That's like eating 36 strips of bacon plus eight pats of butter.ĪMC popcorn is only nine cups, so its calorie content drops to 590 and 33 grams of saturated fat.Ī medium popcorn at Cinemark theaters has 760 calories and just three grams saturated fat, and it uses canola oil. A medium popcorn, about 20 cups, contains 60 grams of saturated fat and 1,200 calories.

The study analyzed the fat and calorie content of popcorn from three movie theater chains: Regal Entertainment Group, AMC and Cinemark. 'Coconut oil is the worst thing movie theaters could be using to pop in, because it is so bad for our hearts,' CSPI nutritionist Jayne Hurley said.

They pop with artery-clogging coconut oil. While some movie theaters now use canola oil, many don't. Who can resist a big tub of popcorn and a medium soda, the perfect combo for watching a movie?īut now, a new study by the Center for Science in the Public Interest shows that movie time snacks have all the making of a Hollywood horror show. And they supersize portions, turning a healthy treat into an artery-clogging snack. Many theaters pop in oil, often coconut oil, which is 90 percent saturated fat. NEW YORK The findings may surprise people who choose unbuttered popcorn because they think it's a relatively healthy snack.

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