I Built a Food Lifespan Calculator - Here's the Data That Powers It

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The most shared piece of data from my food lifespan calculator: a hot dog costs 27 minutes of life.

Here's how the HENI research data works in code:

// 120+ static foods for instant results
const FOOD_DATABASE = [
  { name: 'Hot dog', impactMinutes: -27, calories: 290 },
  { name: 'Big Mac', impactMinutes: -24, calories: 550 },
  { name: 'Salmon', impactMinutes: 16, calories: 208 },
  // ...120+ more foods
];

// USDA API fallback for 300,000+ foods
const { impactMinutes, breakdown } = calculateLifespanImpact(nutrients);