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Fast food is still getting fatter

Posted October 31, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Katie Drummond

Section: In The News, His Nutrition, Healthy Eating

With all the talk of fast food restaurants introducing salads and deli-style sandwiches, you’d be inclined to think many had taken a new and healthy approach to quick and easy eating. But don’t get too excited - the latest studies have found that fast food portion sizes are actually getting larger and many menu items have become even less healthy than in years past.

Though McDonald’s has ditched their Super Size menu, this doesn’t mean you can’t get an oversized meal at this fast food joint - and most others. Recently, Burger King and Wendy’s both introduced new sandwiches with 12 ounces of beef (the size of four decks of cards!) and boasting 1,000 calories (around 1/2 of the daily needs of a middle aged woman). To give you an even better idea of how gut wrenching these new sandwiches are, a McDonald’s “Big Mac” contains around 3 ounces of meat!

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