The article features an image of the KFC "double down." The idea that this should be the emblem of the obesity crisis has no credibility with me, because the tr

The article features an image of the KFC "double down." The idea that this should be the emblem of the obesity crisis has no credibility with me, because the true cause of obesity is sugar (specifically fructose), not lipids. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM - fructose specifically dysregulates appetite feedback loops between the gut, liver and brain. The only healthy way to consume fructose is when it is trapped in a great deal of fiber, which limits this effect. And the only way to do that is to eat it in the form of fresh fruit that has not been processed in any way (i.e., frozen, chopped up, etc.) So the primary thing wrong with the KFC double down is the fructose in the bacon and the mayo-like goop they put into the middle. But compared to a milkshake, or a Big Mac, it's actually pretty healthy, if you ask for it without the bacon and "sauce." At least as of two years ago, KFC's original recipe batter had no sugar added to it. (NB: The "extra tasty crispy" batter does contain sugar!) Also, did you know that food labels routinely lie about sugar content? Turns out that the USDA allows anything <1g per serving to be rounded down to 0g! Do this with enough servings, and you'll run well past the safe daily fructose limit. Also they permit fructose to under something like 60+ different names. My way of dealing with this is to refuse to eat any food containing any amount of it, even if it is at the very end of the ingredients list. And when in doubt, I ask the restaurant/grocery store/relative about what's in the sauce. Don't leave anything to chance! The result is that I'm quite fit at age 37, and I've managed to stay this way for about a decade. Many other people my age have rolls of fat hanging off their bodies, and they are very sad about it... At any rate, there is no substitute for educating oneself, studying chemistry, biochemistry, reading labels, keeping up-to-date with the facts. If you don't put the effort in, you're not going to get the results you want back out.