Snacking While Watching Movies Popcorn Hide Much Fat

Los Angeles, Snacks popcorn is often regarded as a low-calorie snacks. But the researchers found that eating popcorn snacks with drinks in the cinema, especially in the United States has the equivalent calories 3 three-quarters the size of a hamburger.

From the results of research by the Center for Science and Public Interest (CSPI) found that medium-size popcorn and drink on average companion has 1160 calories.

This amount is high enough for the popcorn snack is not a staple food. While the caloric needs of adults on average 1800-2000 calories.

Imagine eating popcorn and drink, almost three-quarters of the caloric needs are met when the food was not filling. Even popcorn is also sharing the equivalent of taking a full day's saturated fat.

CSPI senior nutritionist Jayne Hurley said the little habits of the American public does in fact make them difficult to maintain weight.

"Who would notice when just watching a movie and eat popcorn filled calorie value very much," as reported by Jayne rich from the Telegraph, Friday (20/11/2009).

The study, published in the Nutrition Action Healthletter also found that Reese's snack that many movies sold in the U.S. has 1160 calories and 35 grams of saturated fat equivalent of eating 16 ounces of steak and baked potato butter.

Popcorn as a mandatory meal while watching a movie. High calories for sweet and salty taste that is used plus the use of coconut oil to cook it. Not to mention the addition of butter or margarine high contribution of calories and fat.