‘Too much’ nitrite-cured meat brings clear risk of cancer, say scientists

Re:‘Too much’ nitrite-cured meat brings clear risk of cancer... by bentt on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @11:35PM (#34157576)

It won't be too long before it will be commonly understood that eating anything that kills bacteria is bad for people. Our guts contain a diverse and fragile ecosystem of bacteria, fungus, and viruses which can be disrupted by eating things that are poisonous to them. Why does this matter?

Because those things control our immune system. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3337124/

"Understanding the interaction of gut microbes with the host immune system is a timely and important health topic as the rate of many diseases such as numerous immune disorders are rising at an alarmingly high speed and may result from dysbiosis of commensals."

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Re:‘Too much’ nitrite-cured meat brings clear risk of cancer... by hammock on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @12:18AM (#34157781)

Not everything. Many traditional preservation methods with salt, lime etc seem to be fine. I’d love to get rid of sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sulfur dioxide, BHT, TBHQ, etc though

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Re:‘Too much’ nitrite-cured meat brings clear risk of cancer... by bentt on Thursday December 29, 2022 @06:22PM (#34179475)

“seem to be”

excess salt is implicated in a number of conditions. but in principle you are right that we have more affinity to natural antibiotics than new synthetic ones.

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