Is Subway a Healthy Fast Food? Sandwiches Can Be Worse Than McDonalds'

Whenever we pop into a Subway, we might like to think we're making a healthy alternative to other fast food options. After all, didn't that guy use the sandwiches to lose a bunch of weight?

Unfortunately, Jared Fogle, now a spokesman for the restaurant chain after dropping a lot of sizes, might not know that these sandwiches can be just as bad for you as McDonalds?

I know. We're shocked, too. How could this happen? Especially when everyone considers Subway to be the "healthy" version of fast food.

Unfortunately, according to UCLA scientists who sent a group of nearly 100 adolescents aged 12 to 21 to eat at McDonald's and Subway restaurants, nutritional information showed that the chain's website had some stuff that is just as bad as "unhealthy" fast food chains.

Let's take a look. According to The New York Daily News, meals at McDonalds averaged 1,038 calories, while Subway meals fell short by just about 100 calories at 955. And at 784 calories, the average Subway sandwich purchase came in even higher than those bought at McDonald's, which averaged 582 calories.

"We found that there was no statistically significant difference between the two restaurants, and that participants ate too many calories at both," public health scholar Dr. Lenard Lesser, who led the study, said in a statement.

People ate even more sodium at Subway, with 2,149mg compared to 1,829mg at McDonald's. Overconsumption of salt is a growing health crisis for Americans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned, putting children and adults at risk for hypertension, heart disease and obesity. One CDC study found the average kid consumers 3,300mg of salt daily, far more than the recommended 2,300mg.
Researchers note that eating Subway is always bad.

For instance, their side dishes, including potato chips, added added an average of 35 calories to meals, while McDonald's sides, such as French fries, tacked on 201 calories.

Where are you planning on eating from now on?