CUT OUT THE BACON, SAVE LIVES

Researchers from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, estimate that if Americans cut their processed meat intake by just 30%, it could lead to nearly 353,000 fewer cases of Type 2 diabetes, 92,500 fewer cases of cardiovascular disease, and 53,300 fewer cases of colorectal cancer over 10 years. That’s roughly the equivalent of cutting out 10 slices of bacon each week.
* OK, but who’s the poor schlub who’s gonna cut out his ten slices of bacon and save all those lives?
* Let me guess – this research funded by the Haggis Promotional Council of Scotland?
* Next week, they tell Italy to cut back on the pasta.
* How much bacon do they think we eat over here, pass the porkbelly.
* Wow. When did Scotland become America’s nanny?
* (Note: 353,000 + 92,500 + 53,300 = 498,800 people helped out of a total U.S. population of over 333 million giving up bacon. Not even 2 tenths of one percent. Do they have calculators in Scotland?)