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John Pavao wrote:
>Cured bacon contains sodium nitrite. This is a chemical, and I think
it's
>been proven to cause cancer. Sorry.
Oh, well, I guess I'll just add it to my list of other daily carcinogens
(wine, cigars).
>Check out your local organic foods store. Be careful though, uncured
bacon
>doesn't necessarily NOT have added sugar in it. Apparently, the label
>"organic" only means certain unnecessary additives are restricted.
I'll check out some organic bacon, and see if it's worth the switch. It's
a lot easier for me (and cheaper) just to buy regular bacon at the
supermarket. Does it taste like regular bacon?
JoAnn wrote:
>but if you feel you want to eat it anyways, have it with some orange
juice.
>Nitrites are altered by intestinal bacteria into nitrosamines, which is
what
>may cause the cancer. Vitamin C has been shown to reduce the conversion
of
>nitrites into nitrosamines, which theoretically may block the carcinogenic
>effect.
Thanks for the tip. I'll try taking some vitamin C after my bacon
breakfast.
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