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You might want to give this food a miss

Those in the know are forever beseeching the populace to eat well and take care about what they are eating. Fast food has for years now made a bad name for itself even if it continues to be hugely popular. Sad to say those who can least afford it are drawn to eating what on all levels can only be regarded as totally unhealthy.

On reading this piece from AlterNet "The Fast Food Industry's 7 Most Heinous Concoctions" you might want to consider whether you ought to be eating some of those very popular fast foods:

"Some of America’s favorite chains have concocted some thoroughly repellent dishes that make the Double Quarter Pounder look like a celery stick.

Although the organic movement has certainly started to influence how Americans think about their food, it is still no match for the American fast food industry, which continuously finds creative new ways of piling sugar, salt and fat on a plate and charging customers $4.99 for the privilege of eating it.

In recent years, in fact, some of America's favorite chains have gone above and beyond the call of duty and concocted thoroughly repellent dishes that make the Double Quarter Pounder look like a celery stick. These companies have offered Americans these revolting meals despite the fact that roughly one-third of the country is now obese, a deplorable state of affairs that accounting firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers estimates costs the U.S. health-care system $200 billion a year in wasted spending.

In this article, we'll name and shame the very worst offenders, whether they're 1,400-calorie hamburgers or 550-calorie cups of coffee. So let's get things rolling with …"

Read the exposé here. It's rather horrifying!

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