Is Eating Out Killing Us

How unhealthy is restaurant food?
Today, we’ll learn the SCARY truth. Only 1 out of every 1,000 meals served in restaurants qualifies as having “ideal” nutrition. Portion sizes at fast-food restaurants are three times larger than they were in 1950! It may sound extreme, but given the excess calories, fat, salt, sugar, and sodium in restaurant food, could what you order actually be making you sick and taking years off of your life?
Dr. Vanita Rahman and Matthew Rees, editor of the Food and Health Facts newsletter and senior fellow at the Dartmouth Tuck School of Business, have the facts to back up that argument. They make the case that restaurants are playing an enormous role in the obesity epidemic when they join “The Weight Loss Champion” Chuck Carroll.
Article: Are Restaurants Exacerbating the Obesity Epidemic?
Article: Are Restaurants Exacerbating the Obesity Epidemic?
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Dr. Vanita Rahman
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[@relaxgood512]

One of the worst things about eating out is that the oils used in the cooking and preparing of the food is non functional adulterated oil which was processed by using high heat which oxidizes the oil and the use of additives extenders deodorizers etc. to extend the usage time of the oil and it is very cheap.

[@richricogranada9647]

We said goodbye forever to all restaurants 2 years ago and never more.

[@happycook6737]

Just think of all the cash you are saving plus the health you are building!!!! 👍

[@nilkolllu5036]

I remember listened to a lecture "eating is dangerous". It sure evident by listening today! I fix my own at home always makes my body happier!

[@suzyq6767]

Ah..I learned something new. Not only are certain foods addictive but so is portion size. Interesting! Thanks.

[@gregorygamache821]

Before the pandemic my wife and I went out to eat about 3-4 times a week. I was eating vegan selections (veggie burgers, pizza no cheese and salads) but my weight was constant. Not bad but constant. Since the pandemic I we have been eating at home and I have been doing the cooking. I dropped 10 LBs without even trying!!

[@mathieuguillet4036]

Thank you for covering this! It's like many of our food industries are receiving funding from the medical and pharmaceutical industries... And maybe we shouldn't be surprised that so many hospital lobbies have junk food machines and fast food joints... Pure coincidences, I'm sure.

[@ndleinahaystack]

Pure evil...

[@melissacostello3000]

home cooked meals are the best

[@BocusVeLucy]

you are killing the food by cooking

[@stilmotionpicture]

Yes, only if you know what you’re putting on your food or what you’re cooking. Groceries still have a lot of bad food with bad ingredients and the oil that are being use, very important!

[@BocusVeLucy]

@Peter Rabbit - Pianist-Composer ♫ Funny but truth. Heat damages enzymes, form glycation products, turns fat to carcinogen etc.

[@BocusVeLucy]

@Peter Rabbit - Pianist-Composer ♫ Feeding bad bacterias with cooked food must be good for you! I don’t know which dumb studies you are reading but cooking is just making digestion easier for complex foods which humans shouldn’t eat. We have very simple digestive track which is as same as frugivore species. If you eat your natural diet, you do not need to cook your food and you will be way healthier.

[@BocusVeLucy]

@Peter Rabbit - Pianist-Composer ♫ I checked his 2 hours podcast but i couldn’t find where he mention cooked plus raw foods. He talks about you need a lot diversity in your diet from plants and that’s truth for microbiome health. I agree with that. I can make simple hierarcy for your about health. Fasting > Primarily ripe fruits diet > Raw vegan diet > Cooked vegan diet > Vegetarian diet > Mixed diet > Fast food diet > Drug addiction and alcoholism

[@johnk6749]

I was always a 'from scratch' cook, even before I went plant-based. The last time I ate at a restaurant was early 2014.

[@Xelee1]

Eating out definitely has to be causing much if not most of obesity. Fast food especially as well as food from better restaurants is laden with sodium, fat and sugar.

[@tivoni]

I always stay at places that supply a fridge and make food for my family. Here's an idea: buying dry legumes etc. and fresh vegetables & fruit and while soaking legumes etc. before cooking we still have fresh vegetables and fruit for the first and second meals! I just love this lifestyle!

[@sectionalsofa]

In NYC there are a number of vegan restaurants, but I generally find fewer healthy choices offered there than in conventional restaurants. I can get steamed vegetables with tofu at a Chinese restaurant or a salad (with beans if I'm lucky) at a continental restaurant. Vegan restaurants, on the other hand, try to mimic the food choices of the larger society and the options presented are usually swimming in oil and salt and lacking in healthy ingredients. Impossible Burger on a white bun, anyone? Unfortunately, the handful of vegan/vegetarian restaurants that offered steamed vegetables, whole grains, and beans, have gone out of business, with rare exception.

[@babagandu]

Vegan meat is full of chemicals

[@franpag2611]

I agree, we had a vegan restaurant open in my small town. Nothing there I would eat, all mimics meat dishes.

[@allencrider]

Eating out = too much salt for me!

[@jameswadas5366]

I would recommend checking your sound quality before beginning a video. Echo is very bad from the lady's microphone.

[@franpag2611]

Agree, I cannot understand what she is saying

[@m.taylor]

The all-you-can eat buffets are crowd pleasers...but they are sure venues for weight gain.

[@christiandudeenzo1276]

One burger has over 2g of salts, that's 25% over the recommendation of 1.5g per day. So have a salad with tofu or something as a protein, and help the poor who have nothing to eat.

[@calanzi]

I am trying to popularize a new word to describe people who don't eat out: "prepartarians" (that is, people who eat the food that they prepare themselves). However, I am open to "preparvores".

[@33tcamp]

The graphs showing percentage of restaurant meals that serve healthy vs. unhealthy meals was interesting. I eat in restaurants about 2x/month and I always ask for a take away container and put 1/2 of the meal aside. The sheer quantity of food in most restaurant portions is astounding. And I remember McDonalds french fry servings when they came in the little paper sleeve that is now included in kid meals.

[@babagandu]

Take out materials full of harmful of chemicals

[@babytho.4006]

We are having food pressure, not blood pressure.

[@petrabiedermann1947]

That is why I hardly ever step into a restaurant. Occasionally I get some vegan sushi and otherwise, I cook from scratch at home! Maybe that is why at age 65 my BP is 115/80

[@chriscampbell9207]

There were no drive thrus that i can recall when i was a kid in 60s. Yep- digging our graves with our fork with this garbage... Noboby was obese and if we saw one we were shocked.. never ever make fun of but know how sick their body was.

[@Janet_Price]

McDonald's was not a drive through in the 60's ~ you walked in and picked up your food. The french fries were cut and made on site! Fast food is not food!

[@DRVInstituteofManagement]

Chris, You are right about that. I love watching old shows because those people were so fit. You are making me laugh, thank you for posting such a true observation!

[@shaunaburton7136]

Yeah! The portion sizes are insane at restaurants.

[@rockdasdot415]

All restaurant food is way too salty. Pho tastes like ocean water

[@dawnmilner1547]

I recently spent two weeks in a hotel in Spain with a buffet style restaurant. The range of salads was great as was the selection of breads. I made my own dressing using balsamic vinegar and apple sauce! Sadly the vegetable meals were all cooked in generous amounts of oil .

[@babagandu]

Come to Turkey

[@TheSnerggly]

I noticed in my neighborhood and in my City in general, "The Food Network" effect has been taken on with these high end, high fat/caloric restaurants. Guy Fieri came here to eat at a food truck in my neighborhood. Whenever that guy comes to San Diego, it's for his "Diner, Drive ins and Dive's" show where they feature extremely high fat, deep fried, cheese, whatever. Where I live, .5 miles from my house are several high end "hipster food" places and none of them are healthy, all of them have fried foods, heavy cream, bacon everywhere, meat laden, tater tots, things smothered in cheese. I gained 30 pounds (this was 7 years ago) after a lot of these places opened and don't get me started on the amount of breweries in my neighborhood (over 20 and most of which the serve high fat foods.) Thankfully I discovered Dr. McDougall and Plant based eating and lost most of that weight but the temptation is still there.

[@DLFfitness1]

You should assume that all restaurant food is processed. Do the best you can with the menu, but don’t use it as an opportunity to abandon healthy eating, by fueling food addictions.

[@JIL7790]

💯 Exactly! I say the same!

[@mowthpeece1]

Restaurants make their money by appealing to our worst cravings, and sadly, that's not for healthy food for most people. Though, you do get addicted to clean food after about a month. The greasy, salty, and overly sweet stuff just doesn't cut it when you break the addictions to them.

[@danielbarrera8391]

Its because the home life tends to be devoid of feelings and communication - especially heart centered - that people want to celebrate and escape with convenience foods. Ever since I was young I felt distressed by the fact everyone loved.eating out because I could feel.what was going on under the surface that they were avoiding.

[@brightful5]

Jeremy from Jersey just subscribed

[@ed7187]

Bringing food into airplanes is good advice. Mini fridge when traveling is good advice. But bringing your own food into a restaurant, that's just rude. Order a a sparkling water, tea or coffee and just sit there and talk to your friends. Don't be that crazy to do that..

[@Cris_g9115]

Agreed. Bringing your own food to a restaurant is just ridiculous.

[@ballinout92]

@@Cris_g9115 I know right! I'll usually just eat before hand and get a drink. Sometimes I'll find something on the menu like edamame that I can get. My friends never seem to mind.

[@davidbarrett8348]

Excellent interview. Learned a lot.

[@KJSvitko]

You are what you eat. Your diet impacts your health. Obesity in children and adults is rising across the world. Fast food and sugary drinks are contributing to the problem of poor health and obesity. Eat a healthy plant based diet and exercise regularly. Reduce or ELIMINATE cows milk, eggs, cheese and meat. Eat more salad greens, beans, fruit and vegetables. Eliminate fast food, snacks like cookies, cakes, chips, and sugary drinks and juices. Every adult and child should own a bicycle and ride it regularly. Regular exercise will help you sleep better. Yoga is a great stress reducer. Obesity is all too common today. Get off the couch. Get off the phone, ipad or video game. A variety of stretching and other exercises help with increased mobility. Ride to work, ride to school, ride for fun. Every city should be a bicycle city. Speak up for bicycles in your community

[@pampenney9600]

I joined late ! Can I get that book? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@suzyq6767]

It is in the description box. Enjoy!

[@bobalinga]

USA portions are astonishing when you visit the country

[@clover7359]

Circa 15:00. Sodium is not as unhealthy as the general public thinks. "Less is always better" yeah right, that's how you wreck people's health, telling them to minimize their sodium intake. Too much is definitely bad, but too much is more like upwards of 4000mg, 2300mg should be the MINIMUM you get per day.

[@christinechristensen7211]

If you travel by car like I do invest in a small cooler for drinks and meals and or snacks this has saved me from many bad choices and if you must eat out read up on the menu online ahead of time and think about your choice it’s if we don’t think ahead we get in trouble so available and easy not think ahead

[@zebrasafari7318]

Ni it is really nice to go out and eat

[@reneepelletier3021]

Wow, another great episode, thanks Chuck! I really wish Dr Rahman could be my doctor!💓 Happy Halloween guys🎃

[@susank6267]

Another great episode!

[@Patrick_Ross]

Short answer: yes

[@thinkinoutloud.1]

Dr. Vanita's audio is 👎 I missed what she called the burger. It sounded like the flea burger, lol. Maybe someone could tell me, please. Thanks.

[@huhwhatomg]

quick answer: yes

[@gigivandame9697]

Bonjour!

[@christyc6637]

Bonjour!

[@timekeeper2117]

If I look down the main streets of my town they are all the same. I'm not choosing the food they are🤷🏽 Arby's taco bell McDonald's burger king KFC dairy queen taco John's. It's the same bullshit every town Evey state🇺🇸 I went vegan 6 years ago now I decide what I eat not the industries.

[@aocplusme5676]

Michael Douglas says what's up

[@madamecurious]

I have to add more salt than usual to my food, because I developed hyponatremia since I switched to the vegan diet. My blood/urin tests come back normal now. BP is excellent. Where am I going wrong? I am worried :(

[@dinamariea61]

I think I heard on a Dr. Furhman interview, that even though he says to not add salt or buy food with added salt that some people may need to add salt because of their own individual situations. My thoughts are that we are all different and it is not a 100% blanket rule that everyone stay away from salt. Also Dr. McDougall is okay with a little added salt sprinkled on foods. Personally I do not think you are doing anything wrong if you are following a WFPB diet but you may want to talk to a dietician or nutritionist at PCRM to make sure. 🙂

[@madamecurious]

@@dinamariea61 , thank you so much for your reply, I really appreciate your advice 🌿

[@dinamariea61]

@@madamecurious You’re welcome!🙂

[@harryseibert457]

The body wears both vegan fat and animal fat!

[@bulentguneralp]

👍🌱🙏

[@tspcocktail]

Si

[@SparklySarah]

Yes. This is the most insanely obvious answer. I eat only fruit and veg now. #rawvegan

[@cauthoncrazy]

Oof this is me.

[@finagill]

Interesting, you use a definition of an ideal meal that is not actually ideal and then you judge how companies rank against your "ideal". How about basing the ideal meal on science? Restaurants may still rank poorly but at least it will be a real ranking.