G IS FOR GROSS FOOD

A bacon sandwich the size of a small child (and bearing a striking resemblance to Cousin Itt) is staring down at you from SuperSizedMeals.com. Torn between a simultaneous urge to wince and stare, you are experiencing a common reaction to the Gross-Food Movement. Over the past year, gross-food sites like This is Why You’re Fat have exploded in popularity—giving birth to everything from book deals to Spamsicles, and proving that even as we take steps as a nation to collectively eat healthier, we still find ourselves inexplicably bewitched by images of Bacon Chip Nachos.
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