It's not exactly rocket science that fast food isn't great for your body, yet infamous biohacker Bryan Johnson put himself to the test by ordering Taco Bell for the first time in 20 years to see quite how bad it is.
When you're trying to live forever – or at least for as long as humanly possible – it's understandable that you're going to have to make some compromises to your lifestyle in order to maintain 'perfect' health.
That means limiting the amount of unhealthy things you consume completely, like alcohol, harmful drugs such as cigarettes, and even food that doesn't benefit your body as a whole.
If you're as extreme as Bryan Johnson then you might even want to consider taking your son's plasma and measuring your erections during the night, but beyond that he's taken to YouTube to 'expose' how bad a fast food chain like Taco Bell is for your health.
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"Right now I'm doing something crazy," he explains at the start of his latest video, revealing that he's on his way to Taco Bell.
"As a kid, we did midnight runs at Taco Bell, and I've not set off in destination to Taco Bell for probably 20 years. So, this is like teenager Bryan getting ready to go out and get some Taco Bell," he continued.
He tried 11 items in total from the menu, testing a range of mains, sides, and deserts, and pretty much all of it fell well short of his expectations when it comes to good and healthy food.
For example, he suggests that the aluminum present in the Crunchwrap Supreme's wrap could increase your risk of developing brain diseases like Altzheimer's in the future — pointing towards one study conducted of 1,925 people across 15 years that had similar conclusions in relation to the presence of the metal in water.
Additionally, you might be shocked to find out that a single portion of the restaurant's famous nacho fries is staggeringly 75 percent of your daily total sodium intake, and having that alongside pretty much anything else on the fast food restaurant's menu will leave you well in excess.
The Beefy Five-Layer Burrito, for example, has 1,290mg of sodium – nearly 300mg more than the fries – and also has an alarmingly high level of antibiotics within the beef, which Johnson claims "can damage your microbiome, and even lead to antibiotic resistance in your microbiome."
All in all it probably shouldn't surprise you that Taco Bell isn't the best if you're trying to stay healthy, but the specifics of each specific item might lead you to reconsider making a trip next time your hungry, as the impact it will have on your health is more than you expected.