Nitrates in Vegetables

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Hi Bee,

Just found out that apart from the usual preserved meats, vegetable consumption,

especially leafy greens are

supposed to contribute about 80% of our dietary nitrates.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19439460

These commercial vegetables are grown with a high nitrate fertilizer.

The vegetables most of us eat every day.

Nitrates are now linked to Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimers disease.

Also below extracted from: http://coconutketones.blogspot.com/

It also maybe in lots of other foods:

" I found one of these offending compounds, thiamine mononitrate, in the

Carnation infant formulas, some of the jarred baby foods, especially the junior

combinations, cereals and other infant prepared foods such as macaroni and

cheese. The government requires that certain vitamins such as thiamine are added

to enrich foods that have been stripped of these nutrients by processing, most

notably white flour and other grains. Thiamine mononitrate is a synthetic source

of vitamin B1, rather than a naturally occurring vitamin, and is added to very

many foods. Just look at the ingredients labels. Most people eat something with

thiamine mononitrate in it for nearly every meal. Naturally occurring Vitamin B1

(thiamine) is usually water soluble, meaning that if you eat an excess of it,

you will pass it out in the urine; however, thiamine mononitrate is fat soluble

and the excess accumulates in the liver and fat cells. " - Dr Newport

So the synthetic B1 is a possible source of nitrates also. What a horrible

thing to do to our beautiful children.

Even more reason to be on your program Bee.

And another good reason to eat organic vegetables where possible and no

processed food at all.

Cassie