Bryan Johnson· Author
The nitrites are a group 1 carcinogen (increased colorectal cancer risk).
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The nitrites are a group 1 carcinogen (increased colorectal cancer risk).
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Processed meats have nitrogenous preservatives that are suspected carcinogens.
i nitrate are clearly not good because the the nitrites are converting to nitrite nitrate within the mouse through bacteria and then in the gut they are converted into nitrosamine which is which is triggering cancer right
Processed meats are high in nitrite which forms nitrosamine (carcinogen) and may explain the increased cancer risk.
High in nitrites which form carcinogens if cooked or in colon (discussion end of JRE#568) but same as smoking? Really?
Link between processed meats and colon cancer due to potential of nitrites ability to form carcinogenic nitrosamines.
And one of the major problems with processed meats is they're loaded with nitrites, which are preservatives, but the problem is is that nitrites can form nitrosamines. It can form nitrosamines in our colon. And also they can form nitrosamines when they're in contact with water and heat. So if you've got some bacon that has nitrites and you're frying it in a frying pan and the water, you're forming nitrosamines, which are carcinogenic.
talk about nitrites and processed meats and how it leads to nitrosamines and causes cancer.