Newsflash: The famous McDonald’s Big Mac isn’t good for us. In 10-minute intervals, consumers are given an insight in to what the burger does to their body – and you might be surprised to what effect the Big Mac has on your ‘temple’.

They’re more palatable and our body knows that they are energy dense foods… Our brains have been wired to prefer high-calorie foods (sorry, dieters) and the Big Mac provides these calories in abundance – an average Big Mac contains 540 calories, which cause our blood sugar level to shoot up. However, claiming that our blood sugar will climb to “abnormal levels” is only partially true. “Different studies have proved that Trans fats can be linked to heart disease, obesity, cancer and diabetes”. “This huge amount of salt can result in dehydration”.

It is debatable just how much consuming a Big Mac by itself increases blood sugar levels, but Dr. Christine Frissora, a gastroenterologist from New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, explained “high calorie meals that raise the blood glucose extremely or rapidly do release insulin, which causes the blood sugar to drop three hours later”.

If you have not satisfied your craving, you will definitely be more tempted to in 10 more minutes – 40 minutes from when you ate the burger. Sure, it’s very bad for you, but sometimes you just crave it. Have you ever wondered why? In an infographic called “What 1 Hour After Eating A Big Mac”, the graphic gives an in-depth look at the “Mac”-ing process”.

Ms. Tew said: “It says that the Big Mac bun has high levels of fructose corn syrup and sodium [and] both [items] are addictive”.

The McDonald’s Big Mac is probably one of the most delicious items on the menu.

Typically, the body will digest food within 24 to 72 hours.

In fact, the experts claim that it takes the body over three days to digest the 540-calorie burger, causing dehydration and a slowing of the digestion system along the way. However, it takes a while before everything you’ve eaten including Trans fat has been fully digested. Carrying 27 grams of fat and even more in carbs, the tasty Big Mac likes to linger.

If you want to enjoy a Big Mac, try to keep it an occasional event. The burger’s ingredients can cause serious harm to your body, especially when you consume them on a regular basis.

When contacted by the Mercury, the world’s most famous burger chain disagreed with the report saying: “We do not recognize the ingredients or nutritional information within this graphic”.

They went on: “We have removed all artificial trans-fat from our menu, the iconic Big Mac contains no artificial colors or flavors and the bun does not contain any corn syrup”.