DailyDirt: Hamburgers Gone Wild

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Fri, Feb 8th 2013 5:00pm — Michael Ho

The Library of Congress names Louis' Lunch sandwich shop as the inventor of the hamburger, but there are various disputes over who exactly cooked the first hamburger (and named it after people from Germany). In any case, the hamburger has undergone quite a few changes since the early 1900s. Here are a couple unhealthy examples of extreme burgers, and a reminder that being overweight doesn't necessarily kill you (but it's not considered healthy).

The 'Merica burger is made of ground bacon topped with more bacon and bacon cheddar cheese, along with a fried egg and bacon island dressing. Thankfully, this burger creation was available for only a limited time. [url]
If customers were allowed to create their own burger combinations, would people really choose to put a greasy cheeseburger between two glazed donuts? The answer is apparently, yes, and they'd add bacon as well. [url]
What are the ramifications of being overweight? According to a meta-study of 97 prior studies that categorized 2.9 million people by a Body Mass Index, people classified as overweight (BMI >30) had a 6% lower chance of dying than people of average BMI. The conclusion should be that BMI is not a perfect metric for health, but the alternative metrics may have a hard time becoming as widely adopted. [url]

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Filed Under: bacon, body mass index, food, hamburgers, unhealthy

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Rekrul, 8 Feb 2013 @ 6:46pm

The 'Merica burger is made of ground bacon topped with more bacon...
Damn, now I'm hungry again!
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fogbugzd (profile), 8 Feb 2013 @ 7:30pm

Be careful about what you dismiss as unhealthy. I am on the Ketogenic diet ("keto") and the 'Merica burger would be ok on this diet, with the exception of the dressing which probably has too many carbs. Yes, it really is a weight loss diet and it really works. I have lost 50 pounds in less than 3 months by eating no more than 20 grams of carbohydrates a day. I just had a rather complete set of blood tests and they are much better than before I started the diet. I feel better than I have in years and have no trouble staying on a diet of mostly meat and fat. Be careful about what you denounce as unhealthy.
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shawnhcorey (profile), 9 Feb 2013 @ 5:59am

A recent study of people over 50 determined that the more saturated fat the eat, the less likely they were to suffer from heart attacks or stroke. The 'Merican burger is health food.
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Gene Cavanaugh (profile), 9 Feb 2013 @ 10:01am

BMI >30 associated with longer life
Actually that study was found to be faulty. The results have since been discounted, and the study can be ignored.
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Cramit, 9 Feb 2013 @ 3:43pm

Of course
... It must me measurement error if findings do not meet our expectations! Had the findings been the opposite there would be no question about the BMI measurement tool.. Welcome to the wonderfully biased world of science.
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Anonymous Coward, 9 Feb 2013 @ 3:56pm

BMI is a useless tool. So isn't percentage fat. The only fat that is associated with serious health risks is abdomen fat, which neither BMI or percentage body fat measure.
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F!, 9 Feb 2013 @ 5:10pm

Re: BMI >30 associated with longer life
Citation please? (seriously)
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F!, 9 Feb 2013 @ 5:14pm

fat the new skinny?
"a 6% lower chance of dying"

All I have to do is keep the weight on, and I have a 6% chance at immortality!
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Anonymous Coward, 10 Feb 2013 @ 6:46am

Re: BMI >30 associated with longer life
You can prove any point you want with a study or poll.
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Anonymous Coward, 10 Feb 2013 @ 7:09am

Re: Of course
"... It must me measurement error if findings do not meet our expectations! Had the findings been the opposite there would be no question about the BMI measurement tool.. Welcome to the wonderfully biased world of science."

Welcome to the wonderfully biased world of bullshit.
- ftfy -
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