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>Before this, the majority of Americans ate more modest, often meatless breakfasts that might include fruit, a grain porridge (oat, wheat or corn meals) or a ro
by dylandrop 13y ago
>Before this, the majority of Americans ate more modest, often meatless breakfasts that might include fruit, a grain porridge (oat, wheat or corn meals) or a roll, and usually a cup of coffee.
Pretty hard to argue that bacon is really as healthy as oatmeal & fruit.
Just for reference, fried eggs have a crapload of cholesterol (http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=fried+egg http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=fried+egg) and bacon is pretty fattening and in general, not too great on cholesterol either (http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2+strips+of+bacon http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2+strips+of+bacon). And this doesn't even include all of the oil these things are fried in.
- liquidcool 13y agoHowever, eggs have equal amounts of good (HDL) and bad (LDL) cholesterol, so most nutritionists feel they cancel each other out and hence eggs aren't considered bad. Few are recommending bacon (although Canadian bacon is fairly lean).
- dylandrop 13y agoYeah, I don't think eggs are the primary bad guy here, it's mostly the oil / butter for frying and the bacon. Also considering the alternative mentioned in the article, eating some fruit and some grains would probably be much healthier.
- nazgulnarsil 13y agoDietary cholesterol is not well correlated with blood serum cholesterol. Dietary fat is also not "fattening." I really wish people wouldn't mindlessly repeat nutritional maxims, they cause a lot of harm.
- rayiner 13y agoDietary cholesterol and dietary fat have very little to do with blood cholesterol and body fat.
- svachalek 13y agoMy wife is pregnant and dealing with gestational diabetes so recently I'm learning to track all this stuff. You'd be amazed at how bad an oatmeal and fruit breakfast can wreck your blood sugar (as in double it in a matter of minutes). Bacon may not be the best protein source but getting a little protein and fat in the morning calorie mix is really a must.