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Re:‘Too much’ nitrite-cured meat brings clear risk of cancer... by thelastgallon on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @07:18PM (#34155802)
Arugula has nitrate, meat is cured by nitrite.

Nitrate is less toxic than nitrite and is used as a food source by live plants.

Ecotoxicology of nitrite and nitrate: Nitrite levels above 0.75 ppm in water can cause stress in fish and greater than 5 ppm can be toxic. Nitrate levels from 0 – 40 ppm are generally safe for fish. Anything greater than 80 can be toxic.

[1] https://www.lenntech.com/hazardous-substances/nitrate-and-ni...

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Re:‘Too much’ nitrite-cured meat brings clear risk of cancer... by incrudible on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @08:02PM (#34156173)
Nitrates are converted into nitrites in the body. Either way, it is not a simple picture. This study is one more data point in a basket of conflicting data [1]. The risk increase may well exist with spinach or arugula, but who wants to eat substantial amounts of that? Certainly not lab mice.

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6147587/

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