The vaccine also reduced by 66.5% the number of cases of postherpetic neuralgia and reduced the severity and duration of pain and discomfort associated with shingles, by 61.1%.
The processing of meat, by adding preservatives such as salt or sodium nitrite to prevent the growth of germs, or smoking the meat to preserve or enhance color and flavor, may add compounds that might increase the potential of these foods to cause cancer.oncern about the possible effects of food additives on health, including cancer, is one reason that many people are now interested in organic foods. Organic foods are often promoted as an alternative to foods grown with conventional methods that use chemical pesticides and herbicides, hormones, or antibiotics.
Hot Dog Preservatives: Nitrites vs Celery Powder. Besides being our independence day, Fourth of July is the unofficial hot dog holiday. As a highly processed meat, one of the ingredients often found in a hot dog is sodium nitrite. In this post, we'll explain what it is, and why its natural alternative, celery powder, is not much better. Sodium Nitrite (and Sodium Nitrate) is a food preservative used primarily in processed meat products such as hot dogs, luncheon meats, ham, bacon, corned beef (spam), and in smoked fish.