• DaddleDew@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    People keep blaming the burger and completely ignore the big gulp soda consisting mostly of high fructose corn syrup that people usually have with it.

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      Here’s a short reminder that the WHO recommends limiting the daily intake of sugars to 10% of your calorie supply (approx. 50g sugar/day for me) for beneficial health effects.

      Limiting intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake (2, 7) is part of a healthy diet. A further reduction to less than 5% of total energy intake is suggested for additional health benefits (7).

      Orange juice where i live has 10g sugars in 100ml of juice, so if you drink 1 L of it, you already take in 100g of sugars all in one go.

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        Orange juice where i live has 10g sugars in 100ml of juice, so if you drink 1 L of it, you already take in 100g of sugars all in one go.

        Implying 1l of orange juice is not a lot, or at least doesn’t feel like a lot?

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        Same for fruit juice but many people don’t know and think it’s healthy. Try eating 10 oranges. If you succeed, you’ve eaten a giant dose of fiber etc with it, so it’s still not nearly as bad.

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      Think about how that burger is prepared, you get as much grease as you do burger. Hell the fries aren’t even potatos anymore, once cooked they just become grease sticks. Lots of sugar in the condiments and they don’t use real cheese. I’ve seen things dude.

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          Too many do not. “American cheese” is not cheese imo; mature cheddar doesn’t melt as well maybe, but the sharpness brings a lot more to the table. Especially with a hot mustard in the mix.

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            For the sake of the healthy argument it’s kinda irrelevant though. American cheese is cheddar with water, and then they use a chemical to bind the cheddar to the water. That makes it melt faster because it’s already more watery than cheddar.

            Afaik water is not unhealthy so American cheese is really not more unhealthy than cheddar.

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              1 day ago

              Second thoughts reminding me - the emulsifiers aren’t great for you unless taken sparingly.

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              1 day ago

              If you make it with good cheese I’m open to it. The stuff you buy in stores tastes nothing like cheddar to me, but I’ve seen internet chefs make their own.

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              I love pepper jack but I haven’t seen it in years. England ain’t about it for some reason.