Top ten facts about fast food joints

Fast food is term used for food that is prepared and served quickly. This normally takes place because of the preheated and precooked ingredients required in a certain food selection. Fast food restaurants also known as quick serve restaurants are more popular with people on the go like students and working men and women.  Ever heard the saying “that which is too good to be true, is not always true”. This saying is similar to the taste of fast food. That burger you eat or the fries in the side regardless of your selection may taste good and may tingle your taste buds for more. But have you ever wondered why it is so good? Why does it taste different than it would taste if prepared at home?  We all know that fast food means loads of carbs and unhealthy ingredients for our body, but can’t exactly believe it and yet we eat it anyway. Here are some juicy facts about fast foods that you should know, who knows maybe you just your last burger.

Top ten juicy facts about fast food joints:

1. Hash browns have more fat and calories than a cheeseburger or Big Mac
2. Late comedian and talk-show host Johnny Carson labeled the hamburger the “McClog the Artery.
3. Caffeine is the most commonly used drug in the world, and high doses can have serious health effects, including muscle weakness, heart irregularities, and infertility. Children and teenagers consume more than 64 gallons of soft drinks per year.
4. Coca-Cola originally included coca derivatives such as cocaine in their sodas, which at the time was not illegal. It was originally served as a “brain tonic and intellectual soda fountain beverage.
5. The spread of E. Coli and mad cow disease are just a few of the dozen examples of food-born pathogens linked to beef. Some meatpackers have considered radiating meat to kill the bacteria in tainted meat. Some scholars also claim hamburger meat may cause Alzheimer’s disease.
6. Eating fast food can result in high levels of insulin, which has been linked to rising incidences of Type 2 Diabetes. In fact, more than 600,000 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed each year.
7. Burger King’s Double Whopper with cheese contains 923 calories. A man would need to walk for about nine miles to burn it off. Adding French fries and a large cola brings the total calories to an amazing 1,500 calories.
8.  Making meatpacking one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States.
9. High-fructose corn syrup (which tricks your body into wanting to eat more and to store more fat) first appeared in 1967, and the average American now consumes 63 pounds of it a year. 

Dangerous fast food ingredients that have been linked to various cancers and/or obesity includes MSG, trans fat, sodium nitrite, BHA, BHT, propyl gallate, aspartame, Acesul fame-K, Olestra, potassium bromate, and food coloring Blue 1 and 2, Red 3, Green 3, and Yellow 6.

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