STOP EATING AT MCDONALD'S TODAY

 McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily. Headquartered in the United States, the corporation was founded by businessman Ray Kroc in 1955 after he purchased the rights to a small hamburger chain operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald

Let's start with the classic, the Big Mac. The Big Mac is ordered very often and are a pain to make if I'm on food assembly. After toasting the bun through our toaster two squirts of Big Mac sauce are placed on the middle and bottom buns. Diced onions and shredded lettuce are also added on the middle and bottom buns. Pickles are added to the middle bun and one slice of American cheese is added to the bottom. Slap on two pieces of 10 to 1 meat on it and that completes the sandwich for a total of 540 calories according to the nutritional facts on the McDonald's website. If someone orders the meal, you have to add the fries that go with it (standard is medium), which, also according to the McDonald's website, is 380 calories, or supersized (large fries) is 500 calories. The standard drink is medium coke (21oz), which is 210 calories, or 310 for a large one. So for a standard Big Mac Meal with medium fries and a coke that would be 1130 calories. That's about half if not more than what your body needs for the entire day. If you think this is bad, let's move to the worst of them

McDonald's food may speed up people's risk of clogged arteries that can lead to heart attacks. Researchers at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in San Francisco have demonstrated that a certain type of fat, called oxidized fat, can accelerate the buildup of plaque in arteries. And many types of fast food such as hamburgers, pizza and French fries are loaded with oxidized fat. The conclusion is fast food meals are high in saturated fat and low quality carbohydrates, white bread and lots of soda. Our bodies require fiber and more healthful types of fats. Fast food represents a dietary pattern that is the opposite of what is recommended for a healthy body.

Many people believe that fast food is not only synonymous with the American lifestyle, but also had its origins in the United States, and that it is a modern phenomenon. To some degree, these beliefs are understandable when one considers the significant impact on traditional cultures that the American media has had, that the term “fast food” did not appear in the popular vocabulary until 1954 (followed by “take-out food” in 1962), the success of McDonald’s since Ray Kroc took over management control in 1955, and that the top ten global fast-food brands are US-owned and generate sales of over US$75 billion collectively.