Super Bowl fans to scoff 11,000 calories each on game day

The mind-boggling quantity is more than four and half times the recommended daily calorie intake – and equates to the same level of saturated fat a person should consume in a week. 

The research comes from LetsGetChecked, a leading direct-to-consumer at-home health testing and insights company, which polled 1,000 Americans who plan to watch this Sunday’s Super Bowl. The average fan said that on game day, they plan to eat:

• 2.7 portions of hot wings
• 3.2 slices of pizza
• 2.1 portions of fries
• 3.4 bags of chips
• 1.9 portions of chilli
• 2.4 burgers
• 1.7 sliders
• 2 hot dogs
• 2.7 portions of nachos
• 3 pieces of fried chicken
• 1.8 ribs
• 1.7 sausages
• 1.6 slices of cake
• 1.8 brownies
• 1.8 bowls of ice cream
• 2.3 portions of salad
• 2.1 subs
• 1.7 bags of sweets
• 1.9 bars of chocolate

The huge amount of food can be partly accounted for by seven in ten (69 per cent) football fans saying they plan to overindulge on game day.

The figures are concerning, with health experts calling the consumption of food at this level, on any kind of regular basis, dangerous.