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[-] SoleInvictus 117 points 8 months ago

Habitual consumption of even small amounts of processed meat, sugary drinks, and trans fatty acids...

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The data showed that people who ate as little as one hot dog a day ...

As little as one hot dog a day? I eat like one every few months. How many hot dogs is the average American eating daily?

[-] protist@mander.xyz 38 points 8 months ago

You don't have a daily dog? What else would you eat after dinner?

[-] riskable@programming.dev 13 points 8 months ago

No hot dog surprise cereal either, apparently!

[-] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip 31 points 8 months ago
[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

I talk about this one all of the time. Such a classic.

[-] cron@feddit.org 20 points 8 months ago

I think "hot dog" was used as an example here. A hot dog has around 50 grams of meat (1.8 oz).

[-] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I thought hot dogs weighed at least a quarter lb?

[-] SheeEttin@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 months ago

That seems like a large hot dog. Hang on, I've got a pack in the fridge (gotta have my one hot dog a day, after all).

Ball Park brand bun size beef franks are 53g each.

[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

I would be really surprised if most people average one a week. But that doesn't mean it's not happening.

[-] Chocrates@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Yeah but does lunch meat count?

I ate some pepperoni on pizza, that surely is doing damage.

[-] slumberlust@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

The Toddlers Union of America would like a word...

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 months ago

And it's known that more than 2 - 3 times meat a week is unhealthy.

[-] aceshigh@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Which reminds me. I need to start eating chicken again. Rn I have a rotating menu of fish, tofu, beef.

[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 8 months ago

Surely 1g every day is better than 750g once a week. Is there a quantity to that?

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