Salt can enter your diet in other sneaky way, including through some medications, MSG, baking powder, sodium
nitrates in cured meats, sodium sulfites used to treat dried fruits like prunes, and sodium propionate used in pasteurized cheeses.
«Ion Chromatography Detection of Nitrite and
Nitrate in Cured Meat: An Undergraduate Analytical or Instrumental Methods Laboratory Exercise.»
Not exact matches
Nitrates are an additive used
in meat
curing and can act as a food preservative, but there is controversy over their potential for adverse health effects.
Early reports indicate that the victims were poisoned by
nitrate, a chemical used
in the
curing of meat, after drinking bulk milk from two farms
in Gansu province,
in north - west China.
The team discovered that using polyphenols
in the
curing process instead of
nitrates did not hinder the quality of the product.
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have found that
nitrates used
in the
curing process for processed meats can produce chemicals that cause an increased risk of colorectal cancer.
A study based at Rhode Island Hospital
in Providence found a link between deaths associated with certain diseases and exposure to
nitrates and nitrites, which are present not only
in cured meats but also
in some vegetables and water contaminated with fertilizers.
Bacon is most commonly made from pork, the meat from pigs, and typically goes through a
curing process where the meat is soaked
in a solution of salt,
nitrates and spices.
And the
nitrates and nitrites
in cured meats are potently carcinogenic.
It is
cured with celery juice or celery powder instead which is high
in natural
nitrates.
AVOID additives and toxins
in foods (such as the following) is important: mercury
in fish, MSG, artificial colors, flavors and preservatives,
nitrates / nitrites
in cured meats such as ham and bacon, artificial sweeteners, contaminants
in water, and pesticides
in produce and animal products.
If the
nitrates in vegetables such as greens are health - promoting because they can be turned into nitrites and then nitric oxide inside our bodies, what about the nitrites added to
cured meats such as bacon, ham, and hot dogs?
Don't confuse the inorganic nitrites and resulting
nitrates from beets with the
nitrates found
in cured and processed meats like bacon and cold cuts.