A few weekends ago, on the drive back from my long weekend camping trip (a cold one at that!), I was presented with a familiar situation: hungry as all hell, but still hours away from home or a decent place to eat. Along the highway we were seeing McDonalds, Tim Hortons, Wendy’s… not very [...]
Hat tip to Ross Enamait: See how you do on this food quiz. I know, it’s only looking at fat and calories, not carbs or any other stuff, but nonetheless, it’s an illustrative quiz. It shows that virtually nothing you eat at a restaurant is as good for you as you want to [...]
Organic Consumers latest newsletter included this article: Who Loves Junk Food the Most: U.K., USA, or Canada?
From the newsletter:
44 percent of Americans agreed with the statement while only 19 percent of the French agreed.
And taking the grand prize (from the article):
Forty five percent of UK respondents agreed with the statement ‘I like the taste of [...]
Check out this ridiculous article from Med Page Today: Burgers, Fries, and Diet Soda Are Recipe for Metabolic Syndrome.
Now, looking at the title, I can’t say I’d argue with that sentiment. That’s basically a fast food diet and most people on a fast food diet are on a one-way train to ill health. [...]
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So here’s an article I just came across regarding the positive and negative aspects of eating out. Let’s look at the findings and conclusion:
The researchers found that a higher total restaurant density is significantly associated with lower weight status. However, once the restaurants are split into components: fast food and full service, a higher [...]
Via The Ethicurean:
Eric Schlosser, of Fast Food Nation fame, has an article in today’s NY Times called Penny Foolish about the refusal of Burger King to pay an extra penny per pound for tomatoes.
I can’t boycott Burger King because, well, I don’t eat at Burger King. I do think it’s rather illustrative of the [...]
Via Mark’s Daily Apple - Fast Food Items Highest in Trans Fats
Here’s a brief sampling:
White Castle Homestyle Onion Rings - Sack; Trans Fat: 30 grams
White Castle Fish Nibblers - Sack;Trans Fat: 16 grams
KFC Chicken Pot Pie;Trans Fat: 14 grams
Burger King Hash Browns - Large;Trans Fat: 13 grams
White Castle Chicken Rings - 20 rings;Trans Fat: 13 [...]
Now here’s a shocker. A Temple University study discovered that eating more fast food makes one gain more weight. Although the raw numbers aren’t all that exciting, some of the other findings are.
Adding an additional one, two or three fast-food meals to that diet was associated with a .63-, 1.26-, and 1.89-kg increase [...]
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From the local news yesterday, here is McDonald’s grasping for straws in an attempt to cover their backsides in a lawsuit. First, a bit of a primer. Someone was playing hoaxes on local McDonald’s that entailed employees being detained, strip searched, and sexually assaulted. McDonald’s knew about it and didn’t go public [...]
From pasture to corporate office, this game has it all. You can bull-doze a village and forestland to plant your soy and fatten your cows. You can add hormones, industrial sludge and dead animals to the feed. You can even use genetically-modified soy if you desire. And don’t forget to fire [...]
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