Why do we like so much things that are deep fried, sugary or plain out unhealthy?
Well, to be exact, deep fried and sugary foods are pleasing and therefore sometimes we crave these foods, sometimes its more based on an emotional need to being happy that is given by these kinds of foods. Problem is that these foods are very processed and in fact the reason why we don't fill up or feel hungry shortly after (even though their caloric values are extremely high) is because our bodies did not get the nutrients and vitamins from the food that it is processing. Therefore, it will crave again either that same food or alert you that you're feeling hungry again.
So, what fast food chains (such as McDonalds, Krispy Kreme, Burger King, and so many others) are doing is that they are utilizing this to their full advantage. It is a strategic move to get customers addicted to their food. They managed to get people to come to their store because they are fast, cheap and their food tastes amazing. Deep fried foods contain a high level of fat in them, which makes you feel happy for a while but then the effect disappears and you crash (just like a drug). For instance, you take McDonalds cheeseburger (300 calories) plus the deep fried fries (230 calories) plus a small coke (97 calories), if you stop and think... all the food you are eating is complex, full of fat and sugars. The burger's bun is made of white bread... you happen to know how many table spoons of sugar that accounts to? 3 teaspoons of sugar. Plus add the amount of sugar in the coke and the sugar in the cheese etc etc. Plus the oil in the fries, and in the meat and in the bun which ends up absorbing a lot of the oil in the meat.
ITS AN EXPLOSION OF SUGAR... of course our bodies love it! In fact there are studies who actually say that people with low endorphin levels actually crave fatty foods... this can explain why people with low self esteem or depression look for fatty foods for comfort.
So to us... fast food chains are sometimes an escape but at the same time a necessity since they offer a fast way out to get the meal over with. At the same time its like the plan backfires since shortly after you feel hungry again and need more food... Then we ask ourselves why we are fat?
At the bottom pictures of the temptations of this world:
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| krispy kreme original glazed (200 calories) |
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| fried ice cream (827 calories) |
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| Fried fish cakes (234 calories) |
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| Fried egg (102 calories) |
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| French Toast(356 calories) |
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| deepfried corndog(260 calories) |
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| deep fried twinkie (361 calories) |
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| 1 Fried chicken (KFC) (360 calories) |
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