When it comes to less-than-healthy pleasures, most people believe that "anything in moderation" is OK.
Although this is typically regarded sensible advice, researchers from the University of Michigan have cautioned that even the occasional indulgence may shorten your healthy lifespan by many minutes.
The researchers rated the nutritional characteristics of over 5,800 items that might be found in "the US diet" in the journal Nature Food.
While a hotdog is a necessity at a baseball game, a summer fete, or a neighbor's BBQ, the results show that eating the processed meat knocks 36 minutes off your healthy life.
This might be mitigated considerably with a nutritious snack, with a handful of almonds providing 26 minutes of happiness.
The researchers at the University of Michigan created a nutritional index that assesses whether a specific diet provides a net advantage or damage to our minutes of healthy life.
The index uses the Global Burden of Disease research to evaluate the impact of a specific meal by analyzing 15 dietary risk variables.
The scientists also considered the food's environmental effect, such as its manufacture, water needs, and waste.
Finally, the various meals were classified using a traffic light system.
Nuts, berries, "field-grown" vegetables, legumes – such as lentils and chickpeas – whole grains, and some shellfish are examples of foods in the green zone that promote health while having low environmental impact.
The red zone, on the other hand, comprises red or processed meat, shrimp, and "greenhouse-grown" vegetables.
Substituting fruit, vegetables, nuts, legumes, and "chosen seafood" for just 10% of our daily calorie intake from beef or processed meat may add 48 minutes of healthy life each day while simultaneously reducing our carbon footprint by a third (33%), according to the findings.
The 5,800 items studied varied from contributing 80 minutes of healthy life per serving to subtracting 74 minutes.
"In general, dietary guidelines lack precise and practical guidance to inspire individuals to modify their behavior, and dietary recommendations seldom address environmental consequences," research author Katerina Stylianou explained.
"Previous research have frequently limited their conclusions to a discussion of plant vs animal-based diets," said Stylianou.
"Although we find that plant-based diets perform better in general, there are significant differences among both plant-based and animal-based meals."
Nonetheless, the researchers advise consumers to restrict their meat consumption while increasing their diet of field-grown veggies, legumes, and nuts.
"The necessity of dietary modifications to enhance human health and the environment is obvious," co-author Professor Olivier Jolliet remarked.
"Our findings show that minor targeted replacements are a viable and potent method for achieving large health and environmental advantages without needing drastic dietary changes."
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