PUBLIC OPINION > The Heart Attack Grill Is Still Worth a Try
SodaHead News
2012/02/16 14:00:00
Call it irony or call it fate, but The Heart Attack Grill lived up to its name this weekend when a man went into cardiac arrest at its Las Vegas location. While eating a Triple Bypass Burger. Customers were amused at what they assumed was a publicity stunt, but Jon Basso, the chain's owner, assures the press it was not. However, it did generate publicity, and you know what they say: There's no such thing as bad publicity. Unless you're Kim Kardashian or Anthony Weiner. At 2000 calories a patty, the Bypass Burger is simulateously horrifying and fascinating. But how many people would actually try it?
Man Has Heart Attack at Heart Attack Grill: Would You Ever Eat There?
60% Would Give It a Try
Not many people were turned off by the heart attack. Many voters pointed out that you can't get a heart attack from a single burger. One commenter wrote, "Arteries don't clog and burst from one meal -- it takes YEARS of bad eating to get that far." It's all about moderation and balance. That said, a healthy amount of people refused to go near the place. Some even went so far as to suggest it be shut down, specifically because it offers rewards for being overweight.
Overweight Are All Over It
The Heart Attack Grill is clearly meant to appeal to the overweight, so naturally the first place we went for some demographics was weight type. It turns out voters who claimed to be above average weight were 20% more likely to eat there than slim voters and 16% more likley than average weight voters. Interestingly, athletes were only 5% behind the overweight, and all of the bodybuilders said they'd go.
Smokers Are So
The chain's owner says they just have a "morbid sense of humor," but there are clearly health risks involved with a meal like this. You might not keel over from a Triple Bypass Burger alone, but if you have high cholesterol or other related health issues, it's not the best route to take. Smokers threw caution to the wind with 76% saying they'd go.
Liberals Don't Like the Idea
Unfortunately, politics are even following us to the kitchen. Liberals and conservatives just couldn't see eye-to-eye on this one, making the political spectrum the most divisive. Consevatives were 38% more likely to try it out than liberals -- more than twice the margin between Christians and atheists.
If you'd like to vote on this question, dig deeper into the demographics, or engage in existing discussion about the topic, visit our original poll about The Heart Attack Grill. We'd love to hear from you!
Top Opinion
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+6The conservative/liberal breakdown is interesting to me. I used to eat as much of whatever I wanted, until I had a check-up in my early 30's that revealed cholesterol levels about to exceed the safe zone and I got tired of my slowly developing man-boobs. So for the past couple years, I've been exercising 5-6 times a week and eating a healthy, balanced diet. I'm now literally in the best shape of my life, and I feel fantastic. So why should that be a conservative/liberal thing I wonder? Why isn't it just a human thing to lean towards being healthy and feeling great with the added bonus of looking good too? Particularly when you consider the religiosity of most conservatives, who would likely advocate the body as god-given temple that warrants respect and care.
On my trips I have some serious breakfasts and fry-ups.
The biggest so far was on the outskirts of Telford.
Five each of sausages, rashers of bacon, black pudding, beefburgers, eggs, loads of tomatoes, beans and mushrooms, 5 x hashbrowns, slices of bread, fried bread and toast and what topped it off was a load of chips. There was a prize, a free t-shirt if you made it through. By the time I got round to the chips, they were stone cold, that is how big the breakfast was. I had about 10 chips left and I just couldnt do it. Partly I was stupendously stuffed, partly cold chips makes me want to puke.
What topped it off was there was ice-cream for dessert.
OMG!
Moral of the story is, I am still here and had a perfect medical recently.
Second, what's the difference between eating a burger with three patties over eating three burgers? Answer... there's less to eat in a three patty burger vs three hamburgers meaning this is actually better for you if you want a big meal.
Third, I have known more people who have died before my age of 45 living what was considered a healthy lifestyle for one reason... stress! I have health issues brought on not by unhealthy living, but from a bee sting to the center of my back and a severe allergic reaction to it as I had not been allergic to bee stings until this point. My health was only slightly impacted by that but I became Type 2 diabetic as a result as i had just had a full physical two weeks before the job I had applied for turned in my favor... only I was too sick every day to do my job. But...
Second, what's the difference between eating a burger with three patties over eating three burgers? Answer... there's less to eat in a three patty burger vs three hamburgers meaning this is actually better for you if you want a big meal.
Third, I have known more people who have died before my age of 45 living what was considered a healthy lifestyle for one reason... stress! I have health issues brought on not by unhealthy living, but from a bee sting to the center of my back and a severe allergic reaction to it as I had not been allergic to bee stings until this point. My health was only slightly impacted by that but I became Type 2 diabetic as a result as i had just had a full physical two weeks before the job I had applied for turned in my favor... only I was too sick every day to do my job. But over the years, stress wore heavy on me and the only thing that saved my life was I had been controlling my emotions to manage diabetes. That changed because a doctor screwed up mixing drugs that shouldn't have been mixed and I became overwhelmed by stress.
Even now though, my heart is good, my arteries are clear and if you saw what I eat you'd say that's impossible considering I'm sorta fat (not huge but still) and what I eat. Several doctors, mri's, x rays and so forth have proven my cardio vascular system is in great shape... but my inability to handle stress has taken a huge toll and that has happened to millions of "healthy" Americans who are dropping like flies regardless of what they eat.
Remember, it's not what you eat in most cases... it's how much of it you eat and it's not always being fat that causes these kind of problems, it's stress and it's more likely that fat people just have more stress because of how people treat them because they are fat that matters.
Did anyone else immediately think of Rush Limbaugh?
one of their "smaller" ones
Besides, the place up here use 100% angus beef in all their horribly unhealthy meals.