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5. Well it doesn't appear the teens tried to purchase healthy sandwiches, just whatever they wanted.

Mon May 20, 2013, 09:37 PM

May 2013

I generally agree about the "health halo" effect that the article mentions but the level of scholarship in the actual examination seems pretty sparse.

You can go to an all-you-can-eat buffet and eat very healthily...if you choose the right items to eat.. Or you can choose an artery-clogging plate of death. Subway is no different. You can eat quite healthily from Subway if you choose the right ingredients and eschew sauces, etc. But you can also pig out hardcore. The "average" sandwich as chosen by 12 to 21 year-olds is likely to be the latter.

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Subway Just as Unhealthy as McDonald’s [View all] onehandle May 2013 OP

++++++++++++++++++ socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #1

I'm sure it depends on what you order. bitchkitty May 2013 #2

Agreed. Subway has at least 6 sandwiches on their menu which are about 300 calories. politicaljunkie41910 May 2013 #72

Good for you! bitchkitty May 2013 #73

Last week we learned that salt isn't unhealthy tridim May 2013 #3

all depends on what you order madrchsod May 2013 #4

Well it doesn't appear the teens tried to purchase healthy sandwiches, just whatever they wanted. Poll_Blind May 2013 #5

Tell that to Jared! MADem May 2013 #6

It does depend on what you order.. raging_moderate May 2013 #7

and then add chips , soda, and cookies to it JI7 May 2013 #12

Actually, if you're looking for a salad McDonalds is a good choice jeff47 May 2013 #14

You can eat healthily (or unhealthily) at either Subway or McDonald's. Pterodactyl May 2013 #8

The big question... RoccoRyg May 2013 #9

I order the foot long then share it with my wife. And if you leave out the totodeinhere May 2013 #10

I am NOT giving up mustard. CBHagman May 2013 #75

Cheese and mayo ... are cheese and mayo. blkmusclmachine May 2013 #11

No duh! SoapBox May 2013 #13

What a dumb headline fujiyama May 2013 #15

The topic is about Subway being just as unhealthy as McDonalds Ter May 2013 #16

Why not ? Trajan May 2013 #74

subway is as healthy or unhealthy as one wishes to make it azurnoir May 2013 #17

That's not really true. I worked at a subway for 2 or 3 years in college Tunkamerica May 2013 #25

perhaps it's because you worked there or perhaps it's Subway(s) in my area azurnoir May 2013 #38

We've had waitstaff ADD cheese, even though the menu did not mention it as an item TalkingDog May 2013 #62

mayonaise, fake crab and "whitefish" ? Whatever's in it... the mayonaise is the only thing Tunkamerica May 2013 #69

the seafood salad just looks wrong dlwickham May 2013 #77

But adding mustard will increase its sodium content which also is not good. n/t totodeinhere May 2013 #36

well as far as Sodium goes there has been a new study azurnoir May 2013 #37

I order no cheese/no mayo every time and they don't even blink. Codeine May 2013 #59

Wait so 100 calories is insignificant... Egnever May 2013 #18

Define "unhealthy" beforehand, please. flvegan May 2013 #19

For those of you who have the good fortune to live where there's a Mr. Goodcents, SheilaT May 2013 #20

It really depends on what you get I mean you add mayo to anything you add a ton of calories Arcanetrance May 2013 #21

health shmealth olddots May 2013 #22

Subway sucks: It always did and it always will Populist_Prole May 2013 #23

So, am I supposed to drive around for twenty minutes looking for a "pure" restaurant? Kolesar May 2013 #28

Yes Populist_Prole May 2013 #43

Yelp and Urban Spoon are very useful when traveling Bluenorthwest May 2013 #51

Last time I ate there I got the trots real bad. callous taoboy May 2013 #32

Same thing happened to me! Populist_Prole May 2013 #45

Good analogy. Beacool May 2013 #33

I'm from the same area originally too Populist_Prole May 2013 #46

Let them eat crap, you know better. Beacool May 2013 #54

Yer makin me hungry..... Populist_Prole May 2013 #56

Salute right bak at ya. Beacool May 2013 #63

Anyone that grew up in NY, NJ or CT had access to great delis. Jennicut May 2013 #57

If not for the fact Italian Americans migrated to the south and elsewhere Populist_Prole May 2013 #58

Great food and great culture. Beacool May 2013 #64

It always had that strange artificial smell... Franker65 May 2013 #24

"Healthy" choices at most fast food is significantly more $$ than the regular stuff Freddie May 2013 #26

Many of the responses here are downright comical Atman May 2013 #27

& The O/P isn't much of a "news" story...eom Kolesar May 2013 #30

Exactly. Codeine May 2013 #60

Poor study all around bigworld May 2013 #29

I eat at subway a lot but every spring I try to knock a few extra lbs off to tighten up WhoWoodaKnew May 2013 #31

I'm guessing home diet accounts more for someone's health than any cbdo2007 May 2013 #34

What I dislike most about Subway is the rude staff. closeupready May 2013 #35

for what it's worth, I've never had that experience... and I'm the world's most annoying customer renate May 2013 #52

My Subway experiences have always been positive. Codeine May 2013 #61

I wish subway would use light mayo in the tuna Mosby May 2013 #39

Yes. Most 'whole wheat' is just as processed as white bread. onehandle May 2013 #40

I recently discovered a geat source of fiber Mosby May 2013 #42

Edamame and hummus are major parts of my diet. onehandle May 2013 #47

that sounds really good. Mosby May 2013 #49

Ponzu sauce is basically a citrus flavored soy sauce. nt onehandle May 2013 #50

Not if you order jessie04 May 2013 #41

Shocking! Crap is crap! JackRiddler May 2013 #44

More sensationlist crap thefool_wa May 2013 #48

Thank you or piinting that out Blasphemer May 2013 #66

But it really is thefool_wa May 2013 #68

I don't like the food at either get the red out May 2013 #53

Jersey Mike's makes Subway look like POW camp food anyway Travelman May 2013 #55

I live in NJ and I had to Google them. Beacool May 2013 #65

when I think of Subway marions ghost May 2013 #67

Don't Like Subway RobinA May 2013 #70

How to eat at Subway Bucky May 2013 #71

seems a bit misleading dlwickham May 2013 #76