The quick injection of calories you get from McDonald's meals can easily turn to fat if you don't burn them off soon with some healthy exercise.

I am not against the occasional McDonald's, that won't do much harm, but eating fast food regularly is going to create problems around your waistline.

It's a question of nutritional balance. In order to function at its optimum level your body needs fats, carbohydrates and protein which provide it with energy in the form of calories; plus vitamins and minerals to strengthen your bones and muscles and repair your cell structures.

Why Hamburger Meals are NOT Good For You

Hamburger meals are relatively high in calories and low on essential vitamins and minerals. A plain ordinary 3.8 oz McDonald's hamburger contains 250 calories. But the best selling Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese++ contains 740 calories.

Two Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese++ provide nearly all the calories an adult male requires to keep him going for an entire day.

A Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese++ will give the diner a sudden injection of energy, which, if it is not burned off relatively quickly, will turn to fat on the waistline. And these burgers are heavy with "bad" trans fats.

The waistline problem is exacerbated by the calorie content of the rest of a McDonald's meal. A medium portion of French Fries adds another 380 calories. A side serving of Newman's Own® Creamy Caesar Dressing = 190 calories.

A medium size Coca-Cola contributes a further 210 calories.

A Baked Apple Pie adds 260 calories, or if you select the Strawberry Sundae you'll increase your calorie intake by 270 calories.

So 2 Double Quarter Pounders® with Cheese++, plus a side order of medium French Fries with Caesar Dressing, a medium Coco-Cola and a Baked Apple Pie would give you 2,520 calories in one meal. That is enough calories to last a grown man doing an ordinary job for an entire day.

The Problem is that it's Only One Meal!

Even if you stoke up like this once a day, you will still need to have breakfast, plus one other meal where you will consume even more calories. And if you don't burn off those extra calories they will add to your waistline at an alarming rate.

Can you see now that eating meals that are high in calories and which contain virtually no vitamins and minerals is setting you on a slippery path to obesity?

A Seventeen Mile Walk Will Burn Those Calories

To burn off 2,520 calories you would need to walk nearly seventeen miles, according to a computation worked out by Nutritionists in Great Britain. Don't worry, seventeen miles is only about 34,000 steps. Considering that the average sedentary person averages under 3,000 steps a day do you think you could manage 34,000 steps?

The Body of Your Dreams

It's your body and you only get one in this life. If you look after it well it should give you a long and healthy life. Make it look good and it will attract other people to you. Feed it right and it will give you the energy and strength to achieve your dreams.

You take care about which gasoline and oil you put into your car to ensure that it runs properly. You have your car serviced regularly to check that it's in good health and ensure that it lasts as long as you want it. But, do you look after your body as carefully as you look after your car? No one else can do this for you.

Do you ensure that you put the right energy, vitamins and minerals into your body? Bottom line is that every human being should aim to enjoy eating the foods that will keep their bodies healthy, attractive looking and full of energy for as long as they need them.