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It is possible to be healthy by eating only from The Trio Fast Food Chains

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The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

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After 1 vote and with 4 points ahead, the winner is...

Sir.Lancelot

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Publication date: 02.09.2023 11:05PM
Last updated date: 03.18.2023 05:32PM
Type: Standard
Number of rounds: 3
Time for argument: Three days
Max argument characters: 10,000
Voting period: One month
Point system: Multiple criterions
Voting system: Open

Contender / Con

iamham

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(It is possible to stay healthy for six months if your diet is restricted to 3 meals a day and your only food choices are the menu items from McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Burger King.)
That is the full resolution that I’m arguing for.

Terms & Definitions:
Healthy- A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Wellbeing- Comfortable and vigorous.

Vigorous- Having a lot of effort, energy, and enthusiasm.

Comfort- 1. A state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint. 2. The
easing or alleviation of a person's feelings of grief or distress.

Round 1

Sir.Lancelot

02.10.2023 12:16AM

Pro

The items on the menu of each three places can fit into three meals and still meet your daily recommended caloric intake without going under or over.

Breakfast

McDonald's - The Big Breakfast with Hotcakes has 1,140 calories. Without the pancakes, you are left with 750 calories. Orange juice is 150-270 calories, depending on your serving size.
Burger King - Whoppers can be purchased at breakfast time. So can their bacon cheeseburgers. Their bacon cheeseburgers are around 340 calories. Bottle of orange juice tends to be 128.
Wendy's - The honey butter chicken biscuit has 500 calories in one sandwich. Add that with a drink (Coffee or orange juice) and that's 100 to 300 calories more.

Manipulating calories isn't as complicated as people make it out to be. You can always add on or take away if unsatisfied with the quantity of the meal.

Lunch & Dinner

McDonald's serves chicken sandwiches, fish filets, big macs, quarter pounders, and cheeseburgers. This ranges from 300 to 740 calories. For drinks, usually goes from 90 to 290 calories.
Burger King happens to use more calories with their meal options. Their burgers ranging from 300 to 1,100 calories. Drinks are the same as McDonald's.
Wendy's menu is more versatile. The minimal is 290 and the highest is 1,520. Add drinks to that and it's even worse.

All three places serve salads, providing a sufficient supply of fruits and veggies.

If you happen to over-do it on the calories, you can reverse it by simply doubling down on your time in the gym, as research suggests.

You Can Out-Exercise a Bad Diet and Lose Fat - Breaking Muscle

iamham

02.10.2023 04:29PM

Con

The components of junk food are very harmful and lead to serious illnesses. It is not body-friendly and causes an increase in fat levels of the body, which leads to cholesterol, blood pressure, heart diseases, obesity, and depression. Such foods even though delicious are damaging.

There fore You might survive the 1 month but the after affects would take You very soon later so in a way you could not survive.

Round 2

Sir.Lancelot

02.10.2023 04:36PM

Pro

McDonald's allows the serving of parfaits for their breakfast items, even oatmeal with apple slicings and raisings. A clear serving of fruit and fiber is good for you. Provided you make the smart choices and choose some of the healthier options offered on their menu, then you can reasonably go six months and still remain healthy.

It is not body-friendly and causes an increase in fat levels of the body, which leads to cholesterol, blood pressure, heart diseases, obesity, and depression. Such foods even though delicious are damaging.

Three things can fix these issues.

Choose your menu items cautiously.
Cut calories when needed.
Exercise regularly.

If you do each of these three things, then you will be fine for six months.

"Can exercise lower cholesterol? According to the AHA, 150 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic exercise per week is enough to lower cholesterol and reduce high blood pressure. Exercise can also help raise HDL cholesterol."

Exercises to lower cholesterol: Types, duration, and more (medicalnewstoday.com)

iamham

02.10.2023 05:35PM

Con

McDonald's breakfasts are loaded with fat and sodium. A single breakfast sand-which has 24 grams of fat and 1.3 grams of sodium, which means this meal will put you at 37% your daily recommended fat intake and more than 50% your daily recommended sodium intake - early in the day. And other menu items are even worse.

Eating McDonald's regularly — and fast food in general — isn't a sustainable diet. The 2004 documentary Super Size Me followed documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock as he ate three meals a day at the fast-food chain for 30 days. He gained almost 25 pounds and was told he suffered from irreversible heart damage.

Therefore it is not possible.

Round 3

Sir.Lancelot

02.13.2023 05:32PM

Pro

The man from the SuperSize Me violated each of the three rules I mentioned previously. The sodium intake can be reduced or prevented by selectively choosing your meals.

iamham

02.16.2023 05:32PM

Con

Forfeited

Barney

02.21.2023 06:10AM

Criterion

Pro

Tie

Con

Points

Better arguments

3 point(s)

Better sources

2 point(s)

Better legibility

1 point(s)

Better conduct

1 point(s)

Reason:

Con treated this as a truism, rather than challenging pro on selected good options he banked on audience pre-determining him to be the winner due the reputation.

Pro meanwhile gave samples from main fast food chains which are nutritionally healthy (at which point, they could literally be pouring lard down someone elses throat, the one person eating well is not merely possible but likely to exist).

Conduct for forfeiture.