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Post by peteetongman on Jan 30, 2014 10:19:21 GMT -5
It's Not at McDonald's While the fast food burgers and deep-fried nuggets get the bulk of the blame for our ever-expanding waistlines, new research shows that upscale, full-service restaurants can be equally destructive to our diets. A sit-down meal at a restaurant that includes a split appetizer, an entrée, and one side can set you back an average of 1,494 calories while providing 28 grams of saturated fat and 3,512 mg of sodium, according to an estimate published in the "Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior." That one meal surpasses the FDA-recommended daily sodium (2,400 mg) and saturated fat (20 grams) maximums for adults, and represents three-quarters of the recommended number of daily calories (2,000). If you add a beverage and split dessert, the average meal would have 2,000-plus calories, the researchers found. "It's no wonder so many studies show a link between eating out and obesity," said Margo Wootan, director of nutrition policy at the Center for Science in the Public Interest. "A lot of people think fast food is worse, but that's not usually the case." (FYI, a McDonald's Big Mac has a comparatively tame 550 calories, 10 grams of saturated fat, and 970 mg of sodium.) shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/most-fattening-restaurant-food-39-not-mcdonald-39-222700420.html
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