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Here's why 3 out of 5 experts gave burgers the thumbs down._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 2, 2016 8:48 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 2, 2016 8:48 PM UTC > [](https://twitter.com/DrewRGardner/status/694139152690978816) [Burger King](http://time.com/4168168/stephen-curry-burger-king-ad/) has always been known as the [fast food](http://time.com/4187120/restaurant-meals-fast-food-calories/) joint that lets you “[have it your way](http://time.com/3994694/one-direction-burger-king-chicken-fries/).” But until recently, if your way included having your burger drenched in butter, you were out of luck. Luckily, the chain’s new, limited-time Extra Long Buttery Cheeseburger began rolling out nationwide on Monday. **Read More:** [Burger King Is Doubling Down on Its Crazy Hybrid Burger Idea](http://time.com/4020098/burger-king-peace-day/) The latest upgrade to BK’s signature sandwich features two beef patties flavored with a buttery garlic sauce, onions, iceberg lettuce, ketchup, mayonnaise and American cheese on a toasted hoagie bun, according to [Brand Eating](http://www.brandeating.com/2016/02/burger-king-gives-extra-long-cheeseburger-the-buttery-treatment.html). It is similar to one of competitor Jack in the Box’s [most successful new menu products](http://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/news%5Fhome/Food-Service-Retail/2015/05/Buttery%5FJack%5Fburger%5Fa%5Fbig%5Fwin.aspx?ID=%7B02237A08-78C5-4FF0-8A6E-94E0C56B1BE1%7D&cck=1), the Buttery Jack. Customers can purchase the burger for $3.50 or as part of the 2 for $5 value deal. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] It might be stating the obvious, but burgers, as we know them, just aren't a health food, according to most of our experts. Here's why three out of five of them give burgers the thumbs down. [ MUSIC ] But there might be some wiggle room there. Depending on what's in your patty. Fatty beef from dubiously- fed cattle, slathered in sugary ketchup and placed between two halves of a refined flour bun? No, thanks, says David Katz. Same for any beef burger not made with 90 to 95 % lean ground beef, says Julia Zumpano. Kristi King, however, gives a thumbs up to burgers in moderation and in proper portion sizes. Burgers are high in protein, vitamin B12, and iron, she says. Moderation, of course, is the key word. Eating beef burgers regularly isn't a good idea for a few reasons, says Erica Frank. Beef burgers are loaded with saturated fat, she points out. An ungarnished fast food cheeseburger has 29 % of your daily FDA recommended limit. Certain burgers can come with a large side of environmental issues. Beef just isn't the most sustainable meat to produce. Raising a cow takes a huge amount of water, and livestock production is a large contributor to climate change, Frank says In fact, raising and producing livestock is responsible for 18 % of global greenhouse gas emissions worldwide according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Local demand for meat is increasing nearly two percent a year, says Rebecca Shaw. One way to make burgers better for the earth is to change the way we grow corn, a primary source of cow feeds, she said. [ MUSIC ] choosing grass fed, instead of corn fed beef is one way to earn burgers a slightly higher rating in Katz's opinion. 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