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Eating a hot dog could take 36 minutes off your life, study says
There are a number of factors that affect your life expectancies, such as genes, diseases, mental health, exercise, smoking and drinking, lifestyle, the environment, and nutrition. Some of them are within your control, like smoking and drinking, lifestyle, exercise, and nutrition. As for food, you may know which food is more or less nutritious to some extent. Junk food, sugary drinks, and processed foods all have harmful effects on your health. But how much? Recently, some health researchers conducted a study to measure the effects in minutes of healthy life gained or lost of over 5,000 American foods. For example, if you eat a beef hot dog, you could lose around half an hour of your life clock. On the other hand, if you consume healthy foods such as nuts, legumes, seafood, fruits, and non-starchy vegetables, you could extend some time to your life. Of course, food intake only doesn’t simply determine how long you would live, but having a numerical index may help you take or avoid, increase or decrease certain types of your favorite food.
Enjoy reading the article and learn about the food index for life expectancy.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/27/health/hot-dog-could-shorten-life-trnd-wellness-scn/index.html
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