Common food preservatives linked to cancer and type 2 diabetes
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gnabgib
12 hours ago
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Paper Intake of food additive preservatives and incidence of cancer: results from the NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort (open) https://www.bmj.com/content/392/bmj-2025-084917

Associations: potassium sorbate, potassium metabisulfite, sodium nitrite, potassium nitrate, acetic acid, and sodium erythorbate

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JoeAltmaier
12 hours ago
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" 58 preservatives on some 105,000 people who were free of cancer in 2009 and were followed for up to 14 years. Only those who completed frequent 24-hour, brand-specific food questionnaires were included."

It's hard to get someone to fill out a questionnaire about food over a whole weekend. Are we to believe, these participants kept it up for 14 years? There's a lot not said in this article.

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