>The big thing about bacon is the salt.  Nitrates + Nutrasweet will burn
>holes your brain.  But, nitrates alone aren't that bad.  True, they are a
>carcinogen, but they are harmless compared to something really leathal,
like
>corn.


Nitrates can be nasty if you're allergic to them, as I am.  Conversely, I
intentionally add plenty of unrefined salt to my food, because I find it
helps.

Cheers,
-- Aaron Wieland