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3. The link provided at the HuffPo article doesn't mention

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Tue May 21, 2013, 06:51 PM

May 2013

calories, either - but a two-minute google reveals that a large McD fry is 154g and 500 calories (a kid size is 31g and 100 cal)

Since the mega-size is 340g, I guess that would be roughly 1100 calories.

Which is, indeed, a lot.

http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/getnutrition/nutritionfacts.pdf

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Clearly one of the most stupid headlines I have ever seen..from Huffinton Post.. [View all] Stuart G May 2013 OP

Coming Soon: Mega Potato vs Godzilla. n/t Ian David May 2013 #1

Pretty typical for Huffpo--wrong headlines, sensational headlines (never mentioned in article), hlthe2b May 2013 #2

+1 lunasun May 2013 #7

The link provided at the HuffPo article doesn't mention enlightenment May 2013 #3

Thank you for the 1100 cal info. Stuart G May 2013 #4

Responsible journalism - or even decent journalism enlightenment May 2013 #6

HP has been having a lot of stupid headlines lately railsback May 2013 #5