• Glendale News Press, Thursday, April 29, 2010 10:45 AM

IHOP has introduced "five-layer pancake stackers" -- a limited-time concoction that includes a layer of "crust-less cheesecake" in between two pancakes topped with fruit and whipped cream, Zain Shauk reports. Throw in the bacon, hash browns and two eggs it comes with and you're talking 1,250 calories for about $4.99 nationwide and $5.99 in the Los Angeles area, according to the company.

"There's always going to be some consumers that don't listen, don't care about health that just basically say, 'I'm going to eat whatever I want,'" says Keri Gans, a registered dietitian and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association. "Unfortunately, they're going to pay the consequences later."

The UK's Independent, takes a different slant to the story, writing that IHOP "has joined the obesity war by standing on the side of choice." Indeed, IHOP spokeswoman Jennifer Pendergrass points out that there are healthier options on its "IHOP for Me" menu, including items with fewer than 600 calories.

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