There are many reasons to avoid McDonald's if you're at all interested in maintaining your health. Everyone knows this...I think. But I just happened to come across two more reasons recently.
First up: The Happy Meal Project. New York City artist Sarah Davies left a Happy Meal (burger and fries) on a shelf and photographed it every day for six months. Perhaps to no one's surprise...the burger and fries seemingly did not change at all in appearance...in six months. Think this stuff is good for you? You be the judge.
Check out Sarah's pic from Day 171...
Next up: Ever heard of Advanced Glycation End-products (AGEs)? How about Acrylamides? No? Turns out these pleasant sounding additives are both found in...french fries. The Heart Scan Blog tells us that AGEs block the effects of insulin in the body, leading to increased blood sugar (not a good thing), and also lead to high blood pressure. Even better, a study found that "Acrylamide causes cancer in rats when administered orally in high dose experiments, increasing tumors in the nervous system, oral cavity, peritoneum, thyroid gland, mammary gland, uterus, and clitoris." Good stuff.
Look, I'm the first one to admit that I chow down on McDonald's from time to time -- but if this stuff is a dietary staple for you, hopefully this info will put a scare in you. If not this, then Morgan Spurlock's great film, Super Size Me, definitely will.
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