Are Hot Dogs Good For You?

It depends on the type of hot dogs you are talking about! These two in the picture would be good for anyone!

My father told me that when he was a kid and hot dogs entered the food market, they were touted as the ultimate in nutrition! Imagine that, as they fall easily into the class of food we call "junk food" nowadays. They are composed of ground up, usually non-choice pieces of meat, and lots of fat and other fillers. So are they good for you? Let's just say there are better food choices, but if you want a hot dog once in a while, have one. Just add it into your calorie count for the day. That's the way I do it.

The real concern regarding life extension though, is the quantity of how much food you eat. Even if you eat nothing but the highest quality foods, too much of them are still bad for you, and eating too much of them is easily achieved. I saw a woman on a weight loss program that ate a bag of apples for a snack. She thought they were healthy, so "Hey, the more, the merrier, right."

Well, not exactly. The more the worse. A good thumb rule is only ever have one of anything a time. One apple, one sandwich, one drink. That's more than enough.

Real Life Extension is achieved through caloric restriction with optimal nutrition. Optimal nutrition is the easy part, just pick good foods. Caloric restriction is easy too and is the "How To"

subject of my book.

Dr. Doug Ikeler http://www.drdougikeler.com/