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Fast Food Nutrition News
Laminated Poster Fast Food Nutrition News: Meat, Fast Food, And Metabolic Syndrome Metabolic syndrome, or insulin resistance syndrome, is a cluster of health risk factors that combine to increase the risk of heart attacks. They include diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and abdominal obesity or belly fat. This risk factor cluster triples the risk of heart attack or stroke, and doubles the risk of death from heart attack or stroke. Globally, more people have metabolic syndrome and will die from it than HIV/AIDS. A new study now shows that daily dietary choices can increase the risk of developing metabolic syndrome. A nine-year follow-up of 9514 middle-aged people found that meat, fried foods, and diet soda (characteristic of fast food choices) increased the risk of acquiring metabolic syndrome, and dairy decreased the risk, after adjusting for demographics, smoking, physical activity, and calories (Lutsey PL, Circulation, 2008). People who choose to avoid increasing the risk of metabolic syndrome may select non-fat dairy products for providing complete protein. Also, maintaining the USDA recommended 9 servings of fruit and vegetables can be used to replace fried food selections. Of course, daily green tea is a great choice for most people looking for alternatives to diet soda. Green tea is always prepared with water only and has 0-2 calories per cup, with an almost endless selection of different tastes from green tea leaf varieties. Fast Food Nutrition News: Fast Food Results Researchers have determined that even macro-nutrients in fast food nutrition may not be standardized. They gathered 74 samples of the same menu items (fried chicken and French fries) from both McDonalds and KFC outlets throughout 35 countries. A chemical analysis found that the total fat content of the same menu items could vary from 41 to 65 grams of fat at McDonalds, and from 42 to 74 grams of fat at KFC (Stender S, International Journal of Obesity, 2007). Higher fat levels that do not match the stated nutritional information could become a substantial source of hidden fat in the diet. When the menu is questionable, many people drink green tea with their meals in case it may block the absorption of cholesterol or hidden fat. Check the calories for a variety of fast food items here. The researchers also found fast food chains in most countries still had high levels of trans-fatty acids in the food. Trans-fat can be associated with abdominal fat and heart disease. Many fast food chains have made a commitment to end the use of trans-fats in their menu and it has even been banned in some cities.
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