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Jack in the Box Boasts Most Toxic 'Value' Burger

$1 Junior Bacon Cheeseburger tops cancer researchers' unhealthful list

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 9, 2008 2:30 PM CST
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(Newser) – It’s official: Jack in the Box’s Junior Bacon Cheeseburger is the least healthy value offering by a chain restaurant, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Cancer Project, which monitors links between nutrition and the disease, singled out the grilled meat and bacon in the sandwich as carcinogenic and otherwise unhealthy. Cheap eats from Burger King, Taco Bell, and Wendy’s also received poor marks.

Jack in the Box issued a qualified endorsement. The sandwich provides “great value for guests looking for a flavorful meal,” a spokesman said, but “there are plenty of other great items on our value menu.” Watchers are worried about the eating habits of lower-income citizens in a poor economy, but do not deny the attractiveness of low prices. “Two McDoubles for $2 is a pretty inexpensive way to fill up,” one nutritionist said of a McDonald’s offering.

In this photo provided by Burger King Corp., Arturo Diaz, of Madrid, Spain, pretends to take a bite of a Whopper sandwich held by a wax figure.
In this photo provided by Burger King Corp., Arturo Diaz, of Madrid, Spain, pretends to take a bite of a Whopper sandwich held by a wax figure.   (AP Photo)
Patrons of a Jack-In-the-Box gather in its parking lot.
Patrons of a Jack-In-the-Box gather in its parking lot.   (AP Photo)
President-elect Obama digs in to a burger.
President-elect Obama digs in to a burger.   (AP Photo)
Burger King Corp.'s new Honey Butter Homestyle Melt.
Burger King Corp.'s new Honey Butter Homestyle Melt.   (AP Photo)
A family looks for seating inside a McDonald's restaurant in Springfield, Ill.
A family looks for seating inside a McDonald's restaurant in Springfield, Ill.   (AP Photo)
A man bites in to a burger.
A man bites in to a burger.   (AP Photo)
A Burger King sign.
A Burger King sign.   (AP Photo)
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Shannonals
Dec 10, 2008 2:22 AM CST
Corona_king will be the first to go out and purchase this burger
Guest
Dec 9, 2008 3:18 AM CST
Thank goodness LA requires new fast food chains to kick money in to an account that fosters growth in the GROCERY CHAIN industry, to help provide more healthy alternatives to eat amongst the urban sprawl of greasy fast food...

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