On Feb 27, 10:52 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> "Dan Goodman" > wrote in message
>
> . net...
>
> > wrote:
>
> > On the other pan of the scale: 1) MSG is unhealthy for at least some
> > people.
>
> > 2) I recall a NYTimes article on an area in China where people have a
> > relatively high cancer rate -- apparently thanks to eating mostly
> > pickled vegetables.
> > Dan Goodman
>
> That was the subject of a Nova show several years ago. During the pickling
> process, foam formed on the surface of the liquid. The villagers considered
> it a delicacy, a form of condiment. Unfortunately, it contained huge amounts
> of nitrites or nitrates (I don't recall which). People in the village were
> developing esophageal cancer in outrageous numbers, far beyond worldwide
> averages. It was one of the rare times the Chinese requested assistance from
> Western doctors & researchers, who found the cause in a matter of days. A
> year later, the decrease in the disease was so significant that they thought
> the numbers were in error. But, they found the numbers to be correct after
> further review.


I don't eat pickled stuff much but ma I to throw away my pickles for
hamburgers if it is not used within a few months.