Is a hamburger really unhealthy?

Many people blame obesity and junk food entirely on hamburgers, but the real issue has never been the hamburger itself,
but rather the high-sugar, high-oil, heavily processed dietary system.
A typical hamburger is essentially a combination of bread, meat, and vegetables,
containing a complete mix of carbohydrates, proteins, and dietary fiber,
even more balanced than many greasy, salty Chinese takeouts.
When Europeans and Americans gain weight, it’s not because they eat hamburgers every day,
but because capital pushes sugar and cheap processed foods into everything,
stimulating excessive intake through low prices and large portions.
But in China, hamburgers have long been stigmatized as “junk food,”
and the root cause isn’t just propaganda,
but the dietary perceptions shaped by long-term scarcity in Chinese life.
In the past, more oil, more meat, and higher calories represented “eating well,”
and freshly stir-fried dishes symbolized “nutritional value,”
while standardized, industrialized, cold-textured hamburgers were naturally seen as “not proper meals.”
As a result, many high-oil, high-salt Chinese takeouts are defaulted as healthy,
while hamburgers become the scapegoat.
What truly needs reflection is never a specific food,
but the dietary values left over from times of scarcity, which may no longer be suitable today.