Movie popcorn still a nutritional horror, study finds -

latimes.com - 11/19/2009

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movie popcorn A worker makes popcorn at a Denver theater. A Center for Science in the Public Interest study found that 20 cups of one chain's popcorn contains 1,200 calories, 60 grams of saturated fat, and 980 milligrams of sodium. ( Matthew Staver, Bloomberg / October 16 , 2009 )

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Movie Popcorn is As Bad For You As Ever… Well, Mostly
/Film — ... pretty sure the cinemas treat us like this because we let them. As I said, we consider popcorn part of the movie going experience, and “heck, why not throw on a big bag of Reese’s just for luck”. As long as we’re buying, they’re selling and I don’t think they can even afford to experiment around the edges of their “menus” at the moment. The full report, to be published in Nutrition Action can be read as a pdf. Via The LA Times No Related Post ...

Unhealthy movie popcorn? Stryker, no!
Matte Havoc :: The Independent Film Commentator — Don't say it is the truth? Okay, an independent health study says that movie theater popcorn is unhealthy for me. As summarized rather simplistically in a ...

Yet Another Reason To Stop Going to the Movies
Hacking NetFlix — The L.A. Times reports that movie theater popcorn is really, really bad for you: A medium-sized popcorn and medium soda at the nation's largest movie chain pack the nutritional equivalent of three Quarter Pounders topped with 12 pats of butter, according to a report released today by the advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest. The group's second look at movie theater concessions -- the last was 15 years ago -- found little had changed in a decade and a half, despite theaters' attempts to reformulate. ...

Movie Popcorn is Bad for You? Who Knew?
Cinematical — ... For their part, the chains aren't talking, reports The Los Angeles Times, though Regal falls back on the MPAA's statistic that says the average American only attends six movies a year and thus: "Theater popcorn and movie snacks are viewed as a treat and not intended to be part of a regular diet." I know our readers watch up to six movies in a single weekend, so I ask you: Do you skip popcorn entirely? Do you buy anything from movie concession stands? If theaters offered healthier fare, would you buy it? ...

The Weekly Moviegoer - Should Cinemas Ban Outside Food?
FirstShowing.net — ... Health appears to be a big concern for most of the media responding to AMC's decision, mainly because AMC was cited in last month's highly circulated story about the caloric and fat content of movie theater food. ...