HOLLYWOOD - Of course we've all heard the saying: "I just can't watch a movie without eating popcorn." That may be all well and good, but if you are buying that popcorn at the movie theater, you should at least know what you are getting yourself into.
Men’s Heath recently reported on the six most horribly fatten things people eat while watching their favorite blockbuster at the cineplex. From large popcorn to large cheese nachos, it's a matter of adding up those calories every time you put a kernel or chip in your mouth.
According to Men's Health, one Cornell University study showed just how thoughtless it can be. Researchers gave patrons different-sized popcorn buckets, and those with large buckets ate nearly twice as much as those with medium buckets. And to add a twist, in some of the buckets, researchers traded out the fresh-popped corn for two-week-old kernels. Apparently, they said those moviegoers munched away so absentmindedly that they put away 34 percent more stale popcorn than those with medium buckets of fresh corn. Yikes.
If you still are fooling yourself into thinking it's OK to chow down, check out the full article to see just how bad it really is.
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