Saturday, February 28, 2009

Cancer Stick


Ever since Sr Ling introduced me to gourmet sausages, I've been eating them every weekend.
Today, while reading the February issue of Men's Health,
the mag actually call sausages "Cancer Sticks"

Nitrates are added in processed meat to rid a certain kind of bacteria.
When the sticks are fried or grilled, the nitrites combine with amino acid in the meat
to produce carcinogenic compounds. Studies have link consumption of processed meat to colorectal and stomach cancer.

Oh man! better cut down on my consumption of "death food"

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