 Blog PostsFriends         | KFC Hmm good?http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipes/healthy-eating/on-the-go/healthy-fast-foods/ KFC 4 Hot Wings plus Sweet Kernel Corn; 380 calories, 16.5g fat (4g saturated) Kentucky Grilled Chicken Breast plus mashed potatoes (without gravy) 310 calories; 10g fat (2.5g saturated) Do KFC Really Use Genetically Altered Chicken? http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/17001/1/Do-KFC-Really-Use-Genetically-Altered-Chicken.html The Claim "The claim goes that KFC had to change their name from Kentucky Fried Chicken to KFC because they had started using chickens that are so genetically modified as to be no longer classifiable as 'chicken'. The specifics of this rumour vary but generally the description involves featherless and beakless chickens, pumped with steroids to provide maximum meat through minimum work. " The Reality Those with a bit more common sense however should be able to see through this hoax relatively easily. Grammar aside, a quick inspection will reveal that KFC's advertising repeatedly uses the word 'chicken' as do their menus. Furthermore, it's most likely that the government would tell them to do more than just remove the word 'chicken' from their name – chances are the entire operation would be shut down. In fact anyone who has had a chicken leg from KFC should be able to see fairly easily that the bones are normal size. The real reason that KFC changed their name was simply to move away slightly from 'chicken' to emphasise the range of other foods on the menu. Oh and that student didn't really find a brain in his KFC either (though a spokesperson admitted it was possible that a chicken kidney could have gotten in... ). More than anything this example shows us how untrusting we are of large corporations and how readily we will believe any kind of conspiracy. That said, the recent horse meat scandal shows us that sometimes these things do happen and mutated chickens or not, KFC still isn't exactly healthy. Hey, it sure does taste good though – sometimes you've just got to say 'c'est la vie'! |