Burger King takes it on the chin

March 16, 2008 by Dad

That dorky King you see running around in those lame Burger King commercials really takes one on the chin from Joe Prah over at JoePrah.com.

His post really blasts Burger King and he backs it up with some interesting info. I found it to be very timely as I had a double whopper about a week and a half ago, which is very rare for me as I have high cholesterol and I know better. What happened after that fat filled feast is worth mentioning as it may save someone else from going through the same multi-day digestive process.

A couple of days after shoving that double whopper down I became… er… well constipated. At about the same time I began having cramp like pains to the left of my heart. Actually felt like I was pregnant with a lil’ kicker in there periodically letting me have a good kick in the ribs. This went on for several days and frankly I was concerned because heart trouble runs in my family on my dad’s side.

After 4 days of this kicking sensation and feeling bloated I broke down and decided to see a doctor. So the next day I went in to try and figure out what the heck the problem was.

As we ruled out heart trouble we began focusing on my diet and we quickly narrowed it down to eating that double whopper, as well as, hundreds upon hundreds of shelled peanuts courtesy of Costco and years of being told they were healthy. It’s worth mentioning that I was not drinking enough water either. Maybe 2 cups out of the recommended 8 per day.

So at least the ordeal ended without a stint, pacemaker, or worse. Needless to say I’m off of fat filled feasts and peanuts and feeling better now.

Check out the post over at JoePrah.com and think twice before you take your kids or yourself to Burger King in the future.

To your health!