As many of us have suspected all along, bacon is the key to long life.

[dae]

The world's oldest person, Ms. Susannah Mushatt Jones credits eating bacon every day for her 116 years of life.
After reading the article I have deduced the real reason, she starts each day by having her bacon with grits and eggs.:hat tip:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/worlds-oldest-person-bacon_56148d09e4b0cf9984d7a0eb

[GliderGuider]

1. Dietary variety is the key to a long, healthy and happy life. Eat from all four food groups:

Beef, pork, lamb and chicken.

Eliminate all starches, sugars and green shit.

Your body and mind will thank you. Srsly.

[DrBulldog]

3. Actually some green shit is very good for you

Broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, green beans, and kale are super green shit, especially for anti-oxidants and fiber. But, yes, the rest of it you can get rid of. And lettuce is worthless and takes millions of gallons of water to grow.

Yep, protein and fat - that's where it's now at!

[djean111]

4. Yup. Broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, green beans, and kale. All great!

For me, even "more greater!" with Hollandaise. Low carb rules! And always has. IMO, etc. per my own anecdotal experience, of course.

[Omaha Steve]

13. Cheers Veggie Boy

[djean111]

14. Oh, that is funny!

I feel the same way. But - kale coated with olive oil and a sprinkle of garlic, baked until crispy - that is good stuff.

[ladyVet]

15. Wow, who would have thought Dr. Atkins was right?

Well, me and all those other crazy low-carbers. Getting rid of the carbs makes you smarter.

[GliderGuider]

18. Ayup.

Been a low-carber off and on since the late 70's, now aiming for zero (or as close to it as I can get). My mood and alertness always improve when I cut carbs. For someone with my metabolism it's a no-brainer...

[dae]

5. Thank you, one must indeed have a balanced diet.

However, it's difficult to argue with 116 years of success, therefore bacon must be the apex of the food pyramid.

[HereSince1628]

17. Forget about lamb in WI where the fourth food group is YEAST!

or at least the product of it's fermentation.

[awoke_in_2003]

28. I wish lamb were more popular in this country...

cattle ranchers viciously went after people who tried to raise sheep. No if you want lamb (the best of the meats, IMO), it is likely coming from New Zealand or Australia.

[djean111]

2. Oh my! Crispy bacon, eggs over easy, and grits with butter and black pepper!

As a low carber, the bacon and eggs are divine, the grits are a very rarely eaten indulgence, if at all, any more.
But - bacon and eggs! Oh, and my cholesterol is dandy, I am almost 70 with no health problems or medications, very recent colonoscopy A-Okay. Blood pressure usually 105 or so / 70 or so.

Yeah, I know that my very own experience is "anecdotal". Since it is also first-hand, and easily provable - there are records , I will go with my own experience here!

[dae]

7. If I keep getting testimonials like yours I'll have to submit my findings

to the American Medical Journal for review.

[Helen Borg]

6. Or it might be that her genetic makeup

Allowed her to eat a lot of bacon without adverse consequences. Or it may have nothing to do with anything and she just got lucky on the DNA damage/mutation lottery!

[djean111]

9. That is certainly a possibility, as it is also a possibility for me.

Although my family tree seems more populated with with short, VERY round people. Some of whom lived to be 85/90. But all (that I had contact with, there is that anecdotal thing again!) ate a LOT of sugar and starch.
I can't stand sugary stuff, I stick with a little stevia, plus I don't feel dessert is ever necessary. Not being Spartan, just don't care for it very much. Starch? I love starch, but it makes me feel lumpy and gain weight. Not worth it.
And I have a LOT of wicked rich low-carb recipes, mostly very simple, so I am not "doing without" anything yummy. Plenty of fiber, too.
Also, there is no (low-carb) food that doesn't taste better with Hollandaise sauce. Just sayin'.

[Orrex]

10. That's true, but...

If she'd been a life-long vegan, people would be praising her story as proof that veganism is the key to longevity.

[Helen Borg]

25. And who knows how many other things she did...

[randome]

21. She might have lived to 125 without the carcinogens.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]"If you're bored then you're boring." -Harvey Danger[/center][/font][hr]

[Sunlei]

8. and eggs always cooked right in the bacon fat :P

if sunnyside up you take the hot fat and spoon a bit on the yolk so it cooks evenly.

[dae]

19. I'm in total agreement with you. Eggs fried in bacon grease

are the bestest ever.

[vt_native]

11. Not for the pigs

who endured horrible, short lives

[LiberalElite]

12. Thank you. nt

[Fast Walker 52]

16. exactly-- thank you. I'm so sick of the glamorization of bacon

which is the meat of intelligent creatures who are so badly mistreated in animal agriculture.

[oberliner]

20. Maybe if the pigs were given names like Cecil people would care

It seems like the horrors of the factory farm system in the US are either dismissed or ignored.

[Baclava]

22. Bacon makes a fine sammich for lunch too

[dae]

23. Now you did it, BLT for lunch!

[Baclava]

27. My work here is done. n/t

[a kennedy]

24. Ha ha Baclava, I LIVE on Bacon Lettuce and Tomato sammiches.......yummmmmmmmmmm eom

[Polly Hennessey]

26. Yes!

Bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich -- pure heaven.

[Ford F-150]

29. I just like that story

[dae]

30. I liked it too, and I like your Burgess Meredith clip.

Welcome to DU F-150, hope you have a great time and watch out for potholes!

[Ford F-150]

31. I love the Grumpy Old Men movies

And yes...Michigan is full of them!