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foods_toxins [2026/09/10 10:02] – [unusually excessive food constituents adversely affecting most people] gary1foods_toxins [2026/09/10 10:10] (current) – [unusually excessive food constituents adversely affecting most people] gary1
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         * in 1978, a rat study showed being fed nitrites resulted in twice the rate of lymphomas but 2 years later the study was reviewed and found to be erroneous and there was no evidence that lymphoma rates were increased.         * in 1978, a rat study showed being fed nitrites resulted in twice the rate of lymphomas but 2 years later the study was reviewed and found to be erroneous and there was no evidence that lymphoma rates were increased.
         * in 2015, the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer concluded that processed meats were Group I carcinogens which indicates confidence in evidence that they can cause cancer but does not ascribe what that risk is which was given as being there is a 18% higher risk of colorectal cancer per 50g per day intake of processed meat         * in 2015, the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer concluded that processed meats were Group I carcinogens which indicates confidence in evidence that they can cause cancer but does not ascribe what that risk is which was given as being there is a 18% higher risk of colorectal cancer per 50g per day intake of processed meat
-        * in 2023-2025, Europe lowered the permissible amounts of nitrite to a level which still minimised the risk of botulism+        * in 2023-2025, Europe lowered the permissible amounts of nitrite to a level which still minimised the risk of botulism and thus bacon is much safer now
         * just adding salt to meat does nothing to prevent botulism, but it will delay the meat going off from other bacteria         * just adding salt to meat does nothing to prevent botulism, but it will delay the meat going off from other bacteria
-        * interestingly, 80% of dietary nitrates come from leafy vegetables and beetroot and the oral microbiome can convert these to nitrites but this needs further research+        * "uncured meat" products with "no added nitrates or nitrites" is actually misleading as they usually add nitrates via adding celery and a starter culture of the right bacteria to convert it to nitrite which is back to the imprecise Medieval method but it is required to be labeled uncured as it does not have synthetic additives but only biologic additives 
 +        * interestingly, 80% of dietary nitrates come from leafy vegetables, celery and beetroot and the oral microbiome can convert these to nitrites but this needs further research
   * biogenic amines   * biogenic amines
   * titanium dioxide   * titanium dioxide
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