Bacon and Nitrates

(Campbel Sinclair) #1

I eat bacon most days for breakfast .My question the nitrates in the bacon I have been told cause cancer ? Opinions/thoughts would be appreciated !

Thanks

Campbel

(Carpe salata!) #2

… mmm … bacon …

(G. Andrew Duthie) #3

Told by whom? Did they provide references to human studies?

And did they also tell you to avoid eating celery, which also has lots of nitrates, and is in fact used as an additive for “no nitrates added” bacon and other preserved meats?

Here’s another view:

(Carpe salata!) #4

“The Nitrate and Nitrite Myth” article by Chris Kresser says this:

“It may surprise you to learn that the vast majority of nitrate/nitrite exposure comes not from food, but from endogenous sources within the body. (1) In fact, nitrites are produced by your own body in greater amounts than can be obtained from food, and salivary nitrite accounts for 70-90% of our total nitrite exposure. In other words, your spit contains far more nitrites than anything you could ever eat.”

I’ll have to find out how to do those cute web links…

(Crow T. Robot) #5

I don’t know either, but here’s the URL :slight_smile:

https://chriskresser.com/the-nitrate-and-nitrite-myth-another-reason-not-to-fear-bacon/

(G. Andrew Duthie) #6

Above and beyond everything else already said, I think it’s pretty obvious that if the choice is between eating bacon and eating a sugar-laden SAD, the former is gonna be a hell of a lot more healthy.

KCaEB (Keep Calm and Eat Bacon!)