Fast Food Worse Than the Double Down

Nate Silver finds the KFC monstrosity is really only average

By Polly Davis Doig, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 19, 2010 11:56 AM CDT
Updated Apr 24, 2010 2:04 PM CDT

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Fast Food Worse Than the Double Down — KFC's new Double Down sandwich, which has two chicken filets in place of bread. Between are two pieces of bacon, melted slices of Monterey Jack and Pepper Jack cheese and a zesty sauce. (AP Photo/KFC, Dan Kremer)

So by now you've heard of—or God help you, sampled—the gluttonous monstrosity known as KFC's Double Down, but how does it stack up in the less-than-healthy world of fast food? Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight runs the numbers, creating an index of fat, cholesterol, and sodium in which the Double Down rates a 1. He finds worse chicken gut-busters:

Panera Chipotle Chicken: 1.49. It's not even considered true fast food, but it runs about 50% more of "the bad stuff."

McDonald's Chicken Selects (five, with ranch): 1.23.
Chipotle Chicken Burrito With Cheese, Salsa: 1.16
Boston Market Chicken Carver: 1.14

But the real offenders lie in the world of burgers:

Wendy's Triple Baconator: 2.45
Hardee's Monster Thickburger: 2.24
Burger King Quad Stacker: 1.58
Sonic Jalapeno Cheeseburger: 1.36

(More fast food stories.)

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