A new study investigates the link between processed meat, sugar-sweetened beverages, and trans fatty acids, to diseases such as cancer, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

  • Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de
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    The data showed that people who ate as little as one hot dog a day when it comes to processed meats had an 11% greater risk of type 2 diabetes and a 7% increased risk of colorectal cancer than those who didn’t eat any.

    Who eats a hotdog a day? That seems … high.

    Also the researcher’s comments at the bottom counteract the title, suggesting a balanced diet and not to panic.

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      26 days ago

      1 hotdog a day would suggest a diet that is unbalanced and prioritizing cost and convenience. I would bet money that the comorbidities include sedentary lifestyle, poverty, limited access to fresh produce, poverty, limited education, and poverty.

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      If my schedule was tight enough and the hotdogs were convenient enough, I could see myself doing that. They’re a classic street food, so it’s not like that’s an unthinkable scenario.

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      My mother in law had been eating a ton of them because she thought they were a health food and she was trying to diet and be healthy

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      Also 7% greater risk for something that’s only a 4% lifetime risk just moves the needle to 4.28% chance… So if 10000 people ate hotdogs every day then only 28 more of them would get colorectal cancer? Sounds like a fair trade for a ton of hotdogs