Q. How could hot dogs cause cancer? A. Hot dogs contain - TopicsExpress



          

Q. How could hot dogs cause cancer? A. Hot dogs contain nitrites which are used as preservatives, primarily to combat botulism. During the cooking process, nitrites combine with amines naturally present in meat to form carcinogenic N-nitroso compounds. It is also suspected that nitrites can combine with amines in the human stomach to form N-nitroso compounds. These compounds are known carcinogens and have been associated with cancer of the oral cavity, urinary bladder, esophagus, stomach and brain.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 19:15:59 +0000

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