Bacon, Tasty Treats or Snippets of Doom?
A look into everyone’s favourite breakfast.
Everyone knows about bacon and eggs, and most people have had them for breakfast at one stage of their lives. But what they don’t know is how much fat it contains. A teaspoon of bacon grease has 38 calories, and is composed completely from fat, with little nutritional value. Bacon fat is about 40% saturated fat.
Bacon can cause lung cancer (or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), which is the fourth leading cause for death in the United States, and more women die from lung cancer than men. The nitrite in cured meat is the cause for lung cancer which could shorten your life. This research was done in Columbia University with Dr Rui Jiang’s Team in the Division of Medicine.
If you receive any of the symptoms below, please check your doctor:
- Shortness of Breath that could last for years.
- Coughing or Wheezing frequently
- Hard to exercise for a long time.
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Andrew Davies | Mar 24, 2009 | Reply
The article was too short, but the title was fantastic, and the images were great as well.
Author | Mar 24, 2009 | Reply
Thanks for your comment, I’ll keep that in mind next time.
Athlyn Green | May 6, 2009 | Reply
It’s sad that our food supply has seen the incorporation of harmful chemicals.