Daily Health News Blog

The nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has released its "X-treme Eating Awards," which highlight the unhealthiest chain restaurant meals in America. Here are some of the "winners." To put the numbers into perspective, most people should eat about 2,000 calories a day and no more than 20 grams of saturated fat and 1,500 milligrams of sodium. The Cheesecake Factory Farmhouse Cheeseburger:  1,530 calories, 36 grams saturated fat and 3,210 m Applebee’s Provolone-Stuffed Meatballs with Fettuccine : 1,520 calories, 43 grams saturated fat and 3,700 milligrams sodium. Denny’s Fried Cheese Melt  (four fried mozzarella sticks with melted American cheese in a sandwich, plus fries on the side): 1,260 calories, 21 grams saturated fat and 3,010 milligrams sodium. IHOP Monster Bacon ’N Beef Cheeseburger:  1,250 calories, 42 grams saturated fat and 1,590 milligrams sodium. Sweets are hardly off the hook. A Cold Stone Creamery PB&C Shake