November 8, 2015: The W.H.O. Bacon Scare is a Conspiracy!

MY LIFE WITH BACON continues this week with news analysis of the Wall Street Journal,

OOPS, didn't notice that I didn't actually publish this last week. So you get a double-dose of posts.

BACON IN THE NEWS--------------------------------------------------

BIG NEWS STORY IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - this week, the esteemed WSJ published an op-ed piece entitled "The Climate Agenda Behind the Bacon Scare". In it, the journal links anti-meat proponents, who are also often climate-change enthusiasts, in a sort of conspiracy to get the world to eat less meat. The article claims that the actual scientific evidence between eating bacon and cancer is scant; the evidence related to process meats is even thinner. Great analysis of the article here; in reviewing the actual studies, I have to agree that the link between bacon consumption in reasonable quantities, and cancer, is weak.

THE DANGERS OF DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE. Of course, I've previously written about another global chemical catastrophe-in-waiting, and that is over-consumption and improper use of the chemical DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE. Again, the article here is worth the read. People have been known to DIE when over-consuming dihydrogen monoxide. It is also commonly used by people who prep for eating competitions. See the "Training and Preparation" section of this article.

BACON SHOW IN VEGAS - yes, Sin City is getting in on the bacon craze. This link is a highlight video of the burlesque 'strip' show. Looks like fun! Sponsored by Hormel's Black Label bacon.