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Bacon Lovers Beware! Cured Meats May Triple Likelihood Of Manic Behavior
studyfinds.org ^ | 9/10/2018 | Terra Marquette

Posted on 09/11/2018 7:40:00 AM PDT by 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.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: bacon; baconmania; basicfoodgroup; belongsinbloggers; curedmeats; disorders; mania; mentalillness; mmmmmmmbacon; nitrates
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81 posted on 09/11/2018 3:00:50 PM PDT by Chode ( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
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BACON BUMP!!!


82 posted on 09/11/2018 3:03:10 PM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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You can always get uncured bacon. Taste the same just has short shelf life in fridge and costs twice as much......


83 posted on 09/11/2018 3:03:18 PM PDT by Dandy (Drain the swamp baby!!!)
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Bacon_Lovers_Ping
84 posted on 09/11/2018 3:33:24 PM PDT by CaliforniaCraftBeer
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To: Magnum44
all this bacon talk is makin me hungry...
85 posted on 09/11/2018 3:42:47 PM PDT by Chode ( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
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It must be true. If I don't have bacon a couple times a week, I do get a bit cray-cray.


86 posted on 09/11/2018 3:49:24 PM PDT by Daffynition (Rudy: What are you up to today? :))
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87 posted on 09/11/2018 3:52:00 PM PDT by Daffynition (Rudy: What are you up to today? :))
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Hahaha, jimmy dean.


88 posted on 09/12/2018 8:31:36 AM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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