Why is McDonalds the Official Restaurant of the Olympics?Anthony Gucciardi With the media frenzy surrounding the Olympic games, its easy to see why McDonalds continues to be a major sponsor (dishing out cash for over 35 years). A massive marketing opportunity is presented to the company that involves aligning itself with a healthy and fit event. In fact, McDonalds is reaping the benefits as even some of the most decorated Olympic finalists are chomping down on their disease-linked frankenburgers. It was reported that the most highly decorated Olympian Michael Phelps gorged himself at McDonalds after winning a gold medal at the Olympics. Phelps and fellow gold medalist Ricky Berens reportedly ate a toxic feast of two Quarter Pounders with cheese, one six-piece McNugget (each of which contains 7 different ingredients to compose the fake chicken meat), a medium McFlurry, and two medium french fries. Taking another look at the highly popular McNuggets, its easy to see why McDonalds food items contain some of the most concerning chemicals in the entire food industry. The kind that athletes and viewers looking to live a healthy lifestyle should avoid at all costs. So why is it that McDonalds is the official restaurant of the Olympics? It seems that the corporation is desperate to attach to athletic events in order to push itself as a health-conscious chain, when in reality it is likely one of the largest contributors to the breeding of disease in the United States. Customers recognize McDonalds as a responsible, trusted brand that stays current with their lifestyles. Could it be any more obvious just how little this company actually cares about your health? McDonalds has no place being the official restaurant of any event or organization supposedly representing the face of health and fitness across the globe. You can support this information by voting on Reddit HERE Explore More: This article first appeared at Natural Society, an excellent resource for health news and vaccine information. 