Scientific American: Delicious Bacon Highlights Food That Enraptures Our Senses but Endangers Our Health

My love of bacon is legendary in my family. When I was about five, I stood by the stove while my Great Grandma Bess cooked breakfast. “I like bacon!” I told her repeatedly, as I stood on tiptoe, peering over the edge of the pan and watching the sizzling strips brown to perfection. Or so the story goes.

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