Jan 31, 2008

Charts showing fat in fast food: where did you eat today?

There is a chart at the link below comparing fat, calories, etc. in French fries. The chart compares the french fries by restaurant.

The tables are sortable. Clicking a category (calories, total fat, saturated fat, trans fat, sodium, etc.) will sort the data in that column from lowest to highest. Clicking it again will sort it from highest to lowest.

One thing to consider is serving size. For instance, Sonic has the least amount of fat. However, the serving size is the smallest which skews the comparison chart.

The chart is useful only when considering serving size.

Two columns to pay close attention to are the saturated fat column and the trans fat column.

What all this really does is to remind us to avoid eating at fast food restaurants as much as possible.

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