Back in October last year we blogged about KFC’s Double Down Chicken Sandwich: bacon, swiss cheese, pepper jack cheese and the “Colonel’s special sauce” sandwiched between two fried breaded chicken fillets instead of buns.  On Monday they are finally releasing the sandwich.  Nutrition for You thinks it’s a serious waste of calories

Clearly, there is no nutrition benefit in replacing two buns, which are equivalent to 2 grams of fat and 160 calories, with two fried chicken fillets. The KFC Double Down sandwich has an astounding 590 calories, 31 grams of total fat, 10 grams of saturated fat, 190 mg of cholesterol and an unknown amount of sodium. Instead of cutting down the carbs, KFC should be reducing the fat.

With over 60% of Americans suffering from obesity, how can we save money in health care if we are creating more problems? A recent national study estimates that obesity costs $147 billion a year. Obesity has been linked to common chronic diseases such as diabetes, stroke, heart disease and cancer. We need a sound and evidence-based message to combat the obesity epidemic in America and, seriously, KFC is not helping.