me up but I will on rare occasion make
> myself a McQuad per above, and less rarely when in a hurry in the AM I will
> get make a McDoublesausagemcmuffin for two bucks. It's no more carbs and
> calories than most any breakfast or dinner I might make at home. There isno
> way on earth you can tell me this is not economical and less expensive than
> most any alternative I could make myself.
>
Now I'm going to have to call the burgers I make by buying three
McDoubles, one with buns, two without, all with no ketchup, and making
a six patty monstrosity, the McSex. I also get extra pickle on all
three, so it is a very pickley affair. $3.27 w/ tax, give or take a
few pennies. Instead of wasting buns, ask for no buns on one of them,
and they'll give it to you that way. Most of them will give you a
couple of pieces of lettuce with it instead of the bun.
>
> MartyB

--Bryan