Russian McDonald’s restaurants are less dangerous than American ones

[Flabbergasted]

(This really has to be one of the funniest news papers in the world.)

http://english.pravda.ru/society/family/13-04-2006/79154-McDonalds-0

Danish researchers found that higher doses of trans fats content in US fast-food chains' products than their counterparts in other countries. They published their data in New England Journal of Medicine.

Researchers tested products from the chains' outlets in dozens of countries in 2004 and 2005, analyzing McDonald's chicken nuggets, KFC hot wings, and the two chains' fried potatoes. For example, they found a large fries-and-chicken-nuggets combo at a New York City McDonald's contains 10.2 grams of the trans fat, as compared to 0.33 grams in Denmark and about 3 grams in Spain, Russia and the Czech Republic, according to the AP.

Trans fat raises bad cholesterol and lowers good cholesterol. Eating just 5 grams of it per day increases the risk of heart disease 25 percent, research shows. Switching to liquid vegetable oils such as canola, corn, olive or soy eliminates the trans fat, as has been done in Denmark under a 2004 law allowing only a minuscule amount of trans fat in foods. Experts said many U.S. restaurants still use partially hydrogenated vegetable oil to save money because it does not spoil and can be used over and over for frying, xinhuanet.com reports.

WebMD called the media relations offices of McDonald's Corporation and KFC for their comments. McDonald's replied by emailing a statement the company attributed to Catherine Adams, PhD, RD, McDonald's vice president of Worldwide Quality Systems, Food Safety & Nutrition.

[JI7]

1. i remember drinking Pepsi in Britain

and it tasted different. it was less sweet. but i'm now wondering if most of the world drinks soda that tastes like that . and it's just here that i'm used to soda with lots of sugar.

[Orangeone]

2. Mexican coca cola

is supposed to taste better because they use a different kind of sugar--I think beet sugar. It could be the reason the Pepsi tastes different.

[lwcon]

3. What's Russian for "Royale with Cheese?"

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