Have you ever went to a movie with your girlfriend and shared a big tub of buttery popcorn? I have more times than I can even count! I have always been a health conscientious kind of person, but the occasional splurge of popcorn at the movies is a MUST. Well, until I recently found out some shocking nutritional information.
I don't remember the last time I thought about how unhealthy popcorn could be for your body. Truthfully, I always thought it was decently okay for you if you subtracted the butter and salt out of the equation. I was absolutely wrong. A large tub of popcorn at the movies is roughly 1,460 calories, which is equivalent to three Big Macs! Talk about a freaking heart attack waiting to happen. This was extremely frightening to me, because I never knew I was consuming this amount of calories in one sitting. No wonder why my stomach is upset after the movies.
This was very beneficial to me to be able to read this article. I honestly can say I will either grab a smaller size of popcorn at the next movie I attend, or just make sure I have a nice dinner before hand.
This is a video that was taken from CBS to show exactly how unhealthy popcorn can be at the movies. You'll be very shocked. There is a little variation in between the study on Men's Health and CBS, but the concept is still the same.
If you are interested in reading more about this study, check out the artile on Men's Health.
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