Proof that bacon butties cure hangovers

www.ananova.com ^ | 04/07/2009 | Staff

[Red Badger]

Scientists say they have proof that the best cure for a hangover really is a bacon butty.

Bacon sandwich /PA

Elin Roberts, science development manager at the Centre for Life in Newcastle, says: "Food doesn't soak up the alcohol, but it does increase your metabolism - helping you to deal with the after-effects of over-indulgence.

"So food will often help you feel better. Bread is high in carbohydrates and bacon is full of protein, which breaks down into amino acids.

"Your body needs these amino acids, so eating them will make you feel good. Bingeing on alcohol depletes neurotransmitters too, but bacon contains a high level of amines which tops these up, giving you a clearer head."

There's even a scientific formula behind that tantalising aroma of a bacon sandwich, reports the Daily Mirror.

Elin adds: "If you've got amino acids and reducing sugars at a heat above 150 degrees centigrade, it kickstarts the Maillard Reaction in the pan.

"That means lots of lovely smells are released and it's this which draws us in. I know of three vegetarians who have been broken by the smell of bacon."

[Red Badger]

MMMMMMMMM.........

[LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot]

I’ll see your mmmmmmmm and raise you a ‘yum’.

[JoeProBono]

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Always loved a BLT and a Coke Classic with plenty of ice the day after I overindulged.

[mikelets456]

Best cure for a hangover....stay drunk!

[JoeProBono]

[tx_eggman]

Bacon makes everything better:

[Red Badger]

Now you know why!.........................

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[garyhope]

Bacon makes everything better.

[MAD-AS-HELL]

I'll see your 'yum' and raise you with this... Bacon Bra!

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuum! A couple of those w/ plenty of mayo and a Coke! (a little ‘hair of the dog’ as a chaser)

[mass55th]

As Emeril would say: “Pig fat rules!!”

[CougarGA7]

Is there anything bacon can’t do? It’s the worlds most perfect food.

[CougarGA7]

Why cant they ever make the special flavors for regular coke. Diet gets all the love, I was Coke Classic with Bacon!!

[Jubal Madison]

“Bacon Bra!”

If I let her sunbathe by my pool would the bacon shrink? Arkansas gets pretty hot in July.

[MAD-AS-HELL]

Yes it would but that’s the beauty of it. It turns into a push up bra. Win win bra if you ask me even though I do believe push up bras are the epitome of false advertising.

[556x45]

“”Your body needs these amino acids, so eating them will make you feel good.””

So this must be why veggans are so cranky.

[Doomonyou]

Bacon, It’s not just for breakfast anymore!

[Jubal Madison]

“Is there anything bacon can’t do?”

If I had this information in college, I could have graduated. Alas, I have not been inebriated for many years. After this past election though, I have given thought to resuming heavy drinking.

BTW - According to my Doctor and my wife, eating bacon will not lower my cholesterol. I am not convinced that this is not a ploy on their part to keep me from enjoying the wonderful benefits of pork.—JM

[CougarGA7]

BTW - According to my Doctor and my wife, eating bacon will not lower my cholesterol. I am not convinced that this is not a ploy on their part to keep me from enjoying the wonderful benefits of pork.—JM

It's actually part of a Muslim plot to destroy us. I mean think about it. That's why they are so angry all the time. They don't eat bacon. If they would just eat bacon then all the problems in the Middle East would disappear overnight.

[texgal]

Bacon Flavored Diet Coke

That's just sooooooo wrong!

[Judith Anne]

We used to enjoy eating breakfast at midnight. Bacon, omelette, pancakes....mainly bacon, though.

[ansel12]

"That means lots of lovely smells are released and it's this which draws us in. I know of three vegetarians who have been broken by the smell of bacon."

Research related to the war on terror. In the end bacon may be civilizations secret weapon.

[martin_fierro]

[Petronski]

This constitutes the very first time I have ever wanted to eat Stonehenge.

[Hot Tabasco]

The best darn bacon I’ve ever had was in the restaurant of a little town called Logan in N.W. Kansas. Farm to the restaurant fresh eggs, thick custom sliced bacon from the town butcher shop from freshly butchered hogs.......Man, it just doesn’t get any better than that!

[Red Badger]

I’ve thought of opening a restaurant in the local mall food court and frying bacon all day with a fan blowing the smell out into the mall.................

[Red Badger]

ROFLMAO!!!!................................My cholesterol goes up just looking at that!.....................

[Red Badger]

My favorite sandwich is a bacon-egg-bacon-cheese-bacon on whole wheat.........gotta get that fiber, you know....;^)

[Red Badger]

That calls for a Logan’s Run!..........................

[KosmicKitty]

[Judith Anne]

Just be careful, and don’t overbalance the bacon with too much fiber. :D

[ansel12]

I’ve thought of opening a restaurant in the local mall food court and frying bacon all day with a fan blowing the smell out into the mall.................

Mohammed's Bacon Shack, the explosive flavor of bacon in every sandwich, domestic beers only.

[Hot Tabasco]

That calls for a Logan’s Run!

LOL! Its worth it! Bring your shotgun.....pheasant hunting is pretty good.

[Star Traveler]

“MMMMMMMMM.........” is right!

I love those bacon sandwiches — and it keeps the Muslims away, too... :-)

[MozarkDawg]

LOL!

[trisham]

LOL!

[bert]

Let’s see, 50 , no 46 years ago I learned that before a heavy night of beers, lay down a god greasy base. Eating good greasy meat allowed more beer less drunk

[Red Badger]

A scrapple a day keeps the muzzies away!................

[Star Traveler]

I’m encouraging people to have pet pigs in their homes (or at least, in the yard, if nothing else). Put up the warning signs, too — “Watch out for attack pigs!”

LOL...

[Red Badger]

[Star Traveler]

You know..., I really believe that the Muslims are *more afraid of pigs* than they are of bullets...

[... no, for real..., I think they really are... ]

[evets]

[Red Badger]

How about bullets coated in pig blood?.................

[Star Traveler]

You said — How about bullets coated in pig blood?.................

—

That would work..., you just gotta let them know it... :-)

[ ... like a sign saying, “Owner’s bullets are covered in pig’s fat and pig’s blood!” ...]

[SunkenCiv]

Chemical reaction that explains the appeal of the bacon sandwich
(Scientific Breakthrough!)
Daily Telegraph | April 06 2009 | Daily Telegraph
Posted on 04/06/2009 7:23:17 PM PDT by GOPGuide
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