On Oct 7, 9:40*am, Doug Freyburger wrote:
Dogman wrote:

The Nitrate and Nitrite Myth: Another Reason not to Fear Bacon:
http://chriskresser.com/the-nitrate-...other-reason-n...

"In general, the bulk of the science suggests that nitrates and
nitrites are not problematic and may even be beneficial to health.

For the large majority of people. *There exist people who are sensative
to nitrates and/or nitrates. *They should avoid foods with nitrates
and/or nitrites.

To me the issue is like wheat or carbs or whatever. *Few are willing to
do an organized eliminate-and-challenge system to figure out what
actually causes their problems. *So they eliminate some class of foods,
get a benefit, and think the entire class was the problem. *or they
eliminate some class of foods, get a benefit, and thank everyone will
get the same benefit.

The principle issue with nitrites and the one raised in the post is
that some studies showed they were probable carcinogens
and linked to CANCER. I don't see how anyone is going to
do an elimination challenge to determine that.