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Why Is Sodium Nitrate Bad for You?

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Nadia Haris

Sodium nitrate is a salt that is added to hot dogs, bacon and other cured meats to help preserve them. In higher doses nitrates are also used as fumigates to kill rodents and these nitrates can leach into the soil, contaminating the food supply.