I love BLT sandwiches... So, are they healthy to eat all the time?
2007-11-14 15:51:54 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
NO!! Bacon is probably the least healthy food that the government controls. It contains too much fat, too much salt, and too much nitrite. In addition, it contains high levels of nitrosamine (a cancer producing compound). Find another food to love.
2007-11-14 23:30:35 · answer #1 · answered by JOHN M 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bacon really isnt healthy - particularly ones that havent had reduced fat.
I think they may hav trans fats too depending on the type you get - and trans fat are really bad for u of course
But if you have it occasionally with a salad sandwich and a thin slice in it - than that'd be ok
proportion really
but nothing u'd classify as healthy
2007-11-14 16:00:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have 2 or 3 pieces of bacon a day but keep your daily fat, salt and cholesterol consumption in check, it's okay to have it. The problem is that bacon is rich in all of the above, but is very small in size & weight, thus not filling you like another food would with comparable quantities of the above.
2007-11-14 16:09:22 · answer #3 · answered by db108108 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
technically bacon would be all natural so it would not be unhealthy. only your consumption would determine if it had an unhealthy impact on you
no less than 20% of the daily calories should be derived from fats. of that 20% you would want no more than 5% to come from saturated fat sources. some recent medical studies have even shown that women actually need dietary saturated fats to keep testosterone production normal while men do not.
the majority of the fats in bacon are unsaturated
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
2007-11-14 16:07:21 · answer #4 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I think bacon is way too popular right now! I love the occasional blt, but I have issues with salt and fat. Everything in moderation would be the way to go.
2015-04-30 13:23:05 · answer #5 · answered by Janet 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no bacon is not healhty food. reason is
Pigs harbour a range of parasites and diseases that can be transmitted to humans. These include trichinosis, cysticercosis, and brucellosis. Pigs are also known to host large concentrations of parasitic ascarid worms in their digestive tract. The presence of these diseases and parasites is one of the reasons why pork meat should not be taken.
2007-11-14 20:43:56 · answer #6 · answered by Eccentric 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If healthy = 75% fat, then yes..bacon is totally healthy and you should eat it until your heart is coated in grease.
2007-11-14 16:00:16 · answer #7 · answered by lecloakgenie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bacon has a lot of fat, but switch to turkey bacon and it's much healthier.
2007-11-14 15:58:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Apparently Bacon can cause Bladder Cancer if eaten too much.
2007-11-14 16:12:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are not healthy to eat all the time, but you could probably make it more healthier.
2007-11-14 15:58:57 · answer #10 · answered by Rivers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋