The Spam Hypothesis

The pantry, like my inbox, overflows with spam. Lately I've been trying to live healthier, which means eating less meat. Spam, which is loaded with preservatives and comes from a can, seems to be the antithesis of healthy food. Consequently I haven't consumed any Spam inventory, and I had to pass up the semi-annual sale at Costco.

In my quiet moments, though, I wonder if we have it all wrong. Products like Spam and Coca Cola have a distant expiration date. Could it be that their preservatives have the same effect on living tissue?

Could it be that a diet of Spam and Coke will extend life? Even if that turns out not to be the case, there's the making of a best seller here...