Originally Posted by galleryseek

oh geez. you are fucking blind man. i have a personal training certification which includes thorough knowledge of nutrition.

it isn't only mcdonalds / fast food that is really bad for you, but it's most of the shit found in grocery stores as well. it all comes down to calories and macronutrients. Protein, Carbohydrates, Fats. Those three are the primary aspects of nutrition to concern yourself with when determining if a particular food item is healthy or unhealthy...

have you EVER taken a look at the god damn mcdonalds nutrition fact sheet? if you haven't, i suggest you do, right fucking now. Their chicken selects are 1,200 calories with like 80-90g of fucking FAT!!!! Their salads contain something like 30g of fat. How the FUCK is this possible in a god damn SALAD is beyond me...

but if you think for one second, that habitually consuming this amount of fat and the amount of bad (simple) carbohydrates isn't hurting your body - then you need a serious reality check. do yourself a favor and tally up how many calories you consume daily and seperate them by protein / carbs / fats. assuming you're 210 5'10 or so, that number ideally would be around 2,100 calories with approx 50% carbs (COMPLEX CARBS, the good carbs that are found in most healthy natural foods), 35% protein, and 15% fat - (There are 4 calories per every 1g of carb and protein, and 9 calories per every 1g of fat, so you do the math). -- also, depending on how active you are, these numbers will change (particularly the carbs since they provide energy).

After doing that, if you find that you're consuming a shitload of fat (which you probably are if you're eating mcdonalds, because most of their menu items = 40 to 70g of SATURATED fat) then you are hurting your body, regardless of what your doc says. it is proven that diets high in fat and simple carbs are the #1 reasons for many of the health issues america faces today.