STUDY SHOWS EATING BACON WILL MAKE YOU LIVE LONGER
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The article posted at http://newrisingmedia.com/all/2013/9/30/study-shows-eating-bacon-will-make-you-live-longer
Science has enriched the lives of bacon-lovers everywhere. A study conducted by researchers at ETH Zurich has concluded that the high levels of Vitamin B3 (known as niacin) in this meat could help you live longer.
To test this, Energy Metabolism Professor Michael Ristow fed roundworms a dose of niacin, discovering that they lived one-tenth longer than those who went without. The vitamin is also rich in the likes of Marmite, paprika, peanuts and sun-dried tomatoes. This is surprisingly contrary to what scientiests believed, because the standard assumption has been that niacin promotes the formation of "free radicals," causing faster ageing.
An antioxidant-rich diet has been contradicted by Ristow's findings, which shows that niacin "tricks the body into believing that it is exercising," perfect for any particularly lazy individual.
Next up will be testing the theory on mice, but for now allow me to personally thank science.
****So most likely this is BS, but a reason to eat bacon is always welcome
Science has enriched the lives of bacon-lovers everywhere. A study conducted by researchers at ETH Zurich has concluded that the high levels of Vitamin B3 (known as niacin) in this meat could help you live longer.
To test this, Energy Metabolism Professor Michael Ristow fed roundworms a dose of niacin, discovering that they lived one-tenth longer than those who went without. The vitamin is also rich in the likes of Marmite, paprika, peanuts and sun-dried tomatoes. This is surprisingly contrary to what scientiests believed, because the standard assumption has been that niacin promotes the formation of "free radicals," causing faster ageing.
An antioxidant-rich diet has been contradicted by Ristow's findings, which shows that niacin "tricks the body into believing that it is exercising," perfect for any particularly lazy individual.
Next up will be testing the theory on mice, but for now allow me to personally thank science.
****So most likely this is BS, but a reason to eat bacon is always welcome
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Mmmm....Bacon....0
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finally! A test the lab rats will actually enjoy. I volunteer to be a lab rat. I will eat ALL the bacon. Must start taking niacin. You think if I take enough my body will thinks its exercised so much I won't have to?
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Lmao, it would be great if this is true...I could eat bacon, hit the gym and have more bacon and my body would think all it did was work out.0
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In. I don't even care if it's true.0
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In. I don't even care if it's true.
^ This all the way!!!0 -
I read that study. It was pretty funny.0
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I'm hungry.....0
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Isn't everything better with bacon, to include weight loss?0
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my kind of study
LOVE bacon 0 -
I will be immortal!0
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Bacon had a Mom.0
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And skinnier as well.0
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I vote for more bacon nutritional studies !!!!!! The nutrition underdog will one day be vindicated :drinker:0
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Mmm. Happy there is bacon on my pizza right now.0
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In. I don't even care if it's true.
Ditto0 -
Yum, pass more bacon my way please
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i just enjoyed 4 crispy strips of bacon in my mouth an hour ago for lunch. yum.0
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It's totally true.
Grains are toxic.
Sugar is toxic.
Saturated fat and protein are what we're made out of, it's what we should be eating.
I enjoy more energy, more clarity, better sleep and less hunger on a LCHF diet.
Check it out, highly recommended...0 -
I'm always IN for bacon!!!0
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bacon! bacon! bacon! mmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!0
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Its on these boards so therefore it must be true. Must up bacon consumption0
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There's also a study that shows eating roundup reduce the risk of cancer in white mice.0
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BACON!!!0
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