Monday, March 23, 2009

Burgers mean Death

My life is maintained by one thing: to eat. 

It is what I have always done, what I always will do. 

I am not a big fan of vegetables, in fact I probably eat way less than I should (I make up for the fiber through eating around 6 bowls of raisin bran a day, it actually tastes like cookies). 

Number one on my list of foods is meat. Burgeres, steak, rack of lamb, it's all good. I could eat the stuff until I get sick. 

But well, all tasty things have an unhealthy factor. MSG for one, makes everything tasty, from cup of noodles to that chinese take out. 

Everyone already knows that eating a lot of red meat is unhealthy, and this article on a recent study backs this claim up. That little ground beef patty in those white grain buns is just another way to say heart failure.

"The study of more than 500,000 middle-age and elderly Americans found that those who consumed the equivalent of about a small hamburger every day were more than 30 percent more likely to die in the following 10 years, mostly from heart disease and cancer. Processed meats also increased the risk."

Us Americans, with our McDonalds and Burger Kings, really we are just killing ourselves, in a tasty way. 

I guess if I want to live a longer life, I might have to change my eating habits. 

Still, even with the lifestyle update, I can still enjoy fish and chicken, and hey there's even duck. 

Dripping with fat, duck might be even worse than that medium rare filet mignon. 

I guess the best thing to eat as a replacment that is still healthy and nutritious is... sushi. 


2 comments:

  1. Those are alarming statistics...

    But yay for sushi, my favorite.

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  2. i agree with the last statement

    SUSHI FTW!!!

    http://www.takarasushi.com

    (subtle advertising hehe)

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