FAST FOOD HAMBURGERS COULD BE JUST 2% MEAT - GUESS WHAT THE REST IS

When you eat a hamburger at a fast food joint, you are also munching on cartilage, bone, nerves, blood vessels, and who knows what else... 

 

Natural Society:  According to a study published in the journal Annals of Diagnostic Pathology, some fast food hamburgers may contain as little as 2% actual meat.

For the study, researchers analyzed the content of 8 fast food hamburger brands. To ensure that there was no bias in the results, they assigned each hamburger with an anonymously designated name, ranging from H1 to H8.

While it would only logical to assume that hamburgers are made up primarily of meat, much of the 5 billion hamburgers consumed by Americans annually actual contain very little meat (and could contain a whole host of other ingredients).

Here is a breakdown of what you might find in a fast food hamburger according to the study’s findings:

• Water content by weight ranged from 37.7% to 62.4% (mean of49%).

• Meat content in the hamburgers ranged from 2.1% to 14.8% (median of 12.1%).

• The cost per gram of hamburger ranged from $0.02 to $0.16 (median of $0.03).

• Relatively preserved skeletal muscle was observed.

• A variety of tissue types besides skeletal muscle were observed including connective tissue, blood vessels, peripheral nerve, adipose tissue, plant material, cartilage, and bone.

Unfortunately, the study abstract nor the 4 pages of the study (you can sign up for free to view the study for 5 minutes) reveal where the 8 hamburgers came from, which most individuals will be upset about (including myself). But the study most likely involved at least some popular fast food hamburgers, leaving you to make your own educated conclusion.

Source:   http://naturalsociety.com/fast-food-hamburgers-contain-2-percent-actual-meat/

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REASONS NOT TO EAT MEAT

The Daily Beast rounds up reasons why you might want to think twice before eating that steak.

Meat Glue - Pink Slime - Antibiotics - Steroids - Chemicals - Pesticides - Heavy Metals - Salmonella - Mad Cow Disease - E-Coli - Human diseases caused by eating meat - and let's not forget, the inhumane treatment of food animals.

Read more:  http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/13/eating-all-red-meat-increases-death-and-more-reasons-to-never-eat-meat.html

UPDATE

August 1, 2013
50,000 pounds of ground beef is recalled, may be tainted by E. coli
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-ground-beef-sold-recall-20130731,0,6268520.story

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