Eat More Yellow Veggies, Drink Coffee and Tea to Zap Inflammation, Heart Disease Risk: Research

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[–]jet199 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I think there's a difference between red meat and processed meat which gets purposely glossed over.

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The difference is nitrates, which are also confusing because in some forms they're good for you. And veggies have them too.

Nitrates are present in small amounts in processed meats and in larger amounts in healthy foods like vegetables. They also occur in drinking water, and the human body produces nitrates, too.

It's bad when nitrates become nitrosamines, which happens with high heat cooking but rarely with veggies. Vitamin C can inhibit their absorption.