September 14, 2012

What's the Highest-Calorie Item at McDonald's?

Jargon & Tomson, WSJ


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Torn between a Big Mac and a Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese?

McDonald's Corp. customers will have an easier time of it next week, when the burger giant's restaurant and drive-thru menu boards across the country will show that the Big Mac, at 550 calories, is 200 calories leaner than the other burger.

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TAGGED: fast food, calories, McDonald's, obesity

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