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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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