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Its true that the dose makes the poison and in the case of processed meats, the dose that people normally eat is enough to increase their risk of bowel and stomach cancer. Its telling that you are comparing it to alcohol, another substance that many people drink cancer-causing amounts of.

I believe the acrylamide that forms in roasted or fried potatoes is only a probable carcinogen and only causes cancer in studies with doses much higher than people eat.



Or, for that matter, the aflatoxins in peanuts and coffee.


Aflatoxin content is regulated by the government. If we had similar regulations for processed meat, there would be no bacon.




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