New Study Ranks the Unhealthiest Fast Food Burgers in the US

Fast food burgers usually aren't looked at as the healthiest dining options in the world. But when it comes to your choices, some might set your diet back more than others.

A new study by telehealth platform Plushcare examined the health contents of items like cheeseburgers and French fries at some of the country's most popular chains and ranked them based on how bad for you they are. The company compared calories, sugar, saturated fat, and sodium values and scored them according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' nutrient profiling method. This produced a total "unhealthiness score" that showed just how unhealthy some burgers are.

At the top of the list with the unhealthiest cheese burger is Five Guys, notching a total unhealthiness score of 50. Five Guys' French fries, which are known for using fresh potatoes and fried in peanut oil, also ranked as the unhealthiest fast food fries.

McDonald's and Burger King, perhaps the most ubiquitous fast food chains in the country, performed better than many of their counterparts, relatively speaking. The two institutions tied for 14^th place with a total unhealthiness score of 18.

Read up on the unhealthiest burgers in America, ranked from worst to least bad.

1. Five Guys Cheeseburger

2. Whataburger Jalape?o & Cheese Whataburger

3. Smashburger Classic Smash

4. Carl's Jr. Famous Star with Cheese

5. Sonic Cheeseburger

6. Wendy's Dave's Single

7. Shake Shack Single Cheeseburger

8. Fatburger Medium Original Fatburger

9. Steak 'n Shake Single with Cheese

10. In-n-Out Burger Cheeseburger with Onion

11. Dairy Queen Original Cheeseburger (Single)

12. A&W Papa Burger

13. Jack in the Box Cheeseburger

14. Burger King Cheeseburger

15. McDonald's Cheeseburger

16. Culver's Butterburger