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Skeptoid #88: Super Sized Fast Food Phobia

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Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2008

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Unlike what's said in highly dramatized Hollywood shockumentaries, fast food is not especially unhealthy.

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Ask anyone what's the worst, most unhealthful thing you can eat?

0:09.0

And the answer will almost always be fast food, as often as not, McDonald's will even

0:14.2

be called out.

0:15.7

But think about it, is there really anything different about fast food from the same

0:20.2

food bought at another restaurant or made at home?

0:24.3

Today we're going to dig into the science to see whether or not you do need to avoid

0:29.3

fast food.

0:31.2

That's coming up right now, UnSkeptoid.

0:34.2

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1:19.0

You're listening to Skeptoid, I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

1:26.6

Super-sized fast food phobia.

1:29.8

Join me for a cheeseburger and a coke, as we put our feet up, get grease all over ourselves

1:34.5

and examine the deeply rooted pop culture belief that fast food is bad for you.

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