I now understand why America is Obese

[seireikhaan]

Indeed, fast food = bad. I haven't had anything from the fast burger joints in about 6 months. Probably twice in the last year. I just can't take all the salt and fat in the burgers. Simply don't taste like a real burger.

EDIT: reminds me of a story a guy at work told me. He made a bet with someone that he could eat 5 macdonald's regular cheeseburgers stacked together without puking. He lost.

[Samurai Waki]

meh. the biggest reason why I've refrained from Fast Food is because I have a predisposition for having a bum ticker, which sounds odd, as though it would make any difference at all. But, anything in the nutrition area that may prolong my life is a good thing. If I manage to hit 80 years old, then I won't feel too bad about eating fast food.

[Cyclops]

Love burgers, make 'em myself. Lean meat, herbs and fresh bread are the key.

Had a conversion experience when I was 19 and drunk. We pooled our dough, rocked into McDonalds and bought our orders (2 of this, one of that etc) and took the change in cheeseburgers. It was the end of the night and the kind young lady just gave us the entire remaining stock (something over 10). I sat down and chewed my drunken way through a mass of the things, possibly 10 or more by myself.

Very very ill I was, and I've had McDonalds about once in my life since then, a vegetarian bean burger of some sort that was pretty poor. I was in the UK in tranist by bus and was starving and it was the height of the CJD scare so a regular burger of any sort was out, and I was trapped in abus terminal waiting for a departure (I didn't know exactly when).

I think fast food is a part of the problem and lack of exercise is more of a worry.

I made myself very fat over the last 6 years (up to 140kg from 110) by taking a desk job and not lowering my intake or increasing exercise. Then I bought a house a solid 20 minutes from public transport and dropped 10 kg (then I had my gall-bladder cut out and dropped another 30, but thats another story).

Easy to stack on fat even with a healthy diet, I have to combine exercise as well and i reckon thats the biggest problem: cars and the internet.

[Megas Methuselah]

I eat fast foods a few times a week. Good genetics keep me attractively slim.

Particular favourites of mine include the Wrapster from KFC, the McFlurry and fries from Mack D's, the burgers from A&W and Burger Baron, and the roast beefs from Arby's.