Heart Attack Happy Meal?

Meet the Triple Bypass Burger of the infamous "Heart Attack Grill" in Las Vegas, Nevada.

For those of you that may be salivating, this colossal burger weighs in at over 8,000 calories, which is 4 times your daily caloric ceiling. The artery-clogging fare doesn't end there, in fact, this beast has a big brother - the Quadruple Bypass Burger. This restaurant prides itself on its unhealthy food and even offers it for free to anyone who weighs over 350 lbs! (There is a scale on site to determine who qualifies, so tough luck if you weigh-in at a mere 345 lbs...)

The waitresses are dressed as sexy nurses and the customers are referred to as "patients". There is a real, on-call ambulance permanently parked outside of the establishment and there have been a number of documented incidents where the ambulance has needed to come to the aid of a "patient". The danger is real and they don't deny it. There are signs all over the restaurant that reference severe risk to your health and the possibility of death - and this place turns a profit every year.              *Insert slow sarcastic clap here*

This is why people all over the world make fun of Americans. Not only do we have an obscene obesity epidemic, but we seem to glorify it. Starvation is a real global issue that many nations struggle to alleviate, and here we are with a restaurant that not only serves up enough food to bust your gut in one sitting, but the food is so unhealthy that it could kill you! I can honestly appreciate the entrepreneurial spirit of wanting to offer people something different in a restaurant and I'm sure the owner of this restaurant worked very hard to do just that. But at what cost? Businesses should want to add value to their communities, not pounds and hospital trips.

Unfortunately, the blame for the success of this unethical eatery is entirely placed on the consumers. This place wouldn't have seen the end of its first fiscal year had it not been for the brainless masses who choose to pay homage to this toxic establishment. So once again, here is prime example of us doing damage to ourselves at our own expense - when will we ever learn?

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K8