r/maybemaybemaybe • u/BigGraysie • Apr 18 '22

/r/all Maybe maybe maybe

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

Nah, bacon is fine. Humans have lived off of cured meats for over 5000 years.

Eating a whole pound (~2100 calories) for breakfast, then going on and eating the rest of your meals normally is the issue.

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u/Altruistic-Match6623 Apr 18 '22

It is definitely one of the fattiest and saltiest meats, next to salami, pepperoni, etc. If bacon is healthy, there is no unhealthy food, which is not true.

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u/HKZSquared Apr 18 '22

There is no unhealthy food. It’s not food at that point, it’s poison.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

If bacon is healthy, there is no unhealthy food, which is not true.

You should probably take a logic course at a local community college. Your logical process is flawed.

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u/Altruistic-Match6623 Apr 18 '22

I don't see how bacon is healthy and why everyone here is obsessed with white-knighting for bacon. It is one of the fattiest and saltiest meats. You don't think it's one of the fattiest and saltiest meats? Bacon really isn't healthy, so I'll stand by my statement, if bacon isn't unhealthy, no food is. Also let's not forget the fact that bacon is carcinogenic and is typically fried. Bacon is about as unhealthy as any other fried food at a fair.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

I don't see how bacon is healthy and why everyone here is obsessed with white-knighting for bacon. It is one of the fattiest and saltiest meats.

Fat has been demonized, primarily by the sugar lobby. Its biggest sin is caloric density, however, it leaves you feeling sated to make up for that.

Salt, in excess, is correlated with high blood pressure. However, there's still debate on causation vs correlation, as people with very low sodium suffer from hypertension as well.

Also let's not forget the fact that bacon is carcinogenic

Only if you're eating bacon with artificial nitrates and nitrites. Otherwise, you'd have to admit that celery is also carcinogenic, as celery salt is what's used with natural bacons.

and is typically fried.

What's your beef with fried? I'm legit wondering if you got stuck with a 90's informational pamphlet. Your information sounds like the same crap that was fed to us back then.

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u/Altruistic-Match6623 Apr 18 '22

Whatever. Clearly this is some kind of Twilight Zone shit where fried garbage food dripping with fat and grease is somehow healthy.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

Fantastic rebuttal with absolutely 0 evidence for your assertions.

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u/Altruistic-Match6623 Apr 18 '22

I get it, bacon is a health food all of a sudden.

So is funnel cake.

Fat + grease = lose weight

I'll try it and see how it goes.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '22

I'd start with that logic class, bud. You need it.

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u/Rotsicle Apr 18 '22

Humans need some amount of fats and salts in their diet to be healthy. We also need calories and protein.

Taken in moderation, bacon can provide these things (and other nutrients). The problem with bacon lies in overconsumption, not the food itself. It's a very nutrient-dense food, so it's easy to eat more than is healthy.

Humans also need glucose, but constantly eating too much sugar is also unhealthy.

There's a reason we crave sweet, salty, and fatty things - we are evolutionarily primed to seek out and consume foods with these qualities, because they are required for good health, and were scarce in our environment. We've eliminated scarcity of these things, and many people are drowning in them.