I'm a pretty health conscious guy. Not a freak about it but probably in the 90th percentile for exercising and watching what I eat. My dad had his first heart attack at 58 and died of his second at 62. I'm 58, so always looking for an edge to make it to 63 (that ol' father-son competition never dies).
So this article caught my eye: The top 5 worst foods that could SHORTEN your life expectancy
Experts at the University of Michigan calculated the health burden of different foods, becoming the first to put concrete scores on your favourite snacks.
They found that a portion of nuts can add almost 26 minutes to a person’s life, reports The Telegraph.
But every hotdog eaten shortens lifespan by 36 minutes.
Nothing really earth shattering as far as what's good or bad for you, but it details how many minutes are added or subtracted to your life if eating these foods.
It also details how good or bad each food affects climate change. I could give a rat's rear about that and think those measurements are just arbitrary attempts at social engineering and should just be called "guilt factors." The climate has been changing since the beginning of time and how many hot dogs I eat is not going to affect the tides in the Red Sea one bit. Were the dinosaurs eating pizza?
But I digress.
It's good to see some affirmation of choices I already make. I seldom drink soda. I eat a peanut butter sandwich for lunch five days a week. For that I gain 2.5 hours per week of life, about 125 hours per year or 5 days added on to my life. Throw in the salmon, bananas and tomatoes and I'm looking good.
But subtract the 50,000 bottles of beer from my younger years and it might be a wash. Still, progress.
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