Comments on: Nitrates (not Bacon) May Trigger Diseases http://www.mrbaconpants.com/nitrates-not-bacon-may-trigger-diseases/ a blog about bacon and craft beer Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:22:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason Mosley http://www.mrbaconpants.com/nitrates-not-bacon-may-trigger-diseases/comment-page-1/#comment-5158 Jason Mosley Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:18:17 +0000 http://www.mrbaconpants.com/?p=1973#comment-5158 Porkgrl, You make a really good point! Thanks for your comment and link. Porkgrl,

You make a really good point! Thanks for your comment and link.

]]> By: porkgrl http://www.mrbaconpants.com/nitrates-not-bacon-may-trigger-diseases/comment-page-1/#comment-5151 porkgrl Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:10:41 +0000 http://www.mrbaconpants.com/?p=1973#comment-5151 Nitrates/bacon have received lots of bad press. We need to continue any research that would effect our health long term but it is important to remember that nitrates are found in many foods... A study done by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry actually found that vegetables account for 70% of the nitrates in a typical human diet with the remainder of the nitrates coming from drinking water (21%) and then lastly from meat and meat products (6%). To learn more about nitrates and this study follow this link http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/nitrate/nitrate.html Nitrates/bacon have received lots of bad press. We need to continue any research that would effect our health long term but it is important to remember that nitrates are found in many foods… A study done by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry actually found that vegetables account for 70% of the nitrates in a typical human diet with the remainder of the nitrates coming from drinking water (21%) and then lastly from meat and meat products (6%). To learn more about nitrates and this study follow this link http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/nitrate/nitrate.html

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