Fast Food is Evil (or, more simply, sugar and milled grains are evil) - the data that proves it

“We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine-gun.”

From “The Road to Whigam Pier”, by George Orwell, 1937

Water consumption is accompanied by a 70% decrease in psychological distress.

Consumption of vegetables is accompanied by a 56% decrease in psychological distress.

Consumption of vegetables is accompanied by a 37% decrease in severe psychological distress.

Consumption of water is accompanied by a 33% decrease in moderate psychological distress.

Consumption of vegetables is accompanied by a 21% decrease in moderate psychological distress.

Vegetables, fruits, water and milk are all negatively associated with moderate and severe psychological distress.

Coffee drinking is neutrally associated with moderate and severe psychological distress.

A study of eight different fast food hamburgers brands published in the Annals of Diagnostic Pathology found that the burgers were 50% water, 2.1 to 14.8% meat, with the balance comprised of connective tissues, blood vessels, peripheral nerve, adipose tissue, plant material, cartilage, bone, and intracellular parasites known as Sarcocytes.

People who consume one or more diet soda’s per day have smaller brain volume.

Consumption of more than two sugary drinks a day of any type—soda, fruit juice, and other soft drinks—or more than three per week of soda alone have multiple signs of accelerated brain aging, including smaller overall brain volume, poorer episodic memory, and a shrunken hippocampus , all risk factors for early-stage Alzheimer’s disease.

Every 10% increase in consumption of ultra-processed foods is accompanied by a 4% increase in metabolic syndrome.

Consumption of ice cream is accompanied by a 7% increase in moderate psychological distress.

Every 10% increase in consumption of ultra-processed foods is accompanied by an 11% increase in breast cancer.

The highest consumption of ultra-processed foods is accompanied by an 11% increase in cerebrovascular disease.

Every 10% increase in consumption of ultra-processed foods is accompanied by a 12% increase in cancer.

The highest consumption of ultra-processed foods is accompanied by a 12% increase in cardiovascular disease.

The 26% increase in moderate psychological distress from fruit drinks is 13% greater than the 23% increase in same associated with drinking soda.

The highest consumption of ultra-processed foods is accompanied by a 13% increase in coronary heart disease.

In France, every 10% increase in the consumption of ultra-processed foods was accompanied by a 14% increase in all-cause mortality.

Every 10% increase in ultra-processed food consumption is accompanied by a 15% increase in type 2 diabetes.

Consumption of ice cream is accompanied by a a 15% increase in moderate psychological distress.

Consumption of cake is associated with a 15% increase in severe psychological distress.

Consumption of ice cream is associate with a 15% increase in severe psychological distress.

The 15% increases in severe psychological distress among those who consumed cake and those who consumed ice cream were identical.

That’s why everybody gets cake and ice cream on their birthday.

(Milton Waddams with birthday cake, from “Office Space”, by Mike Judge, 1999)

Consumption of fruit drinks is accompanied by a 20% increase in severe psychological distress.

The highest consumers of ultra-processed food have a 21% higher risk of hypertension than those consuming the least.

In a 21-nation study, the highest-quintile consumption of refined grains was accompanied by a 21% increase in cardiovascular disease, compared to the lowest quartile.

Consumption of ultra-processed foods is accompanied by a 21% to 31% increase in all-cause mortality.

Consumption of ice cream is accompanied by a 22% increase in psychological distress.

Soda consumption is accompanied by a 23% increase in moderate psychological distress.

Consumption of French fries is accompanied by a 24% increase in moderate psychological distress.

The highest level of consumption of ultra-processed foods is accompanied by a 25% to 39% increase in Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Soda consumption is accompanied by a 26% increase in severe psychological distress.

Fruit drink consumption is accompanied by a 26% increase in moderate psychological distress.

Consumption of fast food is accompanied by a 27% increase in severe psychological distress.

In the United Kingdom, consumption of seven or more servings of refined grains per day was accompanied by a 27% increase in overall mortality.

In Brazil, the highest level of consumption of ultra-processed food was accompanied by a 27% to 42% increase in asthma.

In Jordan, weekly consumption of hamburgers was accompanied by a 28% increase in cancer.

Consumption by men of more than nine servings per day of ultra-processed food is associated with a 29% increase in colorectal cancer vs. those who ate around three servings or less per day.

Consumption of French fries is accompanied by a 30% increase in severe psychological distress.

Consumption of cake is associated with a 30% increase in psychological distress.

Diet soda-drinking women have a 30% greater reduction in kidney function in 20 years.

The 26% increase in severe increase in severe psychological distress that accompanies drinking soda is 30% greater than the 20% increase in severe psychological distress that accompanies drinking fruit drinks.

What’s the difference between fruit drinks and soda? To a small extent, the life-force of the plants used to make the fruit drinks, vs. the purely-chemical soda. Aspartame is obviously a subset of “soda”, thus aspartame is at least partly responsible for the one third greater rate of severe psychological distress in soda drinkers than that found among fruit juice drinkers.

In France, the highest level of consumption of ultra-processed foods was accompanied by a 30% to 47% increase in depression, versus those who consumed the least.

In the United States, the highest level of consumption of ultra-processed foods was accompanied by a 31% increase in all-cause mortalitiy, versus those who consumed the least.

Consumption of fast food is accompanied by a a 32% increase in moderate psychological distress.

We learned previously that consumption of vegetables is accompanied by a 32% decrease in severe psychological distress. The 32% decrease in severe psychological distress among vegetable eaters is inversely identical to the 32% increase in psychological distress among fast food consumers.

In the United Kingdom, consumption of seven or more servings of refined grains per day was accompanied by a 33% increase in heart disease.

In Spain, the highest level of consumption of ultra-processed foods was accompanied by a 33% to 64% increase in depression, versus those who consumed the least.

Men who consumed the most sugar have a cardiovascular disease mortality rate that is 34% greater than that of those who consumed the least sugar.

In Iran, snack consumption was accompanied by a 36% increase in depression.

In a study of 21 nations, the highest level of consumption of refined grains was accompanied by a 36% increase in gastric cancer.

Consumption of more than four cans of fruit punch per day is accompanied by a 38% increase in depression.

Consumption of more than four cans of diet soda per day is accompanied by a more than 38% increase in depression.

In Shangxi, China, the second-highest quartile consumption of corn and wheat flour was associated with a 40% increase in mortality from esophageal cancer, compared to the lowest quartile.

In a study of 32 countries, consumption of fast food was accompanied by a 42% increase in suicide, vs. those who did not consume fast food (11.8% vs. 8.3%).

In a study in Spain, the highest level of consumption of ultra-processed foods was accompanied by a 44% increase in all-cause mortality.

Consumption of fruit drinks is accompanied by a 46% increase in psychological distress.

In the United Kingdom, consumption of seven or more servings of refined grains per day was accompanied by a 47% increase in stroke.

Soda consumption is accompanied by a 49% increase in psychological distress.

Consumption of ultra-processed foods is accompanied by a 50% to 63% increase in cardiovascular disease mortality.

Consumption of French fries is accompanied by a 54% increase in psychological distress.

The highest level of consumption of wheat flour was accompanied by a 54% increase in cancer.

In Jordan, consumption of 1 to 2 portions of chocolate per week was accompanied by a 54% increase in cancer.

In a 21-nation study, the highest-quintile consumption of refined grains was accompanied by a 54% increase in overall mortality, compared to the lowest quintile.

When combined with high physical activity, the highest level of sugar consumption is accompanied by a 54% increase, or well more than doubling of cardivascular disease mortality, versus those with low physical activity who consumed the least sugar.

What is the mechanism by which physical activity increases the deadliness of sugar?

Consumption of fast food is associated with a 58% increase in psychological distress.

The 58% increase in psychological distress among those who consumed fast food was the highest of all scores among all food studied, which included cake, ice cream, fruit drinks, french fries, soda, coffee, milk, water, fruit, and vegetables.

In Iran, fast food and fried food consumption was accompanied by a 61% increase in depression.

In Spain, the highest level of consumption of ultra-processed foods was accompanied by a 62% increase in all-cause mortality.

In China, the highest level of consumption of refined grains was accompanied by a 65% increase in gastric cancer.

Consumption of ultra-processed foods is accompanied by a 66% to 85% increase in heart-cause mortality.

Consumption of beverages other than water can be inferred to be accompanied by a 70% increase in psychological distress.

In Iran, snack consumption was accompanied by a 73% increase in stress.

In Jordan, consumption of 1 to 2 portions of cake per week was accompanied by a 75% increase in cancer.

When combined with a “healthy eating index” in the bottom 50%, the highest level of sugar consumption was accompanied by a 80% increase in cardiovascular mortality.

A study of 32 countries found a positive association between fast food consumption and suicide attempts in 26, or 81% of them.

(McDonald’s so-called “Happy” Meal, guaranteed to increase stress by 147% and increase suicide attempts by 42%)

In Jordan, consumption of 5 or more portions of chocolate per week was accompanied by a 93% increase in cancer.

The highest level of consumption of wheat flour was accompanied by a 94% increase in cancer.

In Iran, snack consumption was accompanied by a 99% increase, or a doubling of anxiety.

When combined with high physical activity, the highest sugar consumption is accompanied by a 107% increase, or a doubling in cardiovascular disease mortality, compared to those with the highest sugar consumption who have low physical activity (112% vs. 54%).

What is the mechanism by which high physical activity significantly increases cardiovascular disease mortality among those who consume the most sugar, versus those with low physical activity who consume the same excessive amount of sugar?

When combined with high physical activity, the highest level of sugar consumption is accompanied by a 112% increase, or more than doubling of cardiovascular disease mortality, versus those with high activity who consumed the least sugar (196% vs. 80%).

In Jordan, consumption of 5 or more portions of Coffee Mate per week was accompanied by a 115% increase in cancer.

In Jordan, consumption of 1 to 2 portions of falafel per week was accompanied by a 119% increase in cancer.

Those who consumed the most sugar who were in the top 50% of the “healthy eating index” had cardiovascular mortality rates 145% greater, or well more than double that of those those who consumed the most sugar and were in the bottom 50% of the “healthy eating index” (196% vs. 80%).

In Iran, fast food and fried food consumption was accompanied by a 147% increase in stress.

In Jordan, consumption of 3 to 4 portions of cake per week was accompanied by a 154% increase in cancer.

The highest level of consumption of wheat flour was accompanied by with a 167% increase in cancer.

Consumption of the most sugar by white people is accompanied by a 167% increase in cardovascular disease mortality, compared to those who consumed the least sugar. While Consumption of the most sugar by black people is accompanied by a 29% decrease in cardiovascular disease mortality, compared to those who consumed the least sugar.

In Jordan, consumption of 3 to 4 portions of falafel per week was accompanied by a 168% increase in cancer.

In the USDA’s “Healthy Eating Index”, the foods that are the worst for you (whole grains, refined grains, dairy, sodium, added sugars, saturated fats, and fatty acids) all have a score of 10, while the foods that are the best for you (fruits, vegetables, greens and beans, total protein foods, and seafood and plant proteins) all have a score of 5. In this Satanically-inverted world, the highest numerical score “wins”, is judged "the healthiest”.Witness the deadliness of the USDA’s “Healthy Eating Index”:

When combined with a “healthy eating index” in the top 50%, the highest level of sugar consumption was accompanied by a 196% increase in cardiovascular mortality, compared to those with the highest level of sugar consumption who did not have a healthy eating index.

Women who consumed the most sugar have a cardiovascular disease mortality rate that is 195% greater, or almost double those who consumed the least sugar.

In China, the highest level of rice consumption was associated with a 196% increase, or doubling of mortality from vascular diseases.

In Jordan, weekly consumption of pizza was accompanied by a 198% increase in cancer.

Consumption of one diet soda a day is accompanied by a 200% increase, or a tripling of stroke and dementia.

In Shangxi, China, the highest-quartile consumption of corn and wheat flour was associated with a 220% increase, or more than tripling of mortality from esophageal cancer, compared to the lowest quartile.

Consuming five or more portions of ultra-processed food per week is accompanied by a 235% increase, or more than tripling of breast cancer.

In Jordan, consumption of 5 or more portions of chocolate per week was accompanied by a 263% increase in cancer.

In Spain, the highest level of consumption of ultra-processed foods was accompanied by a 267% to 576% increase in frailty, vs. those who consumed the least.

In China, the highest level of wheat flour consumption was associated with a 285% increase, or near-tripling of mortality from vascular diseases.

Consumption of sugar is accompanied by a 300% increase in, or quadrupling of moderate psychological distress.

In Jordan, consumption of 5 or more portions of cake per week was accompanied by a 310% increase in cancer.

Consumption of sugar is accompanied by a 421%, or well more than fivefold increase in severe psychological distress.

The 195% increase in mortality among women who consumed the most sugar, versus those who consumed the least, is 473% greater, or over five times greater than the 34% increase in same among men.

Sugar’s deadly effect is over five times as great among women as it is among men. Why?

The 167% increase in cardiovascular disease mortality among whites who consumed the most sugar compared to whites who consumed the least sugar is 675% greater than the 29% decrease in cardiovascular disease mortality among blacks who consume the most sugar, compared to blacks who consume the least sugar.

First author Quanhe Yang, Ph.D. described it as “However, we observed a marginally significant interaction between percentage of calories from added sugar and race/ethnicity (P = .09), and the pattern of this association was observed in other groups but not among non-Hispanic blacks”.

Sugar is far, far more deadly to the Neanderthal race, the Caucasian race, the white race, than it is to the black race. In fact, sugar has a palliative effect on the black race. Why?

Consumption of sugar is accompanied by a 720%, or more than eightfold increase in psychological distress.