What Super-sized Meals Mean to Your Health
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Nov 3, 2006, 21:07
When it comes to measuring the value of a "super-sized" meal, the food bargain does not leave much in the way of healthy benefits. While an extra dollar may buy a mega meal, it features double the dietary drawbacks of standard sized meals. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers published the findings of an evaluation on fast food in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition.
Here's an overview of the research study:
>> A "super-size" meal contains more than 70 percent more food than a standard fast food meal
>> Super-sized meals have roughly 400 more calories than standard sized meals,
>> Mega meals represent higher fuel, health care and grocery costs. More importantly, extra pounds means that people will eventually pay more in transportation (gasoline and air travel).
>> Extra value meals are equivalent to an extra approximated cost of 82 cents to $6.64 in health and medical care. Since arthritis, diabetes and heart disease are associated with obesity-related diseases, the cost of seeking care for the ailments can add up.
>> Just because, super-sized meals offer more food for the money, these meals equal roughly 35 cents in overall food expenditures.
>> The author of this study on super-sized" meal calculated that for every 100 additional calories an individuals consumes, the cost of those calories will ultimately add up to 48 cents to $2 a day in other personal expenses.
In conclusion: What we eat now can cost us more than weight gain. The cost of oversized meals, gluttonous eating and the short-term effects of value meals can eventually catch up to us - monetarily and health wise.
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