Apr 10, 2009 8:41 am US/Eastern
Michigan Ballpark Creates Massive 4-Pound Burger
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (CBS3/AP) ―
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Josh Kowalczyk, an intern with the West Michigan Whitecaps, in Comstock Park, Mich. poses for a photo with the giant hamburger in question.
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The staff dietitian at a doctors group is asking the West Michigan Whitecaps to put a warning label on the enormous new hamburger that it's selling this season.
Susan Levin of the Washington-based Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine sent a letter to the Grand Rapids minor-league team on Tuesday. She's asking that the 4,800-calorie burger be labeled a "dietary disaster" that increases the risk of cancer and heart disease.
The 4-pound, $20 "Fifth Third 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 8-inch bun made with one pound of dough.
Whitecaps spokesman Mickey Graham said the team hasn't considered labeling the burger, which he says is a gimmick being promoted as a very unhealthy menu item.
Despite the indigestion potential, the massive sandwich has garnered the attention of EPSN as well as websites and blogs around the country.
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