Thursday, April 20, 2006

If you want fast-food, go to Denmark,

because Danish fast-food contains less fat. Isn’t that strange?!?! Who would have thought?
Today I was reading an article which states that Danish fast-food is relatively healthy. In the USA, fast-food is the least healthy food choice.

A Danish University researched the amounts of harmful fatty acids in fast-food from McDonald’s and KFC. American French fries and chicken nuggets contains 10,1 grams of fatty acids. Would you buy the same combo in Denmark, it will only contain 0,33 grams of harmful fatty acids. So, it isn’t true that McDonald’s and KFC serve the same stuff all over the globe. Maybe the Americans should contact their Danish colleagues for some (healthy) advice :)

But hey, let’s be honest. We all know that fast-food isn’t the most sensible choice. Last year American research showed that fast-food is in fact super-unhealthy. People who eat fast-food on a regular basis are on average 5 kilos (or 11 pounds) heavier than people who rarely eat fast-food. So I’m not going to promote fast-food but if you really, really need to eat it, go to Denmark. It’s still not the most healthy option, but surely healthier :)

4 comments:

b o o said...

i'll meat u there :)

Kayla said...

Yum! I'm on the first plane outta here to Denmark! :)
That really incenses me that these 2 chains choose to give the fattening, artery clogging foods to one country, and the healthy version to another! It's like they're trying to kill the Americans..hehehehe

kat said...

I'm on a diet right now and living on Danish bacon (with the fat cut off. :-)

This post has made me feel so hungry.

Dakota said...

Oh, it is going to pretty busy in Denmark this summer :) I hope the Americans are not going to invade Denmark next ;) C U there Boo and Kayla :)

I am sorry Kat it wasn’t my intention to make you hungry. Good luck with the Danish Bacon diet :)