Bacon causes cancer

www.bbc.co.uk...

I did try a search on this but it appears the search engine on ATS is busted, at least for me.

This report is quite scary although it's probably done the rounds before:

Quote: Its [WHO] report said 50g of processed meat a day - less than two slices of bacon - increased the chance of developing colorectal cancer by 18%.

In a nutshell, reduce your red meat intake. Now, that's a shame as I'm quite carnivorous. All the numbers and percentages are given in the article but is it enough for me to give up eating the stuff? No, I like it too much (albeit maybe to my detriment).

What about you?

originally posted by: MrCrow
What about you?

Nope. If some study said eating bacon would instantaneously end all life on the planet I would still eat it happily.

been a veggie since 1991 but i still love the smell of fried bacon. that smell has been many a vegetarian's ruin

a reply to: AugustusMasonicus

Same.

But, I don't think it's meat that's unhealthy, but rather what people do with it. I mean, God only knows what people put in meat to make it more tasty or to last longer or what not.

Just grow your own meat, and we should be fine!

a reply to: MrCrow
you are very brave friend.

these people take their bacon serious regardless of health issues.

everything causes cancer. now feed me a bacon sarnie and shut it.

a reply to: Soloprotocol

ha ha i'm feeling a 'Kneel before Bacon!' meme coming on

originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus

originally posted by: MrCrow
What about you?

Nope. If some study said eating bacon would instantaneously end all life on the planet I would still eat it happily.

Great wisdom right there.

Guess I will get cancer then.



You can take my life but you will NEVER take my bacon!!!!!!

originally posted by: Avicenne
Great wisdom right there.

I have zero intention of not eating bacon because the United Nations thinks it may cause cancer.

They can kiss my bacon-flavored ass.

I love bacon, especially turkey bacon. I would never give up bacon unless I absolutely had to. Just thinking about bacon makes my mouth water and nothing is going to turn me against it.

a reply to: MrCrow

I don't know, perhaps it is a nitrate thing? I buy the uncured to avoid nitrates.

originally posted by: Nikola014
Just grow your own meat, and we should be fine!

Well, I do not have the luxury of having a hog farm (nor do I want one) so I will leave it to the local experts who make stupendous bacon.

I eat salmon bacon - I wonder if that's any better?

ok cut me some slack on this quickie

(i still can't put a pic in my posts) - files.abovetopsecret.com...

originally posted by: kaylaluv

I eat salmon bacon - I wonder if that's any better?

Better than no bacon at all? Of course!

a reply to: MrCrow

originally posted by: deadeyedick
a reply to: MrCrow
you are very brave friend.

these people take their bacon serious regardless of health issues.

I agree I saw this earler today but was afraid to post it, there are too many bacon loving mods and established members to risk loosing my account.

I have too many stars to step out of line now

originally posted by: Soloprotocol
everything causes cancer. now feed me a bacon sarnie and shut it.

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originally posted by: MrCrow
www.bbc.co.uk...

I did try a search on this but it appears the search engine on ATS is busted, at least for me.

This report is quite scary although it's probably done the rounds before:

Quote: Its [WHO] report said 50g of processed meat a day - less than two slices of bacon - increased the chance of developing colorectal cancer by 18%.

In a nutshell, reduce your red meat intake. Now, that's a shame as I'm quite carnivorous. All the numbers and percentages are given in the article but is it enough for me to give up eating the stuff? No, I like it too much (albeit maybe to my detriment).

What about you?

Hey, don't you be talking about bacon like that.

We just had an old age record breaker at 116, who claimed she ate bacon and eggs for breakfast every single day and snacked on bacon throughout the day.

However, it is true that if you cook bacon too hot and fast, the preservatives, even in "natural no nitrates added" marketing hype bacons will make some nasties. Check the package, it will say beet or celery juice instead of nitrates, because beet and celery juice is mostly nitrates.

Dont sweat the nitrates, your saliva produces more of those than all the bacon you-ll ever eat timees ten.

Just remeber slow and low and black is burned brown is flavor. And if you can get it from forest running, ttuffle digging, acorn munching pigs, it will be miles better for you than factory corn fed pigs.