Bryan Johnson breaks down a Chick-fil-A fried chicken sandwich's ingredient list: deep-fried in peanut oil that produces carcinogenic aldehydes at high heat, loaded with 1,400 mg sodium, and containing polydimethylsiloxane (the polymer in Silly Putty). The sandwich has 55 ingredients total, including preservatives linked to DNA mutations.
What if I told you Silly Putty and Chick-fil-A share ingredients? Chick-fil-A deep fries their chicken in refined peanut oil. When heated to high temperatures, seed oils form aldehydes, which are cancer-causing toxins. On top of that, deep frying the batter creates AGEs, which can disrupt your blood vessels, skin, and accelerate aging. But that's not it. They add a compound called PDMS to their oil, which is the same ingredient used in Silly Putty! Makes me feel hungry. Two of those, please. One Chick-fil-A sandwich has over 1,400 mg of sodium. That's 97% of the American Heart Association's ideal daily limit. But look, their website says, "Made with quality ingredients." 55 ingredients, including preservatives that can increase DNA mutations and leavening agents that contain aluminum. Let's see these 55 ingredients. One, two, and pickles. Something's not adding up. The fact that they've normalized this to us, good job on them, but, you know, sad for us. In 2022, Chick-fil-A sold 527 million fried chicken sandwiches. That's a lot of bad. I don't know, you guys. What have we gotten ourselves into? Chick-fil-A literally hands you garbage and says, "My pleasure." The best thing they do for your health is close on Sundays.
