Bacon Lovers Beware! Cured Meats May Triple Likelihood Of Manic Behavior

studyfinds.org ^ | 9/10/2018 | Terra Marquette

[rktman]

Hold the bacon! If you are a fan of beef jerky, salami, hot dogs and other cured meats, you may be putting yourself at risk for manic episodes, according to a new study.

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered an apparent link between consumption of nitrate-cured meats and hospitalization for mania, an elevated mood characterized by hyperactivity, euphoria and insomnia.

Manic episodes, which are associated with bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder, may last for weeks or months and can lead to delusional thinking and risk-taking behavior. Researchers seeking to find what factors, other than genetics, cause these abnormal mood states were surprised to find a peculiar dietary link.

[Chode]

[Magnum44]

BACON BUMP!!!

[Dandy]

You can always get uncured bacon. Taste the same just has short shelf life in fridge and costs twice as much......

[CaliforniaCraftBeer]

[Chode]

all this bacon talk is makin me hungry...

[Daffynition]

It must be true. If I don't have bacon a couple times a week, I do get a bit cray-cray.

[Daffynition]

[longfellow]

Hahaha, jimmy dean.