Click photo to enlarge
Josh Kowalczyk, a West Michigan Whitecaps intern poses for
a photo. The $NZ35 burger will feature a sesame-seed bun
made from a pound of dough, five 1/3-pound beef patties,
five slices of cheese, nearly a cup of chili and liberal
doses of salsa and corn chips. Photo by AP.
The staff dietitian at a doctors' group says a
minor-league baseball team in Grand Rapids, Michigan, should
warn fans that a 4800-calorie burger it plans to sell is bad
for them.
Susan Levin of the Washington-based Physicians Committee for
Responsible Medicine sent a letter to the West Michigan
Whitecaps on Tuesday. She wants the enormous burger to be
labelled a "dietary disaster" that increases the risk of
cancer and heart disease.
The 1.8kg, $US20 ($NZ35) burger features five beef patties,
five slices of cheese, nearly a cup of chili and liberal
doses of salsa and corn chips - all on an 20cm bun.
Whitecaps spokesman Mickey Graham says the team hasn't
considered labelling the burger, which he says is a gimmick
being promoted as a very unhealthy menu item.
