Who needs a gun? A hot dog will work just fine...

If it turns out you've gotten yourself into an ugly marriage, and you don't know how to get out, fear not -- the hot dog was created for you!

According to a recent study published in The Archives of Internal Medicine, eating more than one hot dog every month and a half equates to a death wish. While red meat is considered very bad for your health, and eating too much can increase your mortality risk by 20 to 40 percent, hot dogs and other forms of processed meats are in a category of their own.

The New York Times has more on why you should forego the ham sandwich and abstain from those ballpark dogs.