World's Oldest Person credits Bacon

[Kaido]

CNN Video

114-year-old Gertrude Baines says an "occasional piece of crispy bacon" has aided her longevity.

Wanna be immortal? EAT BACON!!! 😀 😀 😀

 

[Fritzo]

There's actually nothing wrong with bacon. It's a high protien source. When you start mixing it's fats with high carb foods like pancakes and toast is when it starts becoming a problem.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: Kaido
CNN Video

114-year-old Gertrude Baines says an "occasional piece of crispy bacon" has aided her longevity.

Wanna be immortal? EAT BACON!!! 😀 😀 😀

When you're that old, I'm sure you won't remember what the hell made you last that long either.

 

[Jeff7]

Not like you can break it down to one factor either. Such is the problem with social experiments and studies - it's unethical to take 2000 people, lock them up, and carefully control just one variable at a time. One group gets a certain diet, and the other gets a similar diet, except with bacon added in. Continue this until all test subjects are dead, and see which group lived longest on average.

Some people might protest this sort of thing.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
There's actually nothing wrong with bacon. It's a high protien source. When you start mixing it's fats with high carb foods like pancakes and toast is when it starts becoming a problem.

Well so is a thin slice of steak... bacon has a lot of bad things going for it:

- From pork, one of the least cleanest farm animals
- is smoked, which adds carcinogens
- typically has nitrites/nitrates added to preserve, bad for blood pressure
- has a very high amount of saturated fat

 

[Vehemence]

Bacon should be eaten on or with everything.

Everything.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: Fritzo
There's actually nothing wrong with bacon. It's a high protien source. When you start mixing it's fats with high carb foods like pancakes and toast is when it starts becoming a problem.

Well so is a thin slice of steak... bacon has a lot of bad things going for it:

- From pork, one of the least cleanest farm animals
- is smoked, which adds carcinogens
- typically has nitrites/nitrates added to preserve, bad for blood pressure
- has a very high amount of saturated fat

But it has a lot of good things going for it:

IT TASTES SO GOOD!!!!

 

[Chryso]

It is all down to genes. If you have good genes you will live a long time. If you have crappy genes you won't.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Bacon - The Miracle Meat

mmmmMMMMM BACON!!

 

[Saint Nick]

I think its funny her name is Gertrude -- a very stereotypical old woman's name :laugh:

 

[ebaycj]

Originally posted by: Chryso
It is all down to genes. If you have good genes you will live a long time. If you have crappy genes you won't.

If that's the case, CasioTech and his Diesels will probably be going strong to 110+.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Chryso
It is all down to genes. If you have good genes you will live a long time. If you have crappy genes you won't.

rubbish

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Not like you can break it down to one factor either. Such is the problem with social experiments and studies - it's unethical to take 2000 people, lock them up, and carefully control just one variable at a time. One group gets a certain diet, and the other gets a similar diet, except with bacon added in. Continue this until all test subjects are dead, and see which group lived longest on average.

Some people might protest this sort of thing.

Do ethics exist in international waters?

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: Chryso
It is all down to genes. If you have good genes you will live a long time. If you have crappy genes you won't.

Gene Simmons? Good or bad Gene?

 

[acheron]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Not like you can break it down to one factor either. Such is the problem with social experiments and studies - it's unethical to take 2000 people, lock them up, and carefully control just one variable at a time. One group gets a certain diet, and the other gets a similar diet, except with bacon added in. Continue this until all test subjects are dead, and see which group lived longest on average.

Some people might protest this sort of thing.

Anyone who protests doesn't get the bacon.