It is the food brand with perhaps the worst reputation when it comes to health credentials.
McDonald’s – which feeds around four million Britons every day – is thought by many to define the term junk food, with its menu of Big Mac burgers and deep-fried chicken.
But is its bad rap justified?
As a health editor with more than a decade of experience writing about diet and nutrition, I will put my reputation on the line by stating the fast food giant isn’t actually that bad for you.
McDonald’s has undergone a health kick over the past decade, reducing salt, sugar and fat
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