McDonald's removes artificial ingredients from his hamburgers - but what does it mean for your health?
The golden arches finally have abandoned artificial ingredients of seven of its classic burgers.
In order to clean up its long-standing reputation as a fast food, McDonald's reorganized its burgers byNixing Artificial Conservatives Small breads, American cheese and big Mac sauce. The change impacts seven of the classic hamburgers of the chain: the hamburger, the cheeseburger, the double cheeseburger, the McDouble, the quarter book with cheese, the double district Pouder with cheese and the big mac. McDonald's currently offers 11 hamburgers on their menu, which includes the seven classic burgers, as well as four specialized hamburgers.
"We know that quality choices are important for our customers, and this last positive change to our classic burgers shows our trip committed to direct with the customer and build a better McDonald's," said Chris Kempczinski, President of Chris Kempczinski, President of the United States of McDonald. "Going to 100% fresh beef in our quarter-quarter hamburgers [earlier this year], cooked on the right when it is ordered to remove artificial conservatives in our McNuggets chicken, we have made significant progress in the Evolution of the quality of our food - and this last positive change to our classic burgers is an exciting part of this story. "
What does this mean for your health?
Golden arches NixedSorbic acid of its cheese and calcium propionate of rolls. While Sorbic acid is bold (generally recognized as safe) by the FDA, some people can experience an allergic reaction when consuming food containing the artificial curator, such as the combustion or itching of The skin, fitness specialist Jim White, Rd, ACSM Health Fitness and owner ofJim White Fitness & Nutrition Studios, tells us, who also said that there was no concluding link betweenCalcium propionate and health problems.
The Big Mac sauce also got a relooking that highlights a simpler recipe withoutpotassium sorbate,sodium benzoate, andCalcium Disodium Edta. The potassium sorbate showed to havegenotoxic effects, while White tells us that there is a multitude of studies showing that sodium benzoate can cause health problems of hyperactivity in children atDamage caused by DNA (which can trigger cancer and / or cell mutation). "Too much EDTA Calcium Disodium consumption can result in kidney damage and low calcium levels," says White. "In addition, some people report that they feel cramps, nausea and vomiting, as well as skin problems, when consuming food with this curator."
While new research must be conducted to achieve conclusive results about these artificial additives,McDonalds The movement is beneficial because these menu offers can be announced as more natural and will attract a wider population of people, the white says. "The removal of these artificial ingredients will help people trying to eat healthier and are aware of consuming these types of ingredients in food."
Just hold the pickle before ordering the new and improved Big Mac - the blinked bite will always contain an artificial preservative.
