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[–] [email protected] 122 points 1 week ago (7 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

No hot dog surprise cereal either, apparently!

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I thought hot dogs weighed at least a quarter lb?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week 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.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

Yeah but does lunch meat count?

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah, but ignoring that small oversight, they can get an attention-grabbing headline that meats their agenda.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I see your point but give you an republican reply: "The european mind cannot comprehend this.*