Relevant XKCD
Some recent studies point that bacon is not that bad if you not mix it with a lot of carbos
It’s cured fatty meat.
Too much of it isn’t going to be great no matter what you do.
The thing is, fat isn’t all that bad for you. The idea that fat is unhealthy is mostly dead outside of sugar lobbyists. It’s sugar that you really have to look out for.
Salt is also likely not as bad as reporting used to make it out to be. It causes short term blood pressure increases, but potentially not long term and also we don’t know the direction of causation with that and heart disease.
Basically, don’t over-indulge, but bacon probably isn’t going to kill you.
Weren’t there studies that showed it’s linked to increased risk of cancer? Even all processed meat like hot dogs and sausages.
Red meat and nitrate salts are still not great. It’s not as bad as the internet wellness influencers say it is, but if your other option for breakfast is oatmeal, then bacon is a bad choice for heart health.
But if your other option is breakfast sausage, then yeah, bacon isn’t too bad of an option.
