
If you read my newsletter you know I like to keep things light while giving you pertinent information. So, instead of telling you all the ways for you to eat healthy, this month I am going to give you the top 5 “Dirty Secrets” that the fast food industry does not want you to know. Here we go!
1. Fast food is purposely made to be eaten FAST! This may seem like one of those “well duh,” statements. But the reason may differ from what you think. It takes a full 20 minutes for your brain to get the signal from your stomach that you are full. This is called the Satiation Reflex. A recent study in the Journal for Pediatric Obesity studied children (12 year olds) and their eating habits. One group swallowed at 30 second intervals while the other group swallowed at their normal speed. The results were astonishing. The group who swallowed at 30 second increments lead to weight loss between 2 and 5.7% over a 6 month period. Those children who continued at their normal eating speed gained 8.2% over the same period! According to the researchers, eating slowly leads to weight loss because it gives the brain time to process and determine whether the body is full before taking another bite.
***Thinner people actually take 20% more bites before swallowing their food than heavier people***
2. Your ice cubes are made from toilet water. Not exactly, but they might as well be. It may very well be cleaner. In 2006 Jasmine Roberts (then 12) performed a study that found that 70% (70%!!!) of the time, the water from the ice bin in fast food restaurants was dirtier than the water from the toilet in the same place. Often contaminated with e-coli. Dasani ice cubes anyone?
4-Would you like some AJAX with your Hamburger? Several chemicals normally associated with household cleaning products are added to much of the fast food meat to ensure it kills off things like e. coli. I’m pretty sure it is killing off most of the nutrition as well.
5-Happy Meals age like fine wine - So what do all those preservatives do to the fast food? Sally Davies answers that question for us. Please go check it out for yourself. Scan down through the pics…………TEASER…….The last picture is on day 2,193 and counting (That’s 6 years people!!!)
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Want some "healthy" fast food choices? Panera Bread, Jason's Deli, and Fresh To Order are three places where the food is prepared fresh and the ingredients are fresh as well. You can obviously make poor choices at these establishments, but they also give you the option to choose healthy lite fare. As usual, thank you for reading. Several of my past newsletters have centered on nutrition. Whether it was about fast food or soda, or about the gluten controversy nutrition is such an integral part of our overall wellbeing. There is so much information out there, much of it either confusing, contradictory, or just plain garbage. Please, if you have any questions at all don’t hesitate to contact me. That’s what I’m here for. If I do not have the answers I will put you in touch with someone who does.
As always, you can reach me at drwiskind@vitalitysportschiropractic.com
Yours in health,
Dr. Wiskind