Doctor disgusts after showing two-month old McDonald's order
A doctor revolted fast-food fans after showing off an order of McDonald's that didn't show any signs of decay despite being two months old.
'This 'food' refuses to rot … and that should terrify you,' Dr Robert G. DeBease, a doctor of traditional naturopathy and chiropractic, warned in the caption to the viral clip.
The physician, who is based in Georgia, in the US, then busted out the age-defying meal on camera while expressing his disbelief to his 1.2 million followers.
'I have a 62-day-old bag of McDonald's French fries and a McDonald's hamburger,' exclaimed Dr DeBease.
The medic said he found these specimens disturbing as there were 'zero changes,' explaining, 'There's no mould, there's no decay. Personally, I don't get it. If this was a piece of bread, it would be the colour of Kermit the frog right now'.
Why weren't these decomposing like normal?
Because it's 'not real food,' according to Dr DeBease.
He compared the seemingly immortal meal to a 'chemistry experiment' that's 'designed to keep it looking fresh on the outside while slowly rotting you and I on the inside'.
The doctor explained in the caption that the fast food makers pump their product full of additives such as calcium propionate, BHA [butylated hydroxyanisole], and TBHQ [tert-butylhydroquinone].
These cause side effects ranging from hormone disruption to weight gain and insulin resistance, per the health professional.
'If this food doesn't rot, maybe your body doesn't know how to break it down either, right?' explained DeBease in his PSA.
Viewers were understandably freaked out by the ageless dishes with one writing, 'What's insane is people are still eating this stuff even after knowing the facts'.
'Whatever they are using to make their food should be used to make a face cream to prevent it from ageing just like the burgers,' said another.
This comes after a recent study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found that exposure to ultra-processed foods like the Golden Arches was associated with 32 poor health outcomes, including mental, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and metabolic complications.
A 62-day-old burger is a mere whippersnapper compared to some seemingly eternal noshes churned out by the Golden Arches.
Perhaps the most notable is an immortal quarter-pounder in Australia that has never shown signs of decay despite being bought nearly three decades ago.
It's unclear why McDonald's foods seem to defy Father Time.
However, the burger merchant has attributed their products' longevity to a dry environment that inhibits the growth of mould and bacteria.
'Food prepared at home that is left to dehydrate could see similar results,' it declared. 'Look closely, the burgers you are seeing are likely dried out and dehydrated, and by no means 'the same as the day they were purchased'.'
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