Going to a Movie? Pass on the Popcorn

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Updated: 11/20/2009 6:21 pm

If you're heading out to see a movie at the theater, a new study suggests you might want to pass on the popcorn.

The movie-time munchie is getting a thumbs-down from experts who say a medium-sized bag of popcorn with buttery topping and a soda is the equivalent to eating three McDonald's quarter-pounders...and a stick of butter.

Researchers looked at the nation's three largest theater chains for the study...Regal, AMC and Cinemark.

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