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Hot dogs – the killers

Pediatricians are concerned and insist on changing the appearance of one of the symbols of modern America – the traditional hot dog: its distinctive oblong shape is a common cause of asthma in young Americans, wrote Infox.

Sausage killer

appropriate statement is already prepared for publication in the March edition of the publication Pediatrics. The magazine, pediatricians say it is necessary a closer look at the problem in its dangerous form of food. In addition to hot dogs to his rank as oblong, round caramel candy, chocolate bars, nuts, grapes, etc. All of these delicious and somewhere even useful food came in a preliminary blacklist. Says Chairman of Committee on the prevention of accidents at the American Academy of Pediatrics Dr. Gary Smith: “We have an impressive statistic, confirming the potential danger of certain foods and producers to carefully consider our recommendations.” According to the committee, one of the most common causes of mortality among children aged 1 to 5 years is just choking. “Existing laws and regulations effectively protect our children from the possibility of suffocation due to toys and their parts,” – said Dr. Gary Smith. According to pediatricians, potentially hazardous food must be produced in a different form – for example, ball-shaped lollipops can be made flat, with a significantly larger diameter of the circle. What specifically needs to be done with the form of the notorious hot dog, the committee of the Academy of Pediatrics just do not know, but believe that the current form of the product is unacceptable.

With regard to products, which form not be changed, pediatricians offer to supply them with packaging prominent warning labels. Thus, parents simply have to know that the grapes statistics are among the leaders in the sad rating “stranglers children” are followed by small round candies and nuts. This hot dogs were found guilty in 17% of asphyxiated children under 10 years. “I think if you ask the best engineers in the world to calculate and design the perfect” plug “for the child’s airway, the output we would see is a classic hot dog” – said Dr. Smith.

carcinogenic effect

Last summer in the United States was filed a lawsuit against the producers of “hot dogs”. Was initiated by the Association to counter the spread of cancer. The fact that earlier American Institute for Cancer Research published results of studies showing that frequent consumption of processed minced meat significantly increases the risk of developing cancer, particularly colon cancer. Thus, were voiced indirect accusations of sausages. It was on this report and referred to prosecutors (a group of residents of New Jersey), a claim which states that the hot dogs are a danger to health, as is necessary to inform consumers with a special marking on the product packaging.