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Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
Tue May 21, 2013, 05:41 PM May 2013

Clearly one of the most stupid headlines I have ever seen..from Huffinton Post..

why stupid?????????

At no point in this story does it say how many calories does this container have? I had to share this. How many calories is this portion?...the story does not say, anywhere..what is the point?
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Mega Potatoes from Mc Donalds Japan is the Chains Most Caloric offering ever..

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/21/mega-potato-french-fries_n_3313397.html

McDonald's Japan has given the term "supersized" new meaning with its new "Mega Potato" French fries, which combines the contents of two large fries in one super-wide container.

It's an interesting move, considering that other parts of the world are trying to put the breaks on the obesity epidemic that is, in part, fueled by a global obsession with fast food.

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Clearly one of the most stupid headlines I have ever seen..from Huffinton Post.. (Original Post) 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

hlthe2b

(106,721 posts)
2. Pretty typical for Huffpo--wrong headlines, sensational headlines (never mentioned in article),
Tue May 21, 2013, 05:47 PM
May 2013

often ridiculous spelling and grammatical errors... Editors don't exist there, apparently (but don't dare mention that in comments--or go ahead, but don't expect it to appear)

enlightenment

(8,830 posts)
3. The link provided at the HuffPo article doesn't mention
Tue May 21, 2013, 05:51 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

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
4. Thank you for the 1100 cal info.
Tue May 21, 2013, 06:34 PM
May 2013

Why doesn't the article say that? After all that is what the headline is about? .......well it is the Huffington Post..that is what I expect from them.
.I am no expert on the media I know a little, but I guess I expected more from an article about calories. Oh well..thanks for the research..

enlightenment

(8,830 posts)
6. Responsible journalism - or even decent journalism
Tue May 21, 2013, 07:17 PM
May 2013

seems to be a dying art, so I'm never surprised by what isn't in an article anymore (sadly).

It really seemed to bug you, though - so I figured a quick trip to the numbers wouldn't hurt (and I have those marked, so it wasn't a big deal - reading those occasionally is a good way to remind myself that my craving for a sausage biscuit isn't worth the calories!)

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