McDonald's French Fries Have More Trans Fats Than Ever Before

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McDonald's French Fries Have More Trans Fats Than Ever Before

 

 

McDonald's recently announced that its French fries contain a third

more trans fats than was previously thought.

 

Each serving of fries contains 8 grams of trans fat, rather than 6,

and the total fat content is 30 grams rather than 25.

 

As Little as Possible

 

Trans fats are believed to cause cholesterol problems and heart

disease. Dietary guidelines issued by the U.S. government advise

people to consume as little trans fat as possible.

 

Changing the Taste

In countries such as Australia, Denmark, and Israel, McDonald's cooks

its fries in canola oil, which contains no trans fats. However, the

company is reluctant to make the switch in America, for fear of

changing the taste of its fries.

 

News February 8, 2006

 

Dr. Mercola's Comment:

 

I hate to focus on McDonald's as they do many things right and I

respect them as a business. Americans now spend more money on fast

food than on higher education, personal computers, computer software,

or new cars.

 

The average American spends 90 percent of their food money on

processed food, and many wonder why we have an epidemic of chronic

degenerative disease.

 

If these statistics are surprising to you, I would encourage you to

read Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser. It is a fascinating read and

a great expose on McDonald's.

 

The following facts are taken from the book:

 

In 1968 McDonald's had 1,000 restaurants, today it has about 30,000

and opens 2,000 new ones each year. In fact, McDonald's is the largest

owner of retail property in the world. The company earns most of its

profit from collecting rent, not from selling food.

 

McDonald's is the nation's largest purchaser of:

 

* Beef

* Pork

* Potatoes

 

It is also the second largest purchaser of chicken.

 

The impact of McDonald's is hard to overstate. The golden arches are

now more widely recognized than the Christian cross.

 

And if you are a parent, you know all too well that every month 90

percent of American children between the ages of 3 and 9 visit a

McDonald's, where they receive massive doses of soda. McDonald's sells

more Coca-Cola than anyone else in the world.

 

More evidence that the promise McDonald's made to find a safer oil to

rid its foods of trans fats has been long forgotten.

 

From a nutritional standpoint, all the chemicals contained in a single

French fry may be more harmful to you than smoking a cigarette, which

is why fries made my list of the five worst foods you could possibly

consume.

 

Please remember trans fat is one of the worst " foods " you can put in

your body and should be rigidly avoided at all costs.

 

Trans fats have only been around for the last 100 years, introduced as

an artifact of the food processing industry. Ninety percent of trans

fats are hidden. They are in many of the processed foods Americans

eat, not just margarine.

 

Trans fats lead to a major increase in cancers, arthritis, fatigue and

nearly all chronic illnesses. Trans fats are also an enormous

instigator of diabetes, which is dramatically increasing.

 

The recent statistics show that over 16 million Americans have

diabetes, and it is becoming an epidemic largely due to the shift in

our food choices.

 

If you want to review a good primer on trans fat, you should read

" Trans-Fat: What Exactly is it, and Why is it so Dangerous? " I also

recommend the page-turner, " Trust Us, We're Experts, " by Sheldon

Rampton and John Stauber if you are looking for insight on " facts " and

" truths " in the marketplace.

 

With all the unhealthy ingredients used at fast food restaurants, the

key to winning the battle against them is to simply not go. You can

only fool your body for so long. Thus, it is a virtual certainty that

if you subsist on fast foods, you are accelerating the aging process

and compromising your health.

 

If you absolutely have no alternative then you can modify your

selections by always avoiding the French fries and soft drinks,

especially diet soda. When you choose a hamburger, ask for it without

the bun. Many fast food restaurants now offer this as an option.

 

However -- if you want to really get healthy, you need to spend some

serious time in the kitchen preparing your own food, or pay someone to

do it for you.

 

And if you've been wanting to make healthy lifestyle choices but don't

know where to begin, consider my Total Health Program, a book that's

guaranteed to make a difference. And, it's the very same program,

filled with important health information you need to know and

delicious recipes, that's helped thousands of patients at my Optimal

Wellness Center.

 

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