High fat level found in fast food!

[stogie bear]

The story is here... (BBC website)

Can it be true? Have the boffins gone barking bonkers?

Now they reckon that the sludge coming out of takeaway shops has high fat content, oh... AND hi salt and sugar, too!

Well, I think I'll apply to become a scientist because if this is what they come up with the job's piss easy, right? Degree from the 'University of the Fucking Obvious' and I'm set!

But the government wants to protect us from it all the same. Instead of figuring out how to run a country they'd rather stick labels on our fish and chips!

Being a fat porker is a poor persons sickness and I couldn't give a flying fuck about it or them. Let them eat till they explode and chuck a wafer thin mint on their graves...

Pass me that saturated deep fried kebab with icing suger, please!

[SamplerDoc]

No Doubt a Government Grant of 100k plus

I want to Apply for A Study on "The Longterm Effects of Overpaying LBs for Shorttime Pleasure"  AKA The Japan Study

[katoeylover]

(stogie bear @ Jun. 26 2008,01:33) Being a fat porker is a poor persons sickness and I couldn't give a flying fuck about it or them. Let them eat till they explode and chuck a wafer thin mint on their graves...

So whats our excuse then?

Actually i quite enjoy the odd (once a fortnight) fish & Chips, and when finishing work late the fat food outlets are usually the only ones still open. And at midnight I am not starting cooking!

[olekunde]

keep some apples or other fruits in your fridge. cold fresh fruits are better than any fast food

[Freebird]

Not all fat is bad...

[strocube]

"Gimme everything twice in a bucket."

I have a friend whose brother is a chemist (not a pharmacist). He works for Taco Bell. That stuff is not what it seems. It has been chemically modified to get more from a small amount of food, to make it last longer, and to make it look good. Add to that all the antibiotics and hormones used to produce meat and you begin to get an idea as to just how bad that stuff is. The fat, sugar and the ridiculous portions will make you fat, but we don't even know what all that other stuff is doing to you. It can't be good.
I love an In and Out burger as much as the next guy but only once in a great while.

[stogie bear]

The real tragedy at the moment is that after just a generation of fatties the genes are being passed on to the kids and their kids so no matter how much they want to, they will NOT be physically capable of being slim people.

The western world will soon be very much divided and socially recognized and categorized simply on appearance due to weight.

By the year 2020 most people will be fat and most of them will be obese.

Here are some interesting reasons why this is happening and why it is happening so fast...

1. The metabolic equation hypothesis:
People are more sedentary (TV, computers, desk jobs, cars), and also eating more calories with larger meals and sugary drinks.

2. The genetic hypothesis:
Being fat is simply in the genes of most people who are genetically adapted to cold weather since they are able to extract more energy from a given amount of food.

3. The disease hypothesis:
Much of the calories and nutrients we extract from food in our gut is the result of the metabolic action of beneficial gut bacteria. A couple of new strains of highly metabolically efficient gut bacteria have been spreading through the population, like a disease.

4. The air conditioner hypothesis:
There is a correlation between the adoption of air conditioners and weight gain in societies. Basically, when societies adopt air conditioners, the people get fat. The thought is that there is a strong interplay between having big appetite and being comfortable in an air conditioned environment.

5. The cultural hypothesis:
People feel comfortable with fat people and accept them more. Therefore since it is more acceptable to be fat, more people will allow themselves to become fat.

6. The fat people aren't dying like they used to hypothesis:
Advances in heart medicines and cheap insulin have meant that fat people can easily survive being fat for many years. So the percentage of fat people is increasing since they don't die as young as they used to, nor do they have as much incentive to worry about the health consequences as much as they would have in the past.

We are a species of slovenly gluttons and will soon get used to everyone being fat.

[seamus]

Stogie have you read about "fat, thin people" those who appear to be thin, but inside, they have all the same medical problems as a fat obese person.
But not me I'm just a skinny fecker LOL

[Otho]

Everything in moderation, I say. I love to cook and I like to make things with shitloads of butter and gallons of cream, now and then. But I also love something like sushi, or steamed fish and salad. A little of the fat stuff can't hurt you once in a while, especially if it's really delicious.

But I just can't do the fast food shit. It's the smell that gets me. Walk past the air vent of a Mcdonalds or a KFC and it just makes you want to spew. You'll notice that they're usually very careful to put those air vents in the places where people are least likely to be, like the outside back alley. But there's a McD in Paris, right across the street from the Louvre, in this beautifully elegant Parisian boulevard and it vents right out onto the street (they obviously had no choice but to do it that way). Walking down that beautiful street then going past and suddenly smelling it is like stepping in dogshit with your bare feet.

[marshal]

Eat fresh at home, but i,m not immune probably have fast food or a takeaway every 2 months or so. We eat very little processed,frozen or tinned food.
My problem is the alcohol, so my liver begging for mercy

Going to the fridge now for my pre euro semi final beer!

[Otho]

(marshal @ Jun. 27 2008,06:41) Going to the fridge now for my pre euro semi final beer!
 

Same here mate! After all my bullshit about healthy eating, I'm just opening another bottle of Rioja and settling down for it. Arriba Espana!

[kathylc]

Certain fats are fine, in moderation anyhow. I never use salt on anything anymore, and try to limit my intake of salt (sodium) to 2400mg a day. At one time I used to pour salt on everyhting I ate but not anymore. Same with foods. I lean towards fresh veggies and fruits over canned (less salt and other additives MSG etc) will use frozen if necessary and eat only small portions of red meats or pork and lean towards fish, chicken and turkey, all without eating the dark meat or skins. I did have high chloresterol levels and my BP for my age was high, and after knocking out as much fats and salt as I have I am way way low and have no worries. Yes those fast foods are great tasting but look at the long term effect they can have down the road. My father and mother and two brothers as well as aunts and uncles all have had high blood pressures and heart problems all associated with smoking and diet..........and I do not intend to travel that route if I can help it. What I do not take in in foods and bad stuff I probably do make up for when I party though, which is about 2 times a month anymore........

As for fast foods, its still french fries right out of the cooker before they add salt, and usually a fish or chicken fillet sandwhich and a diet caffein free Coke or unsweet tea. I have not used sugar in years. I had a problem one time with extra weight and cutting out fats and sugars and some other junk was a nightmare I do not want to go through again.

[marshal]

You are aloud 6g salta day,if you are not eating processed you should be able to season reasonably well.

Just don't start me on salt, you will have to read my rants in the things that annoy you thread lol

[marshal]

(Otho @ Jun. 27 2008,07:22)

(marshal @ Jun. 27 2008,06:41) Going to the fridge now for my pre euro semi final beer!
 

Same here mate! After all my bullshit about healthy eating, I'm just opening another bottle of Rioja and settling down for it. Arriba Espana!

Hope you enjoyed your wine and a cracking win for spain, just finish the last can of an 8 pack!!