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There is no safe amount of processed meat to eat, according to new research | CNN (edition.cnn.com)

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[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 122 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

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

Followed by

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 40 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] riskable@programming.dev 14 points 2 weeks ago

No hot dog surprise cereal either, apparently!

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Obligatory Whitest Kids U Know plug

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] cron@feddit.org 22 points 2 weeks 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).

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I thought hot dogs weighed at least a quarter lb?

[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] Chocrates@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah but does lunch meat count?

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

[–] slumberlust@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] catty@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip -1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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