{"id":297918,"date":"2010-02-09T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.szone.us\/f86\/dirty-dozen-how-25-percent-americans-dying-food-they-eat-39215\/"},"modified":"2010-02-09T12:00:06","modified_gmt":"2010-02-09T17:00:06","slug":"the-dirty-dozen-how-25-percent-of-americans-are-dying-from-the-food-theyeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/297918","title":{"rendered":"The Dirty Dozen: How 25 percent of Americans are Dying from the Food They*Eat"},"content":{"rendered":"
02.08.10 07:01 PM<\/p>\n

Given our fast-paced, stressed-to-the-max lifestyle, it is no wonder that 25 percent of Americans eat at fast-food restaurants every day! That&rsquo;s one in four people opting for low nutrition, high calorie, bad tasting, done-in-a-jiffy food. And it&rsquo;s killing us. <\/p>\n

Diseases like obesity, high blood pressure, fatty liver and high cholesterol are more prevalent in today&rsquo;s high-tech health-conscience society than in the past, when we were ignorant about such things. And there&rsquo;s truly no excuse for it!<\/p>\n

One look at Eric Schlosser&rsquo;s documentary, Fast Food Nation,<\/i> tells the tale in all its devastating morbidity. Forget about E.coli and sub-standard working conditions and the tumors cut off the sides of beef before processing it for burgers done &ldquo;your way.&rdquo; Forget about the cheap toys restaurants like McDonald&rsquo;s and Burger King use to attract the kids, and by extension the family, in for a potentially life-shortening meal. <\/p>\n

Let&rsquo;s talk good health and stick to the facts. In terms of food, that means keeping a tight leash on calories, fat, cholesterol and sodium. And if we Americans are too tied to our fatty burgers and deep fried chicken, or we&rsquo;re just too pressed for time and money to make the necessary change&hellip; then at least we can face the enemy armed with the truth about our fast-food indulgence.<\/p>\n

I was in the process of researching the nutritional facts from 12 of the more popular chains when a copy of Aramark Corporation&rsquo;s &ldquo;Guide to Fast Food&rdquo; came across my desk. In this little gem I found the &ldquo;tale of the tape&rdquo; on 20 of the country&rsquo;s most popular fast food chains. Starbucks, too! And if you think eating at Subway is good for you because of that guy from the commercial&hellip; think again. And if you think chicken served in these restaurants is a better choice than beef&hellip; you&rsquo;ve been misled. <\/p>\n

Of the 20 fast food restaurants listed in the guide I&rsquo;ve culled information from 12, and I call them &ldquo;The Dirty Dozen.&rdquo; Below are some tables based on the information published by Aramark, as provided by the franchises themselves, or found on their websites. I call these tables, &ldquo;The Worst of the Worst&rdquo; (i.e., things never to eat), and &ldquo;The Best of the Worst&rdquo; (i.e., things almost never to eat). I then list the worst and best from the selected Dirty Dozen, in terms of overall numbers of calories, fat, cholesterol and sodium.<\/p>\n

The Worst of the Worst<\/b><\/p>\n

Calories<\/b>
\nCarbs (g)<\/b>
\nFat (g)<\/b>
\nCholesterol (mg)<\/b>
\nSodium (mg)<\/b><\/div>\n

Baskin-Robbins<\/b> Chocolate Shake<\/p>\n

750
\n80
\n43
\n115
\n290<\/div>\n

Boston<\/b> Market<\/b> 1\/4 Dark Meat w\/ Skin<\/p>\n

320
\n2
\n21
\n180
\n460<\/div>\n

Burger King<\/b> BK Big Fish Sandwich<\/p>\n

710
\n67
\n38
\n105
\n1110<\/div>\n

Dairy Queen<\/b> Grilled Chicken Filet Sandwich<\/p>\n

310
\n30
\n10
\n50
\n1040<\/div>\n

Domino’s<\/b> Pepperoni Hand Tossed (2 SL)<\/p>\n

448
\n55
\n18
\n38
\n776<\/div>\n

Dunkin’ Donuts <\/b>Blueberry Muffin<\/p>\n

490
\n76
\n17
\n75
\n610<\/div>\n

KFC<\/b> Hot & Spicy Chicken Breast<\/p>\n

505
\n23
\n29
\n162
\n1170<\/div>\n

Krispy Kreme<\/b> Glazed Devil’s Food Donut<\/p>\n

390
\n41
\n24
\n5
\n250<\/div>\n

McDonald’s <\/b> Biscuit w\/ Bacon, Egg, Cheese<\/p>\n

540
\n36
\n34
\n250
\n1550<\/div>\n

Subway
\n <\/b>6" Subway Club, Cold<\/p>\n

294
\n40
\n5
\n30
\n1250<\/div>\n

Taco Bell <\/b>
\nTaco Salad w\/ Salsa<\/p>\n

850
\n65
\n52
\n60
\n1780<\/div>\n

Wendy’s<\/b> Big Bacon Classic<\/p>\n

580
\n45
\n31
\n95
\n1500<\/div>\n

The Best of the Worst<\/b><\/p>\n

Calories<\/b>
\nCarbs (g)<\/b>
\nFat (g)<\/b>
\nCholesterol (mg)<\/b>
\nSodium (mg)<\/b><\/div>\n

Baskin-Robbins<\/b> Ice Daiquiri Scoop<\/p>\n

130
\n33
\n0
\n0
\n10<\/div>\n

Boston<\/b> Market<\/b> Steamed Vegetables<\/p>\n

35
\n7
\n0.05
\n0
\n35<\/div>\n

Burger King<\/b> Small Hash Browns<\/p>\n

240
\n25
\n15
\n0
\n460<\/div>\n

Dairy Queen<\/b> Fudge Bar (No Sugar Added)<\/p>\n

50
\n13
\n0
\n0
\n70<\/div>\n

Domino’s<\/b> Cheese hand Tossed (2 SL)<\/p>\n

375
\n55
\n11
\n23
\n776<\/div>\n

Dunkin’ Donuts <\/b>Low-Fat Bran Muffin<\/p>\n

260
\n59
\n2
\n0
\n440<\/div>\n

KFC<\/b> Mashed Potatoes w\/ Gravy<\/p>\n

120
\n17
\n6
\n0
\n440<\/div>\n

Krispy Kreme<\/b> Original Glazed Donut<\/p>\n

210
\n18
\n16
\n40
\n800<\/div>\n

McDonald’s <\/b>Hash Browns<\/p>\n

130
\n14
\n8
\n0
\n330<\/div>\n

Subway <\/b> Veggie Delight<\/p>\n

200
\n37
\n2.5
\n0
\n500<\/div>\n

Taco Bell <\/b>
\nTaco <\/p>\n

170
\n12
\n10
\n30
\n330<\/div>\n

Wendy’s<\/b> Small French Fries <\/p>\n

270
\n35
\n13
\n0
\n85<\/div>\n

The Worst and Best of the Worst<\/b><\/p>\n

Highest Calories<\/b> 890Pizza Hut<\/b>&mdash;Medium Stuffed Crust Cheese Pizza (2 slices)Lowest Calories<\/b> 35Boston Market<\/b>&mdash;Steamed VeggiesHighest Carbohydrates (g)<\/b> 0Pizza Hut<\/b>&mdash;Medium Cheese Stuffed-Crust Pizza (2 slices)Lowest Carbohydrates (g)<\/b> 0Boston Market<\/b>&mdash;1\/4 White Meat, No skin, Without WingHighest Fat (g)<\/b> 52Taco Bell<\/b>&mdash;Taco Salad w\/ SalsaLowest Fat (g)<\/b> 0Baskin Robbins<\/b>&mdash;Ice Daiquiri, Regular ScoupHighest Cholesterol (mg)<\/b> 250Burger King<\/b>&mdash;Croissan’wich w\/ Sausage, Egg, CheeseHighest Cholesterol (mg)<\/b> 250McDonald’s<\/b>&mdash;Biscuit w\/ Bacon, Egg, CheeseLowest Cholesterol (mg)<\/b> 0Plenty of items with no Cholesterol, such as plain baked potato, steamed veggies, salads without dressing, waterHighest Sodium (mg)<\/b> 2,180Pizza Hut<\/b>&mdash;Medium Stuffed Crust Cheese Pizza (2 slices)Lowest Sodium (mg)<\/b> 10Baskin Robbins<\/b>&mdash;Ice Daiquiri, Regular Scoop <\/p>\n

And the big looser is&hellip; Pizza Hut. It ranked No. 1 on three of the Worst of the Worst lists. And that&rsquo;s no great achievement! <\/p>\n

Ok, so now you know that what seemed &ldquo;good&rdquo; (e.g., chicken, turkey, fish) is actually bad when prepared the fast food way, in terms of calories, fat, carbohydrates, cholesterol and sodium content. And you also know that what these chains serve up as &ldquo;good for you&rdquo; food is as boring as a collection of ballpoint pen tops. But you&rsquo;ve just got to eat fast food because time and money are rooting for the dark side. So where does that leave us&hellip;<\/p>\n

Well, here are some tips, if you absolutely MUST eat fast food:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Go for the salads, veggies, potatoes (no sour cream or bacon)<\/li>\n
  2. Broiled is better than fried<\/li>\n
  3. Never eat anything breaded<\/li>\n
  4. Deep fried is out of the question<\/li>\n
  5. Water is the only drink for you<\/li>\n
  6. Hold the salt, there&rsquo;s plenty already in there<\/li>\n
  7. No desert, thank you.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    But the real issue here is being responsible and taking control of your own health and wellness&hellip; and by extension, your longevity. How about working on time management and money allocation? How about preparing your lunch the night before and brown bagging it a couple days a week? Then, with the money you&rsquo;ve saved on food, and the time you&rsquo;ve saved going to the death chain, you can treat yourself to a better-for-you meal at a nicer restaurant with more choices.<\/p>\n

    In the end, the fast food restaurants and the doctors you&rsquo;ll see for your cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes and cancer don&rsquo;t give a damn about you. It&rsquo;s only you and the ones that love you who care. And if you don&rsquo;t care enough about yourself, then how about taking care of No. 1 for the people who love you?<\/p>\n

    So it&rsquo;s time again to eat and a decision is eminent. You can easily choose the fast food road to death. Or you can make the lifestyle change necessary to extend yourself a healthy and happy life. It&rsquo;s your choice.<\/p>\n

    &mdash;Dr. Mark Wiley<\/i><\/p>\n

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