Comments on: Hot Dogs Take a Hit http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/2008/08/29/hot-dogs-take-a-hit/ Dedicated to topics that fall within the general theme of UltimateFatBurner.com (i.e, exercise, body building, supplements,weight loss, diet, etc), but outside the realm of product reviews. Please review our posting protocols page before contributing. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:54:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Elissa http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/2008/08/29/hot-dogs-take-a-hit/comment-page-1/#comment-1696 Elissa Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:13:51 +0000 http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/wordpress/?p=250#comment-1696 LOL - in Food Science jargon, hot dogs are known as "comminuted meat products" - and they're about as appetizing as the name implies. In ye olden days, most people had to live off what they had available, so sausages were part of the lifestyle. Fat was an important source of calories for people engaged in manual labor; and likewise, farmers couldn't afford to waste the "offal" of a slaughtered animal. And - in truth - those "parts" are nutritious, even if they're somewhat unappetizing to modern palates. But we're a long way from those days: most people don't need the extra calories, and - even for leaner people, making "room" for fatty hot dogs on the menu means displacing more nutritious foods. The fact that routine consumption could increase the risk of colorectal cancer just makes it more vivid. LOL – in Food Science jargon, hot dogs are known as “comminuted meat products” – and they’re about as appetizing as the name implies.

In ye olden days, most people had to live off what they had available, so sausages were part of the lifestyle. Fat was an important source of calories for people engaged in manual labor; and likewise, farmers couldn’t afford to waste the “offal” of a slaughtered animal. And – in truth – those “parts” are nutritious, even if they’re somewhat unappetizing to modern palates.

But we’re a long way from those days: most people don’t need the extra calories, and – even for leaner people, making “room” for fatty hot dogs on the menu means displacing more nutritious foods. The fact that routine consumption could increase the risk of colorectal cancer just makes it more vivid.

]]> By: Rob http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/2008/08/29/hot-dogs-take-a-hit/comment-page-1/#comment-1695 Rob Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:32:29 +0000 http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/wordpress/?p=250#comment-1695 I hate hot dogs. My wife and kid love them. To think of all the gross stuff ground up in them. At times when the family menu includes them for dinner, I have to have mine burned them black on the grill just to reduce the salivary sensation of the fatty juices squirting as I bite. I read this same report in yesterdays local newspaper. It also had a chart of a pig showing where the ingro-dients come from so I invited her to see for herself, but she didn't want to look. Ah, ignorance is bliss, or in her case hog heaven. I hate hot dogs. My wife and kid love them. To think of all the gross stuff ground up in them. At times when the family menu includes them for dinner, I have to have mine burned them black on the grill just to reduce the salivary sensation of the fatty juices squirting as I bite.

I read this same report in yesterdays local newspaper. It also had a chart of a pig showing where the ingro-dients come from so I invited her to see for herself, but she didn’t want to look.

Ah, ignorance is bliss, or in her case hog heaven.

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