Eating a Hot Dog Could Cost You 36 Minutes of Healthy LIFE. But Choosing a serving of Nuts Instead Could Help Gain 26 Minutes Study Claims.

Daily Mail UK ^ | 08/19/2021 | By Ian Randall

[sevinufnine]

A fresh bun, that juicy meat, a dash of onions, and slathering of mustard — it makes the mouth water. But is a hot dog really worth losing 36 minutes of healthy living? This is the question posed by "experts" led from the University of Michigan who have evaluated more than 5,000 foods by how much they affect your healthiness. They say that chicken wings can cost you 3.3 minutes of robust living whereas salted peanuts and baked salmon gain you some 26 and 16 minutes, respectively. The study was undertaken by environmental health expert Olivier Jolliet of the University of Michigan and colleagues.

'The urgency of dietary changes to improve human health and the environment is clear,' said Professor Jolliet. 'Our findings demonstrate that small targeted substitutions offer a feasible and powerful strategy to achieve significant health and environmental benefits — without requiring dramatic dietary shifts.'

In their study, the researchers considered 5,800 different foods including hot dogs, pizzas, yogurts and cheeses in terms of both their impact on human health as well as on the environment. For the former, the team developed a new, epidemiology-based rating dubbed the 'Health Nutritional Index', which calculates the health burden of given servings of food in terms of the minutes of healthy living lost or gained from eating them. The new index was developed from the Global Burden of Disease study, in which the total incidence of and mortality from given illnesses were linked to single food choices by individuals.

[sevinufnine]

The experts also considered the environmental impacts of these popular foods using a methodology called IMPACT World+, which was designed to considered the the life cycle of food from production and processing through to cooking, eating and waste. To this measure, the team added a refined assessment of the water use required for making different foods, as well as the health costs of processes that formed atmospheric aerosols — tiny particles of pollution which can get into your lungs. In total, the study scored each popular food against 18 environmental indicators. The team cautioned, however, that there are some foods that are nutritionally beneficial yet harmful to the environment — and vice versa.

[Spok]

If I do the math, I should have been dead years ago!

[sevinufnine]

“Experts”, huh? If for no other reason I posted this because the comments on DM UK had me about rolling on the floor. I should steal a few and post them. Gotta give it to the folks across the pond, they come up with some really, funny stuff about their favorite foods.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Or not.

Just pulling numbers out of our wazoo aperture to keep you frightened and pliable.

[Sacajaweau]

I remember reading some stats on hormone therapy. If I took meds (as the doctor suggested) beginning at age 45 until I died, I would live 8 days longer. I’m 77.

[SaxxonWoods]

OK, two servings of nuts for every hot dog, got it!

[V_TWIN]

Not a big hot dog eater.....bratwurst however. Probly lose a couple days of life for every one of those you eat. Lol

[sevinufnine]

I know right? I’m picking a few of the priceless comments on DM to post in bulk. Reading them has made my day :)

[Sacajaweau]

I just ate 2 brauts...couldn’t be happier. I’m 77.

[right way right]

Good, I need more time to sit on the toilet after eating all those nuts.

[Signalman]

So if you eat a hog dog and THEN some nuts, you only lose 10 min. of life.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Due to intestinal problems If I ate nuts I could end up in the hospital.

[BiglyCommentary]

Joey Chestnut should have died 20 years ago according to this study.

[pepsi_junkie]

"With all my allergies i thought I should eat healthier so I took this advice. Why isn't it working?!?"

[rfreedom4u]

I may die early then. But I’ll die happy!

[cyclotic]

In other news, Joey Chestnut dies at 32

[mewzilla]

So just have your dog sprinkled with nuts!

Problem solved!

🤮

[sevinufnine]

Giving credit to the posters on DM...here are a few good ones:

MassiveGeek: So should we start putting nuts on our hot dogs and let’em fight it out in our intestinal tract? ;-)

Not1tomoan: You may die on Wednesday and the nut eater will die on the Thursday.

Tman500: Got it, DM. Avoid the wiener, focus on the nuts.

JJ789: That’s good to know. I often eat a whole jar of nuts in one sitting, and I was afraid it’s not healthy.

[RBW in PA]

Can I sue Costco? :)

[Bigg Red]

Okay, they have me convinced. From now on, I will eat insects and Bill Gates fake meat.