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  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Calories are calories. Saturated fats are saturated fats. McDonald’s fats and calories are not special in any regard.

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      9 months ago

      McDonald’s fats and calories are not special in any regard.

      If the question is “What would 30 days of McDs Big Macs do to you?” and you answer it by guzzling beer and peanuts, you’re engaged in a different experiment.

      And saturated fats aren’t interchangeable. Red meat, whole milk, and coconut oil are going to have very different impacts on your digestive system, as anyone with high blood pressure or lactose intolerance can tell you.

      Hell, the documentary even covers this when they compare two different sets of hamburgers and fries one of which decomposes rather quickly while the other remains disturbingly inert.

      These are fundamentally different foodstuffs. And eating a pizza you made fresh from raw ingredients will have a very different impact on your body than consuming pink slime juiced with preservatives.

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          9 months ago

          However, the rumor that fast food never goes bad is just a myth. The truth behind why certain fast food items never seem to rot is simple. Most fast foods are high in salt and low in moisture. They dry out before they can grow mold. It’s the same reason why foods like beef jerky and beans last so long in cool, dry conditions.

          This is the reason the fries didn’t go bad stated in the original Super Size Me documentary.

          High salt foods are bad for you. Beef jerky is also bad for you