Hot Dog Health Risk
New billboard will warn St. Louis residents against eating meat.
July 2, 2009
All eyes will be on President Obama as he throws the first pitch during the 2009 All-Star Game in St. Louis, but the Cancer Project will be vying for attention as well with a new billboard. The digital billboard will feature four hot dogs packed into an “Unlucky Strikes” cigarette box alongside a warning label that reads, “Warning: Hot Dogs Can Strike You Out—for Good.” The nonprofit organization aims to showcase the link between meat consumption and cancer. Cancer Project dietitian Krista Haynes, RD, says that “[l]ike cigarettes, hot dogs should come with a warning label that helps baseball fans and other consumers understand the health risk.” Perhaps patrons will think twice about ordering foot-long brats now that meat has been called out.
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