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The article doesn't say anything about how much of a carcinogen nitrates are, or what the increased risk they present is. Neither does Wikipedia's article on ni
by karaterobot 3y ago
The article doesn't say anything about how much of a carcinogen nitrates are, or what the increased risk they present is. Neither does Wikipedia's article on nitrates, though it does say that "'Substantial disagreement' exists about the long-term risks of nitrate exposure." I accept that nitrates are a carcinogen, my question is to what extent it is worth me worrying about it.
- ricardobeat 3y ago> research led by Chris Elliott, professor of biological sciences at Queen’s University, Belfast, demonstrated that mice fed on Herta frankfurters (freeze-dried and made into feed pellets) developed 82% more tumours in the colon than those given a balanced rodent feed > The WHO lists processed meat as a “known human carcinogen” along with smoking, alcohol and asbestos There are also links to other articles interspersed in the text. Apparently it’s worrying enough that the EU and multiple countries elsewhere have started to ban / phase it out.
- xenonite 3y agoWell this research is comparing apples to oranges. It should actually compare with and without nitrates. Fermented meat like in sausages is not bad altogether; for example in Andorra, people live longer on average while having sausage every day. Additionally, it is more sustainable to eat animals whole than just the pretty muscle meat. Sadly there is no Reinheitsgebot like for German beer, which precisely specifies allowed ingredients of sausages.