GONER KEBAB; Just in case you were still kidding yourself, it's a..

Byline: BY JASON BEATTIE DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR

IF your heart quickens at the thought of a doner kebab you might like to think again... because it will be going like the clappers after you've eaten it.

A study has revealed the takeaway - often consumed after a night's drinking - is packed with "heart-attack" ingredients. Food standards officers found the average doner contains 98 per cent of the recommended daily salt intake and 148 per cent of daily saturated fat.

The worst one they came across contained 1,990 calories - 95 per cent of a woman's recommended daily calorific intake - and that was before any sauces were added.

Some were even advertised as halal and found to contain pork - food which Muslims are forbidden to eat. The study was carried out by Lacors (Local Authority Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services).

Council inspectors visited nearly 500 kebab outlets across the UK.

The unhealthiest doners were in the North West, followed by Scotland and the South West. Northern Ireland and London had the healthiest.

Geoffrey Theobald, chairman of Lacors, said: "We'd never consider kebabs part of a calorie-controlled diet, but the levels of saturated fat and salt in some is a serious cause for concern. It is also totally unacceptable that people with certain faiths are unknowingly eating meats that are against their beliefs."

He said that if people still fancied a doner they should opt for the smaller size - and shops should think about reducing their portions.

"This would be an easy and cost effective way for small businesses to help people eat sensibly," he said.

Up to 2000 Calories

148% Recommended daily FAT

98% Recommended daily SALT

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PITTA TASTE One kebab was 1,990 calories BEFORE sauce