BEWARE: Hot dogs are as bad as cigarettes. That is, eating 50 grams of processed meat per day — about one hot dog — increases your risk of colorectal cancer, on average, by 21 percent. So, to remind NASCAR fans that eating hot dogs will kill them, the D.C.-based Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine bought a billboard ad near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway that reads: "Warning: Hot Dogs Can Wreck Your Health."

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The billboard, a photo of four deliciously grilled hot dogs tucked into a cigarette packet, is pretty benign compared to these. But the rhetoric, alas, is not. “A hot dog a day could send you to an early grave,” PCRM nutrition education director Susan Levin, said in a press release. "Processed meats like hot dogs can increase your risk for diabetes, heart disease, and various types of cancer. Like cigarettes, hot dogs should come with a warning label that helps racing fans and other consumers understand the health risk.”

Oh, c'mon! As if we don't know, when we go to Nationals Park, that this isn't good for us.

[via Indy Star]