The results from a new scientific study suggests that nitrite food additives (such as sodium nitrite) that are added to processed meats and other processed foods appear to be linked with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes.
Category: Nitrates Nitrites
Smartphone and Some Stickers Alert for Nitrite Levels in Food: Scientists
Researchers have developed a color-changing film that consumers can stick onto foods and easily analyze nitrite levels by snapping a picture with a smartphone.
Nitrite Chemicals in Processed Meat Linked with Colon Cancer
A comprehensive analyses of recent scientific studies has led the lead French health agency to confirm that nitrite food additives in processed meat products increase the risk of colon cancer.
Disinfectant, Other Chemicals in Tap Water Linked with Cancer
Disinfectant and other chemicals in public tap water is linked with increased risk for cancer.
Young People with Colon Cancer: Additives, Antibiotics in Processed Meat, Red Meat may be to Blame
Yet another study is reporting an alarming increase in the number of young people diagnosed with colon cancer. There are likely multiple contributing factors but here are two strong suspects…
Avoid these Food Additives in Your Kid’s Lunch: Mainstream Media Report
It is good to see that the mainstream media is now calling out potentially problematic food additives. The reason? They … More
Processed Meat Producer does a Partial Cleanup of Hotdogs
Given recent food industry news releases, it appears that Tyson is hoping to increase their profit margins by positioning their … More
The Food Additive-Migraine Link
A number of synthetic and industrialized food additives have been linked in clinical trials to migraine headaches. This latest scientific … More
Food Advocacy Group Petitions for Cancer Warnings on Processed Meats
You won’t find the FDA very interested but scholarly scientific studies have linked synthetic additives in commercial (non-organic) chicken to … More
Migraines? Dump the Food Additives
Those of us involved in the effort to educate the public about the link between popular food chemicals of concern … More
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