Eat bacon and die

[Captain Serious]

I wouldn't be surprised if the cancer link is due to the preservatives in processed meats.

Almost all processed meats contain a strong preservative called sodium nitrate (or sodium nitrite), which is there mainly to help the meat keep its colour. These preservatives convert in our bodies to nitrosomines, which, the last I read, were one of the most carcinegenic edible substance.

 

[durianrider]

Sodium Nitrate aint flash but plenty of other foods have it without the cancer risk that bacon is reported to have.

Read the China Study if you want the low down on why meat causes cancer. Even red meat. Even NSW cancer council is telling people to cut down on meat consumption. For them to admit it despite beef being Australia's biggest food export..thats saying a LOT.

Give it 10 years and we will see 'contributes to cancer and heart disease' warning stickers on meat packets just like cigarettes. My nanna always tells me stories of the 'hippies' that would warn of the dangers of smoking and everyone laughed at them...

 

[Deagol]

The swine industry is responsible for horrendous amounts of pollution ....

This is true... especially surface water runoff from feed lots. Awful smell, ontop of it. Of course, agricultural runoff from non-meat sources is also a source of contaminated surface water. The feedlots, are probably worse, granted.

 

[elapid]

Read the China Study if you want the low down on why meat causes cancer. Even red meat. Even NSW cancer council is telling people to cut down on meat consumption. For them to admit it despite beef being Australia's biggest food export..thats saying a LOT.

Colon cancer is more prevalent in societies eating a greater proportion of red meat, but stomach cancer is more prevalent in societies eating fish and vegetables. Choose your poison. No matter what you eat, you live long enough you will be at greater risk of cancer. The type of cancer will just depend on what you eat, no matter if you're vegan or carnivorous.

 

[elapid]

What's better than a nice fatty piece of bacon? A bacon shake:

http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-bacon-milkshake-jack-in-the-box-20120208,0,4234279.story

Perfect post-ride recovery drink

 

[Wallace]

"If you give up alcohol, cigarettes, drugs and rich foods you don't live longer. It only seems that way."

 

[durianrider]

Everybody dies but not everyone lives.
Everybody dies but not everyone leaves a positive legacy.

We are all gonna check out one day, in the mean time, every dollar we spend is a vote for what we believe in..