When Nitrites Go Bad
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2012-02-17

Nitrites in processed meat form nitrosamines, a class of potent carcinogens found in cigarette smoke, which may explain why hot dog consumption has been associated with the two leading pediatric cancers, brain tumors and childhood leukemia. 

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Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/when-nitrites-go-bad/ and I'll try to answer it! So might not the nitrites produced in our mouths when we eat vegetables form carcinogens too? (See Priming the Proton Pump - http://nutritionfacts.org/video/priming-the-proton-pump/ for an overview of the nitrate-to-nitrite process.) Don't worry, we're getting to that. In the meantime, what is really in hot dogs anyway? Glad you asked—see my video What Is Really In Hot Dogs? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/what-is-really-in-hot-dogs-2/). For more on preventing brain tumors in children, see #1 Anticancer Vegetable - http://nutritionfacts.org/video/1-anticancer-vegetable/ (and the prequel Veggies vs. Cancer - http://nutritionfacts.org/video/veggies-vs-cancer/) and for more on preventing blood cancers, see Meat & Multiple Myeloma (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/meat-multiple-myeloma/). And see our topic cloud for more on a thousand other topics (http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/).

Please also check out my associated blog post http://nutritionfacts.org/blog/2012/03/22/using-greens-to-improve-athletic-performance/!

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