The place that sold the most "obesity-inducing burgers" was Mom's Touch and Burger King... Which menu item was the problem?

 

It has been revealed that Mom's Touch and Burger King sell the highest number of high-calorie, low-nutrition hamburger products among hamburger franchises.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety regularly identifies high-calorie, low-nutrition foods and prohibits their sale in schools and reputable sales outlets.

 

The classification criteria are: if any of the following conditions are met—calorie content exceeding 500 kcal or saturated fat exceeding 4g, and protein less than 9g or sodium exceeding 600mg; or if calorie content exceeds 1000 kcal or saturated fat exceeds 8g.

According to the most recent announcement by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, there are a total of 117 hamburger products classified as "high-calorie and low-nutrition foods" on the list of foods prohibited from sale in schools and excellent sales establishments as of July 2024. Among them, Mamstouch and Burger King each had 23 products designated, sharing the top spot.

 

Following that were ▲No Brand Burger (15 locations), ▲Lotteria (15 locations), ▲McDonald's (12 locations), ▲Frank Burger (11 locations), ▲KFC (8 locations), ▲Burger & Fries (6 locations), and ▲New York Burger (4 locations).

 

Specifically, among the Mom's Touch menu

 

▲Garlic Barbecue Chicken Burger ▲Golden Mac & Cheese Beef Burger ▲Grilled Double Beef Burger ▲Grilled Beef Burger ▲Deep Cheese Burger ▲Deep Cheese Cyber Burger ▲Bulgogi Burger ▲Bulgogi Bulbulbul Cyber Burger ▲Bulbulbul Cyber Burger ▲Shrimp Bulgogi Burger ▲Shrimp Siple Flex Burger ▲Cyber Burger ▲Siple Flex Burger ▲Arrabbiata Cheese Burger ▲Original Meatball Burger ▲Incredible Burger ▲Cheongyang Mayo Meatball Burger ▲Texas Barbecue Chicken Burger ▲Whole Shrimp Burger ▲Triple Deep Cheese Cyber Burger ▲Jalapeño Whole Meat Burger ▲White Garlic Burger ▲White Garlic Cyber Burger are designated as 'high-calorie, low-sodium foods'.

Among Burger King's menu

 

▲BLT Omelet King Morning ▲Double Beef Bulgogi Burger ▲Spicy Double Cheese Burger ▲Spicy Double Cheese Bacon Burger ▲Bl Yang Yang Maximum 3 ▲Bl Yang Yang Maximum 4 ▲Spicy Cube Whopper ▲Originals Salted Egg Double ▲Originals Salted Egg Single ▲Originals Avocado Jack Double ▲Originals Avocado Jack Single ▲Omelet King Morning ▲Cheeseburger ▲Cheeseburger ▲Cheeseburger Junior ▲Chicken King ▲Quattro Cheese Whopper Junior ▲Cube Steak Whopper ▲Whole Shrimp Maximum 2 ▲Whole Shrimp Maximum 3 ▲Whole Shrimp Maximum 4 ▲Hot Chili Lover ▲Hot Chili Lover Monster, etc.

 

Meanwhile, Burger King has recently increased the number of products classified as high-calorie and low-nutrition. It maintained 12 items until March of this year, but by July, the number of designated products doubled to 23 within four months.

When considering nutritional content, Lotteria's

The "Double Classic Cheese Burger (Butter Bun)" product had the worst health impact, with 514.8 kcal, 17.6g of saturated fat, and 781.7mg of sodium per serving. The No Brand product had the highest sodium content. No Brand's "Too Much Bacon" had a sodium content of 1073.6mg per serving, the highest among all franchise products.

 

Considering that the World Health Organization recommends less than 2000mg of sodium intake per day, consuming this product would provide more than half of the daily sodium intake recommendation in just one meal.

Meanwhile, high-calorie, low-nutrition foods should be consumed with caution as they can cause obesity. Obesity can lead to various metabolic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, as well as serious conditions like cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. In particular, if children and adolescents are obese, there is a high likelihood that it will progress to severe obesity in adulthood, and increased secretion of gonadotropins can also cause precocious puberty.