Fast Food

[Whirr]

I think that they should print an image of a deceased person who suffered from heart disease (the number one killer in America) on fast food bags. McDonald's is selling food that, when eaten habitually, will result in obesity and, eventually, death. All companies marketing these products are showing a complete disregard for our youth- inviting them to their death-aurants through friendly cartoon mascots. They are essentially making money off of the self-destruction of our youth.

What do you guys think?

[Icy]

All good things in moderation.

[.Starrk]

Chick Fil-a. :3 Delicious.

[Cody Frost]

Haven't eaten fast food in a little over a year. *accomplished* Lost my taste for it.

[Shrekstasy]

I eat McDonald's at least once a week and I have .5% body fat.

smd fat people

[Ghoulish]

[quote name='Chainsaw Massacre' timestamp='1308715321' post='5301935']
I eat McDonald's at least once a week and I have .5% body fat.

smd fat people
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.5% or 5%? because if you had .5% and are nothing but skin and bone then that's not good either :/

OT: as Icy said, Mcdonalds aren't forcing you to eat it habitually, there was a discussion a while ago about whether or not they try to persuade kids to have it excessively, I personally don't eat fast food due to my diet, but if everyone could limit it to once a week max, then there would be no problem or the problem would be drastically reduced.

[Whirr]

[quote name='Black of Broken Hearts' timestamp='1308715795' post='5301955']
.5% or 5%? because if you had .5% and are nothing but skin and bone then that's not good either :/

OT: as Icy said, Mcdonalds aren't forcing you to eat it habitually, there was a discussion a while ago about whether or not they try to persuade kids to have it excessively, I personally don't eat fast food due to my diet, but if everyone could limit it to once a week max, then there would be no problem or the problem would be drastically reduced.
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5% is dangerous. .5% would give you a bad case of the deads.

Back to the topic at hand: We have to stop our youth from ingesting dangerous things like fast food. Studies have shown that fast food is potentially as addictive as [b]heroin[/b]. If this problem isn't taken care of, we could have a regular pandemic on our hands.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2707143.stm

[Icy]

[quote name='Whirr' timestamp='1308716338' post='5301977']
Back to the topic at hand: We have to stop our youth from ingesting dangerous things like fast food. Studies have shown that fast food is potentially as addictive as [b]heroin[/b]. If this problem isn't taken care of, we could have a regular pandemic on our hands.
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Oh noooo the kids find something yumy to eat. God forbid they start eating Corn on the Cob like its crack. The children are going to diiiiieeeee T_T. Like I said, all good things in moderation. 4 burgers a week wont kill you nor will it have much more effect. Hell, why do you think Atheletes can go to McDonalds after they have a big event? They burn more calories and fat than it gives you. Its not THAT bad at all.

[Luna Lovegood]

I freaking love McDonalds fries <3

[Whirr]

[quote name='Icyblue' timestamp='1308719690' post='5302086']
Oh noooo the kids find something yumy to eat. God forbid they start eating Corn on the Cob like its crack. The children are going to diiiiieeeee T_T. Like I said, all good things in moderation. 4 burgers a week wont kill you nor will it have much more effect. Hell, why do you think Atheletes can go to McDonalds after they have a big event? They burn more calories and fat than it gives you. Its not THAT bad at all.
[/quote]

Corn on the cob isn't physically and psychologically addictive. There are people that only use cocaine occasionally. Does that downgrade it as a harmful substance? Cocaine is safe if it doesn't form a habit. About 1 in 5 people die from heart disease. It's a lot more serious than, "Oh no the kids will find something yummy to eat." It's more like, "The children are ingesting addictive and harmful substances without realizing it can be a major threat to their health."

[.Starrk]

[quote name='Whirr' timestamp='1308716338' post='5301977']
5% is dangerous. .5% would give you a bad case of the deads.

Back to the topic at hand: We have to stop our youth from ingesting dangerous things like fast food. Studies have shown that fast food is potentially as addictive as [b]heroin[/b]. If this problem isn't taken care of, we could have a regular pandemic on our hands.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2707143.stm
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Dude I'm at 4%.

[Qu@ke]

it depends on what kind of children we're talking about, children are usually controlled by parents and given things to eat by them. Maybe your blaming the wrong person here is all...

[Whirr]

[quote name='• Starrk •' timestamp='1308721454' post='5302128']
Dude I'm at 4%.
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A number of factors would lead me to believe otherwise. 1. We're on a yugioh forum, 2. Your avatar is a dancing trollface, 3. You have over 5,000 posts, and finally, number 4- The LOWEST necessary body fat to sustain a male human being is somewhere around 4%. Unless you're a bodybuilder with a devout diet, I find it a little hard to believe that you're at the most peak physical condition a male human being can actually be at.

We should probably return to the topic at hand now- that being the volatile substances our children are stuffing into their faces.

[.Starrk]

[quote name='Whirr' timestamp='1308722006' post='5302150']
A number of factors would lead me to believe otherwise. 1. We're on a yugioh forum, 2. Your avatar is a dancing trollface, 3. You have over 5,000 posts, and finally, number 4- The LOWEST necessary body fat to sustain a male human being is somewhere around 4%. Unless you're a bodybuilder with a devout diet, I find it a little hard to believe that you're at the most peak physical condition a male human being can actually be at.

We should probably return to the topic at hand now- that being the volatile substances our children are stuffing into their faces.
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1. Just because I'm on a goddamn children's forum doesn't mean I don't work out. How close minded. I'm 15 years old.
2. Just because I have an avatar of a dancing troll doesn't mean I'm lying to you.
3. Post count has nothing to do with the fact that I'm telling you the truth.
4. My Boxing coach is at 3%. Little do you know that I have a diet that I have been following for the past year, and I work out 2-3 days a week depending on my schedule.

Mcdonalds is awesome too.

[Whirr]

[quote name='• Starrk •' timestamp='1308722417' post='5302162']
1. Just because I'm on a goddamn children's forum doesn't mean I don't work out. How close minded. I'm 15 years old.
2. Just because I have an avatar of a dancing troll doesn't mean I'm lying to you.
3. Post count has nothing to do with the fact that I'm telling you the truth.
4. My Boxing coach is at 3%. Little do you know that I have a diet that I have been following for the past year, and I work out 2-3 days a week depending on my schedule.

Mcdonalds is awesome too.
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It's kind of hard to lie to someone or troll someone when what you're suggesting is physically unsound and logically impossible.

[Ghoulish]

[quote name='Whirr' timestamp='1308722006' post='5302150']
A number of factors would lead me to believe otherwise. 1. We're on a yugioh forum, 2. Your avatar is a dancing trollface, 3. You have over 5,000 posts, and finally, number 4- The LOWEST necessary body fat to sustain a male human being is somewhere around 4%. Unless you're a bodybuilder with a devout diet, I find it a little hard to believe that you're at the most peak physical condition a male human being can actually be at.

We should probably return to the topic at hand now- that being the volatile substances our children are stuffing into their faces.
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4% being the peak of physical conditioning? Bro, just because you have a low fat % doesn't mean your, 1) Healthy, 2) physically fit and active or 3) by any means in good condition. Alot of people are bron with a higher motabolism and are naturally skinnier, however this can change over time. You would see more "healthy" people around 8-9% body fat, although it also does depend on their lifestyle

OT: In terms of kids eating it to much, the parents need to take charge. Enough said.

[Whirr]

[quote name='Black of Broken Hearts' timestamp='1308722548' post='5302168']
4% being the peak of physical conditioning? Bro, just because you have a low fat % doesn't mean your, 1) Healthy, 2) physically fit and active or 3) by any means in good condition. Alot of people are bron with a higher motabolism and are naturally skinnier, however this can change over time. You would see more "healthy" people around 8-9% body fat, although it also does depend on their lifestyle

OT: In terms of kids eating it to much, the parents need to take charge. Enough said.
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Let it be abundantly clear that I am officially done discussing people's fantasized body proportions after this post. A human male can not LIVE with less than 3% body fat. If you actually believe his body fat percentage is currently only 1% above the bare-minimum to actually live, I think you should attend a class entitled, "Stop Being Extremely Naive 101."

In terms of kids injecting heroin too much, the parents need to take charge. In fact, they should publically advertise shooting dope as a delicious alternative to aspirin and leave it completely up to the judgement of parents.

[Ghoulish]

[quote name='Whirr' timestamp='1308723092' post='5302177']
Let it be abundantly clear that I am officially done discussing people's fantasized body proportions after this post. A human male can not LIVE with less than 3% body fat. If you actually believe his body fat percentage is currently only 1% above the bare-minimum to actually live, I think you should attend a class titled, "Stop Being Extremely Naive 101."

In terms of kids injecting heroin too much, the parents need to take charge. In fact, they should publically advertise shooting dope as a delicious alternative to aspirin and leave it completely up to the judgement of parents.
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You clearly have no idea so yea I don't bother trying to explain fitness and health oriented subjects with those who are obviously on a negative side of or dont have any idea of it.

[Whirr]

This was originally a semi-mean response to someone saying something dumb. Now it's a friendly reminder that fast food is one of the things killing society as a whole. Why should [i]any[/i] dangerous substance marketed to people on a massive scale be ignored as a threat?

[.Starrk]

[quote name='Whirr' timestamp='1308722535' post='5302167']
It's kind of hard to lie to someone or troll someone when what you're suggesting is physically unsound and logically impossible.
[/quote]

There is a difference between what your body can, and cant do. It is not physically unsound nor impossible when I feel perfectly normal and my body functions and preforms as it should.

[PowerlinX]

[quote name='Black of Broken Hearts' timestamp='1308722548' post='5302168']
OT: In terms of kids eating it to much, the parents need to take charge. Enough said.
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I make covert trips to McDonalds occasionally.

Also, it's probably bad that this thread made me hungry.

And, In 'n Out FTW

[CinnamonStar]

[quote name='Whirr' timestamp='1308713680' post='5301880']
All companies marketing these products are showing a complete disregard for our youth- inviting them to their death-aurants through friendly cartoon mascots. They are essentially making money off of the self-destruction of our youth.

What do you guys think?
[/quote]

Cigarettes and alcohol and food that isn't 100% certified organic and wholesome too.

Meh, I don't get why people usually think of McDonald's when it comes to fast food. I have a very good fast food/take-away Indian snack and a Chinese snack in my city and they're both awesome.
Like you said, if you eat McDonald's everyday, then it might result in obesity or death, but it won't happen to everyone who goes there once in a while.


In terms of the whole health discussions...it's shocking sometimes, but I don't understand why some newspaper articles, reports etc. try to look like they're sooo concerned with our youth's health while they probably aren't. The backside of having a high obesity rate in a society is that you see obese people and it would be really bad if there wasn't enough food on earth, but with all the waste we're throwing away, I don't think we do. It's more a matter of distribution.

Logically thinking...it isn't that horrible actually because we have too many people on this planet anyway. But don't quote me on that, that's not my opinion and trust me, I'm not going to look away when someone has cancer and just say "blergh, better that humanity disappears anyway". But the whole concern looks either like huge altruism or concern trolling to me, because it isn't going to change someone's health if s/he nabs on 100% organic, wholesome foods while everyone else eats fast food every single day.

EDIT: Btw, I thought we all eat some fast food everyday because aren't processed stuff, microwave, pizza (unless it's selfmade) and all the ready-made things or things in bag that you throw into your mouth inbetween also fast food?:/

[Βyakuya]

WTF is with the exact scaling of your total body fat? Are you trying to exclude that you are fat in sizing terms? Let's just say there's a small pouch of fat hidden inside your body.

Anyways, McDonalds is the best, but I only go out occasionally.

[Kizzi]

McDonalds is most definitely not the best.

[Βyakuya]

In terms of fast food delicacy, yes. In terms of healthiness, definite no.