I subscribe to "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."
I don't follow fads or fanciful media induced hype.
And I take these things with a grain of salt, rock salt. Because like Pops shows in his article, it's more hype to gimmick people into thinking they are buying Uncured Bacon, and saving themselves from the evils of Nitrates and Nitrites.
If you are interested in this BS, and it is BS, most of the cure used to make meats safe (because that is what they do) is neutralized by the heat of processing them, along with bacteria killed by attaining proper temperatures.
Further, what small amount is left, is neutralized by normal natural stomach acids.
Do you remember when eggs turned evil? And after a while they were miraculously good for you again?
If people were intelligent, they'd be more concerned about the tendencies to import foods from foreign countries where the USDA can't control what is used on the product. And sanitation is as foreign as the dirt under their nails from the restroom, and their handling facilities are rarely cleaned.
Many ingest the Story, without applying intelligent research. So you have the ebb and flow of whatever BS is making headlines. Like uncured Bacon, which is actually cured using celery juice powder. Just a different source of Nitrates and Nitrites. That is less alarming than a bag of Pink Salt containing :eek: 6.25% of Sodium Nitrites.
I mean, it sounds so evil. :confused: Pink Salt? OMG!
When in fact, using natural sources that can hide behind the innocence of "Celery Juice Powder", are often actually less reliable in potency and consistencies.
Remember, it's the Story, not the Facts, that sells "News".
And advertising often consists of the more palatable lie. You spin it so the people going to hell look forward to the trip.
But your mileage may vary.... o_O
