Years ago, someone did a Gallup Poll where they asked centenarians about their diet. The goal was to see if they had anything in common. It turns out there was only one food that had a statistically-relevant commonality: side pork. Side pork is the same cut as bacon (taken from the loin after the spareribs are removed), although it’s fresh and not cured.
[[MORE]]I heard this information maybe 30+ years ago from my father (who enjoyed repeating it often), so I don’t have any documentation. However, taking it at face value today makes me wonder if the apparent benefit wasn’t so much from the side pork itself as it was an indication that the centenarians didn’t skimp on meat or animal fat.
I also have some anecdotal counter-evidence: My maternal grandmother lived to be 101, and she was a vegetarian most of her life (though she did eat eggs and dairy).
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