09/02/08 Hot Dog

Labor Day Weekend, that last hurrah of summer. Most of us were enjoying the great outdoors and cranking up the barbeque. An all time favorite barbie food is the good old all American hot dog. A new ad on TV though is trying to change that by insinuating that eating a hot dog will lead to colon cancer. Several nutritionists familiar with the ad though state that, "While hot dogs aren't exactly a "health food, eating one every now and then probably won't hurt you." The ad is a brainchild of a pro-vegetarian, anti-meat advocacy group. These types of scare tactics are typical fodder for this group. While eating a steady daily diet of hot dogs, deli meat and bacon would probably not be advised, the occasional hot dog is not the disease bearing pariah that they try to make it out to be. So, go ahead fire up the barbeque and enjoy. And if you prefer grilled veggies, that's okay, but don't stand between me and my hot dog.