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[–] 154 points 1 year ago (21 children)

as little as one hot dog a day

That still seems like a lot to me.

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  • [–] 53 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    I suggest you don't visit West Virginia....

    Each year, West Virginians consume 481 hot dogs per capita, according to 24/7 Wall St. That means the average West Virginian eats more than one hot dog a day. Illinois locals love their Chicago dog, and they didn't even come close to West Virginia's annual hot dog consumption, hitting 317 per capita.

    https://www.tastingtable.com/1887834/west-virginia-most-hot-dogs/

    Coincidentally West Virginia has an obesity rate of 41%.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I feel like the west virginia statistic may be heavily biased by what a poor family might feed a child. I remember my parents using hot dogs for 'cheap' meat that could be doctored into meals that my picky toddler ass would eat.

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  • [–] 35 points 1 year ago (11 children)

    While I'm sure they meant a hotdog sized amount per day... yeah, thats terrible wording. When I eat hot dogs I might eat 2 or 3 at a cook out or something... then not eat hotdogs for like 3 months. They could have evoked the "amount" better. And even then... who eats that much ultra processed meat?

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago (10 children)

    Think that’s about the average.

    Deli meats, pizza toppings, bacon, etc.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    how is bacon ultra processed meat? bacon is just part of a pig in the same way that loin or rump are. Unless US bacon is just reconstituted corn syrup like most of their stuff seems to be.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    All bacon worldwide is processed meat because it’s treated to preserve shelf life.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    I sure hope not. Sodium nitrite is one of the ‘problematic’ compounds and is used when curing meat, especially to prevent the bacteria that produces botulinum toxin from growing. While nitrites may kill you slowly, botulism can kill you much faster.

    The problem with food that contains the botulism bacteria is that you don’t notice it. It doesn’t look or smell any different. Any meat that wasn’t cured using a specific minimum percentage of sodium nitrite is not to be trusted.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    They use fewer chemicals but it’s still processed and still carcinogenic.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    The hot dog was supposed to be an example. A more common one is lunch meat, which some people do eat every day.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Fair point. My kid eats a lot of turkey sandwiches.

    Anyone know the conversion rate of turkey slices to hotdogs?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Well if you roll up a Turkey slice its about the same size? Hard to say though, it varies by brand and region. Most of this stuff doesnt apply outside the US as much either as food standards tend to be very low in the states.

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