SO LUNG AND THANKS FOR ALL THE BACON

According to new research, cured meats such as bacon, ham and salami nearly double men's risk of lung disease, an interesting finding that points toward more ailments we thought were non-diet-related (e.g. lung damage = smoking) turning out to be affected by nutrition or lack thereof. And in case you're wondering whether the kind of lung disease this is connected to is worth worrying about, well, that's up to you - it's only the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.