Posted on 09/21/2006 12:32:57 PM PDT by Millee
Surely every American old enough to place his own Happy Meal order knows there's an obesity epidemic in this country. Despite this -- and despite piles of research on the evils of diets high in saturated fat and sodium and low in fiber -- American fast-food chains continue to roll out bigger, fatter, more decadent fare.
Consider this summer's debut of Burger King's BK Stackers, which include a Quad Stacker option of four slabs of beef, four slices of cheese and up to eight slices of bacon -- "smothered," as the company puts it, in a creamy sauce.
"This burger might better be called the quadruple-bypass special," says Jeff Novick, director of nutrition for the Pritikin Longevity Center. "Fast food like this is great if you're in a hurry -- to die."
The behemoth sandwich -- defibrillator sold separately -- contains 1,000 calories and a whopping 68 grams of fat, including 30 grams of saturated fat. According to nutritionists, that's about half the calories and 1-1/2 times the saturated fat the average adult should consume in an entire day.
For its part, Burger King says it is simply giving the public what it wants.
"We're satisfying the serious meat lovers by leaving off the produce and letting them decide exactly how much meat and cheese they can handle," says Denny Marie Post, the corporation's senior vice president.
And in case the kids fail to notice the sandwich, Burger King also sells collectible figurines of the cartoonish characters featured in the BK Stackers' TV ads.
But Burger King isn't alone in fattening up its fare.
(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...
This one's got your name written all over it! ;o)
And the war on taking responsibility for one's own actions continues.
Mmmmmmm....monster double Thickburger......yummmmmmm.
ROFLMA!!!
That's so wrong Millee.:o)
I can't remember the last time I had fast food.
Me, neither! Unless it was a salad!
"I'm from the government and I'm here to help...you order lunch".
It's a very healthy choice compared to smoking or meth.
I went to Fazoli's one time and that was enough to learn that Italian is not meant to be fast food.
There is a strange optical illusion at work here that makes the one in pink seem hot.
Neither are burgers, if you ask me! I like the real deal, with lightly buttered inner buns grilled to slight crispness. And I don't want the burger raw like Chili's.
It's not my fault. I just want the cool toy.
LOL!!
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