What The Cluck?By Chloe Dinnerrolly (June 21, 2011)
In helping fight the diabetic epidemic that’s stuffing-the-face of Americans across the nation, a KFC in Utah is donating $1 to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for every Mega Jug sold at the fast-food joint. A fancy name for a half gallon of Pepsi, the Mega Jug contains 50 spoons of sugar, 800 calories and countless BBW dreams. For only $2.99, it’s a Biggest Loser application in a cup.
Oh, the savory twist of yummy tummy irony. A disease caused by high levels of blood sugar, diabetes is brought on by poor eating habits, lack of exercise, and watching Avatar. KFC’s famous secret recipe of 11 herbs and spices of artery-clogging goodness, is the last place next to the smoking sections at Disney World to condone healthy living.
However, not everything on the KFC menu will send Jillian Michaels breathing fire and flapping her wings in an angry food tossing rampage. If you’re watching your weight and concerned about your fully-clothed beach bod, order the coleslaw. Underneath the gallon of mayonnaise and cups of whole milk, there are vegetables there…somewhere.
Diabetes may make you go blind, lose your feet, and have you stabbing your finger daily to check blood sugar levels but the KFC Big Box Meal dinner of 2 drumsticks, popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, home-styled biscuits, topped with a 64oz Mega Jug’s mega sweetness, was so worth it.
Now that’s finger licking good
Please before you start mocking the KFC campaign do some research. Most importantly juvenile diabetes is the old name for type 1 diabetes. This is an auto immune disorder who’s cause has NO LINKS TO SUGAR OR DIET OR UNHEALTHY EATING. The charity has nothing to do with type 2 diabetes, not even children with type 2 diabetes. Also the risks for type 2 diabetes are genes, age and obesity. Unless you drink pepsi until you become fat you won’t get type 2 diabetes either. Even then you need the genetics for the weight gain to trigger it.
ReplyDeleteSerious news agencies (not you) that should know better are reporting this rubbish. People have had the fact this is type 1 diabetes. That the mega jug is meant to be shared, not consumed by one person. That the promotion was done by just ONE KFC store whose owner has a child with type 1, it was not put out by the JDRF. People have pointed these things out on different sites time and time again yet no one takes any notice. The opportunity for people to have a cheap laugh at an old myth is just too great.
Thanks for reading!
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