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<blockquote data-quote="Oldvatr" data-source="post: 1967798" data-attributes="member: 196898"><p>I believe the cancer scare is related to nitriles, not nitrates directly. As I point out there are many natural sources of nitriles that we get exposed to daily, so eliminating nitrates in bacon will not really protect us. There is a risk that during digestion we do reduce some nitrates ingested to nitriles but this is not yet proven to be scientific fact. Since the original science behind the cancer scare is an interpretation of a meta study of prospective cohort studies, there is a serious question mark over whether it is right to use the apparent results to prove causality as the report seems to do, or is it just demonstrating a weak association only.</p><p></p><p>The authors did state that the effect was small anyway, so basing a ban on these preservation tools completely may open us up to a can of worms. The preservation process is not a simple one, and the threat of botulism is real and very difficult to guarantee eradication by other means (as one of my other posts discussed) The alternative of banning processed meats completely is another topic being discussed by vegetarians and vegans around the world,but that is a different agenda.</p><p></p><p>My source for the natural sources of nitriles is of course wikkipedia among others if you care to search for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldvatr, post: 1967798, member: 196898"] I believe the cancer scare is related to nitriles, not nitrates directly. As I point out there are many natural sources of nitriles that we get exposed to daily, so eliminating nitrates in bacon will not really protect us. There is a risk that during digestion we do reduce some nitrates ingested to nitriles but this is not yet proven to be scientific fact. Since the original science behind the cancer scare is an interpretation of a meta study of prospective cohort studies, there is a serious question mark over whether it is right to use the apparent results to prove causality as the report seems to do, or is it just demonstrating a weak association only. The authors did state that the effect was small anyway, so basing a ban on these preservation tools completely may open us up to a can of worms. The preservation process is not a simple one, and the threat of botulism is real and very difficult to guarantee eradication by other means (as one of my other posts discussed) The alternative of banning processed meats completely is another topic being discussed by vegetarians and vegans around the world,but that is a different agenda. My source for the natural sources of nitriles is of course wikkipedia among others if you care to search for it. [/QUOTE]
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