Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Health Scare Story Du Jour

From The Metro:

Eating bacon can damage sperm, men warned: Eating lots of saturated fats, such as those found in bacon, can have a damaging effect on men's sperm, new research suggests...

Ah right. "Such as those..." and not "which are exclusively". Let's stop right there, shall we, and tuck into some of this:
And as regards the Global Anti Bacon Movement, eating bacon sure ain't as bad for 'reproductive health' as marrying your sister, is it?

11 comments:

Lola said...

I love bacon and eggs, bacon sabdwiches etc etc. I have four children (I am assured they are all mine).

Mark Wadsworth said...

L, technically we died out years ago.

Chuckles said...

Must be an interesting recipe, with ingredients like that?

Anonymous said...

Perhaps men who have difficulty impregnating their partners turn to bacon sandwiches to numb the psychological pain.

James Higham said...

Goody - I eat little bacon but that I do eat is yummy.

Mark Wadsworth said...

Ch, which recipe?

Anon, if that were true, why do we have it for breakfast and not at midnight?

JH, I can't remember the last time I had bacon when it wasn't yummy.

Anon2, at least the few kids we manage to father aren't inbred.

Derek said...

So if you eat enough bacon it's a contraceptive. Excellent! Yet another benefit from this miracle food.

formertory said...

Another good reason for vasectomy. Problem solved. Double bacon, sausage, eggs and mushrooms please, with a side of fried potato. And I don't care how many religious minorities I upset.

To quote a certain blogger, what's not to like?

Mark Wadsworth said...

D, a miracle food indeed.

FT, whether a full English goes with toast or 'fried potato' aka 'chips' is a divisive topic*. Perhaps a Fun Online Poll is called for?

* I love chips and I don't eat bread, and I admit to being a bit of a cavalier with these ancient traditions.

Anonymous said...

"Eating bacon can damage sperm"

God, who gives a toss? :-)


Sex, the activity that involves throwing away about a million sperm in one go.

Bayard said...

"FT, whether a full English goes with toast or 'fried potato' aka 'chips' is a divisive topic*."

Or both! Mind you, I'm a toast aficionado. Best bit is the bacon, always tasty, worst is the the sausage(s), almost always tasteless. Beans are a must (unlike your illustration).