Dr. Rhonda Patrick on Food tech

It's time to get rid of nitrites in processed meats. Nitrites are preservatives that form nitrosamines - which are carcinogens. A new animal study found that mice fed processed meat containing nitrites developed 75% more tumors than those fed processed meat without nitrite.

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