Prevention Is Better Than Cured Meat

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DESCRIPTION: The levels of nitrosamines—considered the most carcinogenic agents in cigarette smoke—were recently measured in an array of processed meats including chicken, turkey, and pork. Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at and I’ll try to answer it! Eating a plant-based diet can also help detoxify your body from some of the industrial pollutants found higher in the food chain, but it takes substantially longer than a few days. See Industrial Pollutants in Vegans ( and Flame Retardant Chemical Contamination ( For a comparison of the levels of different carcinogens in meat, see Food Sources of PCB Chemical Pollutants ( Carcinogenic Putrescine ( Hair Testing For Mercury ( Dioxins in the Food Supply ( and Carcinogens in Roasted Chicken ( See all 1,500 or so topics I cover here (

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