• Korhaka@sopuli.xyz
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    13 hours ago

    From a quick search bacon contains 5.5mg of nitrate per 100g. My tap water contains about 20mg per pint. If this is such a problem then shouldn’t we be looking at the water companies first?

    • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uk
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      7 hours ago

      It might not be so simple, it may depend on more detailed aspects of how it affects your system. Sort of like how different forms of protein have different actual effects on your macros based on bioavailability. It’s bio-sciences, so the answers can’t be depended on for simplicity.