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7. Trans-Fats
Although this is another ingredient that won’t show up on the list, it is there. Most Mickey D’s foods are made with a type of liquid margarine which contains partially hydrogenated soybean oil. (Soybean oil, by the way, is a GMO product). This type of oil is what is called partially hydrogenated oil, and all of these types of oil are very high in dangerous trans-fats. These types of fats greatly increase your risk of heart disease and of developing type 2 diabetes, as well as increasing your bad (LDL) cholesterol levels, which can lead to heart attacks and strokes over time.
8. Ammonium Sulfate
You gotta love this one: Ammonium sulfate is a chemical byproduct of synthetic fiber production and of steel production. It used to be a very common source of lawn fertilizers until price increases starting in 2004 made it too expensive to be used on lawns. Not expensive enough to be used in the bread products sold at most fast food locations in America though.
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9. Bleached White Flour
The flour used to make buns and other bread products is so incredibly white because of a substance called alloxan. Although alloxan is not technically added to the flour, it is a product of the decomposition of uric acid, which is a natural byproduct of the bleaching process. Alloxan (C4 H2O4N2) is actually a poison that is used to produce diabetes in otherwise healthy lab animals when they want to do research studies involving diabetics. If this substance is used to induce diabetes in lab animals, imagine what it is doing to your body.
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