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8 Foods to Limit

These foods pack on the pounds, zap energy, trigger inflammation and crowd out the more nutritious foods in your diet. Do your best to eat them on rare occasions only.

Hot Dogs

Up to 80 percent of the calories in regular hot dogs come from fat, and much of it is the unhealthy saturated type. Regularly eating processed meats like hot dogs has been linked to increased risk of heart disease and colon cancer. Swap out your hot dogs for lean chicken or turkey sausages—you get far less fat and more high-quality protein.

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