Bacon Worshippers read this at your peril.
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According to Auntie this morning, some researchers in Sweden have suggested that eating two rashers of bacon a day can increase your risk of pancreatic cancer by 20%. Really? Are these researchers prepared to go to a UK building site and tell the construction workers that they are going to die? The british building industry is not based on the solidity of the foundations or the quality of the rebar or the sweat carrying bricks and cement - though those are important. It's greatest triumph is that all of those and more are based on the solid foundations of a good, honest bacon sandwich. Bacon will always triumph. That's the problem with Sweden. They don't eat bacon sandwiches. If they did, they'd be a greater nation than they are now.
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According to Auntie this morning, some researchers in Sweden have suggested that eating two rashers of bacon a day can increase your risk of pancreatic cancer by 20%. Really? Are these researchers prepared to go to a UK building site and tell the construction workers that they are going to die? The british building industry is not based on the solidity of the foundations or the quality of the rebar or the sweat carrying bricks and cement - though those are important. It's greatest triumph is that all of those and more are based on the solid foundations of a good, honest bacon sandwich. Bacon will always triumph. That's the problem with Sweden. They don't eat bacon sandwiches. If they did, they'd be a greater nation than they are now.
PHS241 wrote:
some researchers in Sweden have suggested that eating two rashers of bacon a day can increase your risk of pancreatic cancer by 20%.
I don't actually eat bacon but these stats annoy me ... What they are saying is, if your chance of getting pancreatic cancer was say 0.1%, then if you eat bacon it will be 0.12% (not 20.1%). They quote it in the way that will be most scary. *Rant Over* Anyway, I bet Tofu doesn't increase your risk of getting pancreatic cancer so I'm alright! :-D
Ali "Tofu is the Dark Matter of the culinary world." - Henry Minute
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PHS241 wrote:
some researchers in Sweden have suggested that eating two rashers of bacon a day can increase your risk of pancreatic cancer by 20%.
I don't actually eat bacon but these stats annoy me ... What they are saying is, if your chance of getting pancreatic cancer was say 0.1%, then if you eat bacon it will be 0.12% (not 20.1%). They quote it in the way that will be most scary. *Rant Over* Anyway, I bet Tofu doesn't increase your risk of getting pancreatic cancer so I'm alright! :-D
Ali "Tofu is the Dark Matter of the culinary world." - Henry Minute
Yes, but the "T" word tastes of nothing, whereas BACON tastes *wonderfull*
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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According to Auntie this morning, some researchers in Sweden have suggested that eating two rashers of bacon a day can increase your risk of pancreatic cancer by 20%. Really? Are these researchers prepared to go to a UK building site and tell the construction workers that they are going to die? The british building industry is not based on the solidity of the foundations or the quality of the rebar or the sweat carrying bricks and cement - though those are important. It's greatest triumph is that all of those and more are based on the solid foundations of a good, honest bacon sandwich. Bacon will always triumph. That's the problem with Sweden. They don't eat bacon sandwiches. If they did, they'd be a greater nation than they are now.
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According to Auntie this morning, some researchers in Sweden have suggested that eating two rashers of bacon a day can increase your risk of pancreatic cancer by 20%. Really? Are these researchers prepared to go to a UK building site and tell the construction workers that they are going to die? The british building industry is not based on the solidity of the foundations or the quality of the rebar or the sweat carrying bricks and cement - though those are important. It's greatest triumph is that all of those and more are based on the solid foundations of a good, honest bacon sandwich. Bacon will always triumph. That's the problem with Sweden. They don't eat bacon sandwiches. If they did, they'd be a greater nation than they are now.
What they also said was that Pancreatic cancer is one of the rarest forms of cancer (incidence rate stats show the lifetime risk is 1:77 for men and 1:79 for women, as opposed to 1:8 for breast cancer in women, for example) http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats/types/pancreas/incidence/[^] http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats/types/breast/incidence/[^] It's a typical scare story on a slow news day...
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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PHS241 wrote:
some researchers in Sweden have suggested that eating two rashers of bacon a day can increase your risk of pancreatic cancer by 20%.
I don't actually eat bacon but these stats annoy me ... What they are saying is, if your chance of getting pancreatic cancer was say 0.1%, then if you eat bacon it will be 0.12% (not 20.1%). They quote it in the way that will be most scary. *Rant Over* Anyway, I bet Tofu doesn't increase your risk of getting pancreatic cancer so I'm alright! :-D
Ali "Tofu is the Dark Matter of the culinary world." - Henry Minute
Alison P wrote:
Anyway, I bet Tofu doesn't increase your risk of getting pancreatic cancer so I'm alright! :-D
But you may get dementia:Tofu may raise risk of dementia[^]
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Sweden... kind of is... a greater nation than the UK. *ducks for cover*
Giraffes are not real.
I wouldn't use a duck for cover. 1) They aren't generally considered bullet proof. 2) If you ignore (1), they aren't really big enough to hide behind, either. Unless you are abnormally small, or have a good supply of obscenely large mallards to hand.
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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Yes, but the "T" word tastes of nothing, whereas BACON tastes *wonderfull*
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
The vegetarian bacon slices, you can get from Tescos, are actually pretty good and do taste of bacon.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Alison P wrote:
Anyway, I bet Tofu doesn't increase your risk of getting pancreatic cancer so I'm alright! :-D
But you may get dementia:Tofu may raise risk of dementia[^]
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
Hehe! I think I may already have that! :-D
Ali "Tofu is the Dark Matter of the culinary world." - Henry Minute
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According to Auntie this morning, some researchers in Sweden have suggested that eating two rashers of bacon a day can increase your risk of pancreatic cancer by 20%. Really? Are these researchers prepared to go to a UK building site and tell the construction workers that they are going to die? The british building industry is not based on the solidity of the foundations or the quality of the rebar or the sweat carrying bricks and cement - though those are important. It's greatest triumph is that all of those and more are based on the solid foundations of a good, honest bacon sandwich. Bacon will always triumph. That's the problem with Sweden. They don't eat bacon sandwiches. If they did, they'd be a greater nation than they are now.
The risk for a man to die from cancer are here[^]. For pancreatic cancer the risk is 1.3%. So I'll add 20% to that and the risk is 1.56%. I think I'll stick to BACON!
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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The vegetarian bacon slices, you can get from Tescos, are actually pretty good and do taste of bacon.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
Yes, but they are made from vegetarian pigs... Probably. Unless I just made that up. I will do some extensive research, by eating some of the real bacon I have in the fridge. Back soon...
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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According to Auntie this morning, some researchers in Sweden have suggested that eating two rashers of bacon a day can increase your risk of pancreatic cancer by 20%. Really? Are these researchers prepared to go to a UK building site and tell the construction workers that they are going to die? The british building industry is not based on the solidity of the foundations or the quality of the rebar or the sweat carrying bricks and cement - though those are important. It's greatest triumph is that all of those and more are based on the solid foundations of a good, honest bacon sandwich. Bacon will always triumph. That's the problem with Sweden. They don't eat bacon sandwiches. If they did, they'd be a greater nation than they are now.
One thing I'm certain of: eating and drinking is guaranteed to kill you - sometime.
Unrequited desire is character building. OriginalGriff I'm sitting here giving you a standing ovation - Len Goodman
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What they also said was that Pancreatic cancer is one of the rarest forms of cancer (incidence rate stats show the lifetime risk is 1:77 for men and 1:79 for women, as opposed to 1:8 for breast cancer in women, for example) http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats/types/pancreas/incidence/[^] http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats/types/breast/incidence/[^] It's a typical scare story on a slow news day...
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
I have similar figures [below]. Go on, add 20% to that and the risk is still small.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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The vegetarian bacon slices, you can get from Tescos, are actually pretty good and do taste of bacon.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
Why? Pig's back have evolved over millennia to be absolutely delicious. Why settle for a manufactured and artificially flavoured poor imitation?
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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One thing I'm certain of: eating and drinking is guaranteed to kill you - sometime.
Unrequited desire is character building. OriginalGriff I'm sitting here giving you a standing ovation - Len Goodman
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According to Auntie this morning, some researchers in Sweden have suggested that eating two rashers of bacon a day can increase your risk of pancreatic cancer by 20%. Really? Are these researchers prepared to go to a UK building site and tell the construction workers that they are going to die? The british building industry is not based on the solidity of the foundations or the quality of the rebar or the sweat carrying bricks and cement - though those are important. It's greatest triumph is that all of those and more are based on the solid foundations of a good, honest bacon sandwich. Bacon will always triumph. That's the problem with Sweden. They don't eat bacon sandwiches. If they did, they'd be a greater nation than they are now.
It wasn't me! :~ But seriously, according to Swedish scientists you can't eat or drink ANYTHING. And take it easy on the breathing as well... X|
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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The vegetarian bacon slices, you can get from Tescos, are actually pretty good and do taste of bacon.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
Extensive research concluded. *burp* Both types of BACON are indeed excellent. Smoked and unsmoked. There is then, no need for mock-bacon in any form.
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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Yes, but the "T" word tastes of nothing, whereas BACON tastes *wonderfull*
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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I wouldn't use a duck for cover. 1) They aren't generally considered bullet proof. 2) If you ignore (1), they aren't really big enough to hide behind, either. Unless you are abnormally small, or have a good supply of obscenely large mallards to hand.
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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Assuming I have to seek cover for bullets. I was thinking more about old bread and vegetable soup.
Giraffes are not real.
The duck would be good with the old bread, yes. The vegetable soup? More of a problem - have you not heard the expression "like water off a ducks' back"?
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
