Way Too Many of Your Favorite Fast Food Places Got An “F” in This Recent Health Rating
Fast food can be delicious. Fast food can be convenient. Sometimes, it can even be healthy. But for the most part, it fails in these key category.
Fast food is born of convenience. It can be every too busy, kid-having parentâs best friend, every college studentâs trusted late-night companion, every overworked middle manager’s last line of defense against starvation.  If youâre looking to eat well and lose weight, itâs not the best option (this is a better way to help you lose weight), but generally speaking one would assume that fast-food isnât chock full of non-food ingredients, right?Â
Wrong, according to Fast Company. A new report produced by a partnership of the Consumers Union, Center For Food Safety, Friends of Earth, the Food Animal Concerns Trust, U.S. PIRG, and NRDC, found that of the top 25 fast food chains in the nation, 11 were found to have taken âno (discernible) action to reduce use of antibiotics in their supply chains,â which earned them an âFâ in that category.  Fast Company explained why these ratings are problematic for humans:
âThe use of antibiotics in the meat industry has been linked to the rise of so-called superbugs and antibiotic-resistant infections in humans, which kill at least 23,000 people annually.”
The chains which rounded out the top of the of rankings included Chipotle (A), Panera (A), Subway (B+), Chick-Fil-A (B), Taco Bell (B-) and KFC (B-). Starbucks, known for touting the sustainability and close-monitoring of its coffee production, so much so that they didnât give out free coffee on National Coffee Day, got an abysmal D+, lower than McDonaldâs (C+) and Wendyâs(C). Did you know that fast food also has these weird effects on your brain?Â
The F-havers included Dairy Queen, Olive Garden, Applebeeâs, Dominoâs, Chiliâs, Little Caesars, Arbyâs, IHOP, Cracker Barrel, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Sonicâwhich, by the way is having a different set of issues concerning a recent security breach. Even if you don’t eat fast food often, there are many items that have made waves in our culture. These fast food items have changed the industry.Â
[Source: Fast Company]Â