Long John Silver's makes fish the worst meal in America

Although many mistakenly believe that if it is fish it has to be healthy, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has declared Long John Silvers Big Catch the Worst Restaurant Meal in America.

The Big Catch has 1,320 calories and 33 grams of trans fat, the most powerful promoter of heart disease in the food, raising bad cholesterol and lowering the good. Trans fat comes from partially hydrogenated frying oil. The American Heart Association recommends that people consume about 2 grams or less of it per day.

The meal has an additional 19 grams of saturated fat, which has been linked to chronic diseases including coronary heart disease. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that less than 10 percent of daily calories come from saturated fat.

The Big Catch also has nearly 3,700 milligrams of sodium. The recommended daily allowance is only 3,400 milligrams and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend restricting sodium intake to 2,300 milligrams or less depending on age and certain medical conditions. Increased sodium intake has been linked to high blood pressure.

On the menu for $4.99, the company has issued a statement saying the Big Catch delivers tremendous value to value hungry consumers. The Big Catch is a whitefish three times the weight of Long John Silvers usual uncooked whitefish.The meal includes hush puppies and onion rings, but diners have the opportunity to substitute the side choices with corn, green beans, rice and cole slaw.

Long John Silvers advertises the fish as being 7 to 8 ounces, but the CPSI says its only about 4.5 ounces with the rest being breading or oil. A fat reduction review can help you produce a clear summarize of what you demand to focus on to complete your fat reduction objective if you're a rookie; or serve as a reminder for those who are at an intermediate or more advance phase of their weightloss program. Following are seven steps that can serve as instructions for your personal weight loss program. The first thing that one must understand is that losing weight and losing fat is not exactly the same thing. Many weight loss programs have misled people into believing that it is the same, but most diets and weight loss programs only work by resulting in a person's body to lose more muscle flesh and water than actual body fat, more help please visit The Fat Loss Factor. In response the company released a statement saying, "We stand behind our published food data and will review any requests from CSPI that raise questions about our data."

The Big Catch is a limited time special, so do you think this value meal is worth the risk?

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