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Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 @04:15am CST Movie-goers look out; one of the most fattening snacks at your local theater is disguised as something healthy. It's the popcorn! Popcorn and the movies go hand in hand. And faced with candy or hot dogs, it still seems to be the most nutritious. But a new study by The Center For Science In The Public Interest finds the popcorn being served at most theatres is loaded with saturated fat and calories. The study finds this medium bag of popcorn with a soda can have the same amount of fat and calories as three McDonald's quarter pounders. That's 1610 calories and three days worth--of saturated f at. |