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On AlterNet: fast food

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "fast food"

The 10 Weirdest, Grossest Ingredients in Processed Food

The 10 Weirdest, Grossest Ingredients in Processed Food

WebEcoistOctober 30, 2009.
Which of your favorite dessert snacks contains beef fat? How about beaver anal glands? Find out below.

Fast Food Monstrosities: Why Would Someone Eat a 1400 Calorie Sandwich?

Fast Food Monstrosities: Why Would Someone Eat a 1400 Calorie Sandwich?

Scott Gold, The Faster Times. September 28, 2009.
Big fast food chains are competing to build bigger, badder and more insanely calorific food. And we eat it. What the hell is wrong with us?

The Not-So-Happy Meal: What's Really in Fast Food?

The Not-So-Happy Meal: What's Really in Fast Food?

Sarah Krupp, Divine Caroline. September 3, 2009.
The real story behind every perfectly round patty and golden fry is something the fast food industry would prefer you not know.

The Fast Food Industry's 7 Most Heinous Concoctions

The Fast Food Industry's 7 Most Heinous Concoctions

Brad Reed, AlterNet. August 27, 2009.
Some of America’s favorite chains have concocted some thoroughly repellent dishes that make the Double Quarter Pounder look like a celery stick.

How We Became a Society of Gluttonous Junk Food Addicts

How We Became a Society of Gluttonous Junk Food Addicts

Arun Gupta, AlterNet. August 5, 2009.
Junk food is killing us slowly with diabetes, heart disease and cancer. But we can't stop because we're hooked, and the food industry is the pusher.

How Eating Steak, Cake and Butter Can Make You Live Longer

How Eating Steak, Cake and Butter Can Make You Live Longer

Janet Paskin, Ode. July 27, 2009.
For more than three decades, we've been told that fatty foods are deadly. But new research suggests that fat can be good for you.

McDonald's Is Poisoning Consumers -- And Blaming Everyone Else for the Catastrophic Societal Costs

McDonald's Is Poisoning Consumers -- And Blaming Everyone Else for the Catastrophic Societal Costs

Stacey Folsom, AlterNet. June 24, 2009.
McDonald's refuses to take responsibility for the skyrocketing rates of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

McDonald's Goes Feng Shui, But Fast Food Is Still Gross

McDonald's Goes Feng Shui, But Fast Food Is Still Gross

Kerry Trueman, Huffington Post. February 26, 2008.
While its décor has been overhauled to inspire good health, McDonald's menu is still larded with the same old artery-clogging animal products.

Fast Food and Ag Industry Giants Pretend to Be Healthy

Fast Food and Ag Industry Giants Pretend to Be Healthy

Jacob Wheeler, In These Times. December 14, 2007.
Are we really supposed to believe Taco Bell, McDonald's and Monsanto are advocates for health?

Food Giants' Endless Appetite for Profit

Food Giants' Endless Appetite for Profit

Matthew Wheeland, AlterNet. January 29, 2007.
An interview with author Michele Simon, whose latest book covers the ruthless manner in which corporate giants market junk foods to boost their profit margin.

Is Organic Fast Food a Total Whopper?

Is Organic Fast Food a Total Whopper?

Kate Galbraith, Grist.org. October 28, 2006.
As the $14 billion organic food industry gathers steam, the concept of healthy fast food is spreading.