@@ElinWinblad so true... I think we are all different and will respond differently to the various foods and (so called foods) we ingest, the reactions or feelings while on these foods is most likely heavily biased by our own ego's need to be correct. It doesn't help to have so many enthusiastic proponents spread across the entire spectrum ... they all seem to think they got 'The Solution'.
@@CalebCWalker As I understand it, the human body does not recognize it has consumed calories of HFCS. This is why a 12 ounce cola used to satisfy, but today's HFCS cola is served in gargantuan sized cups. It is certain that something has changed resulting in nearly an epidemic of obesity. My opinion is that it is HFCS. But, I agree with you that we should limit our sugar intake to an occasional treat.
My grandmother on my dads side lived to be 99 and had bacon and eggs every morning of her life beginning when she was a toddler👍🏻 Almost forgot to add that she never had any major illnesses including no issues with cancer.
I watched this video a few years ago and was so relieved. THANK YOU for taking the time to research and create it. ***UPDATE*** Since then I have seen such massive amounts of marketing against nitrates/nitrites on packaging (and also when you google it) that I started to doubt the "nitrite" safety in particular. I came back to this video and research and you set me straight... reminded me to hold the line. It's all ok. Yay! (My fam is low carb btw, thanks to our son and YOU!). God bless you! Lost weight, good test results, etc. Thumbs up!
Congrats! I love hearing successful stories from living a low carb lifestyle. Even with all the keto friendly foods available I still try to eat as clean as I can. I read some of the keto breads.. it seems as if they add fiber to offset the wheat which tends to be the first ingredient. I’m not a doctor but I have to wonder how your body is supposed to not react to the wheat?
My grandparents lived into their 90s grandpa 99...he ate EVERYTHING! Pork, meat, rice, beans & had a drink or 2 now & then....he just died this year at 99 after he fell while gardening and hit his head 😢.....he told me he eats everything in moderation- but AVOIDS and stays away from SUGAR...
Sugar does seem to be the poison by dose. At least he died in a way that he didn't suffer much if at all (you didn't go into details). That was my Mom's biggest fear (she had polio when she was 6, was in an iron lung) is that she'd be stuck on life support. That didn't happen: she dropped dead of a heart attack while climbing the stairs. Coronary artery disease. Most likely from the long-term intake of sugars combined with transfats (which were supposed to be "healthy") (she died in 99)
Same. My grandpa lived into his late 90's and ate whatever he wanted, and even enjoyed a cigar now and then. He ate whatever he wanted, just not as much as he wanted. He was never fat either.
@@thomasgellos1732 about bacon but it's not that bad since colon cancer is so rare to begin with increasing your chances of getting it isn't that catastrophic. Maybe don't overdo it if you have a family history of colon cancer.
Thank you soooo much Dr Berry for the research you’ve done on this topic. I was paying double for nitrate/nitrite free bacon, and indeed saw that it actually was processed with “celery” for preserving the meat. I love your channel and as an RN of 37 years have been watching your informative videos for a long time. God bless you
You are confusing a statistical risk factor with an anecdotal case. Young children that live and play near busy highways are at greater risk of sustaining a lethal collision with a vehicle than those who do not. You compare the number of deaths after several years and the effect is undeniable. This is why sensible parents don’t allow their children to play near busy roads. If a parent told you-well I know people that have lived on busy roads all their lives, in fact one is the oldest living person on record, so my kids are just fine playing there-you would think they had gone nuts. That’s essentially what you are saying. An increased probability risk of a disease occurring (or rain falling or anything else) does not guarantee that it will happen, it is an estimate of the chance that it will or won’t. Example: Having the BRC-1 gene increases a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer by 65% by middle age. This also means that 35% of BRC-1 gene carriers will not have developed breast cancer. Not having the cancer but having the gene is not proof that BRC-1 is of no consequence. One very old person eating her daily bacon ration tells us nothing about the potential carcinogenic effects of nitrates on populations.
Opinions don't form in a vacuum, neither does the info we receive. If we hear something often enough it becomes "common knowledge". I fell for the low fat craze of twenty years ago as I did "processed foods". Perhaps the smartest thing anyone can do is check multiple sources before condemning any one man. BTW he has many citations listed with which you can begin your research.
I can confirm what you said about the celery salt thing. At the company I work for we blend spices and preservatives for the meat industry. We use a product that is made from celery. It is pure sodium nitrate but because it is made from celery not the chemical version of sodium nitrate it is called NATURAL by the meat industry. This stuff is very expensive too. Far more expensive than regular sodium nitrate. It's always amazing to me what THEY say is unhealthy and what the truth actually is. Thanks for clarifying the cured meat thing. I never stopped eating cure meats but now I will enjoy them with a whole new mind frame! Much the same as I enjoy my butter, lard, coconut oil, olive oil and other healthy NATURAL fats. Go, go keto and carnivore! Keto ended my trip to diabetes land 6 years ago! And I've never looked back. Now I enjoy a more low carb diet but I still do intermittent fasting and switch to Keto for a while as well. I know I could go carnivore but I do not have any autoimmune or hormonal issues and I really enjoy some veggies and an occasional piece of fruit! Love your channel. You are one of a very, very few doctors I trust nowadays!
Dr Berry, I am from Trinidad and Tobago and for more than 30 years now their was a doctor by the name of Lionel Gaskin Mayers and he preached all this stuff on a local TV program about how coconut oil is so good for you, this is when the world was now learning about cholesterol... He was call a mad doctor by the university graduates... It's so amazing that this man was right all along.... Keep up the great work doc !!!!!👊
Praise the Lord ive been finally eating bacon for the first time in 30 years. I was feeling guilty because im 74. Figured i really dont enjoy much so the bacon came back 😊😊😊
Back in the day with " heavy salted meat " to prevent spoilage before cooking the meat was soaked then washed in water to remove salt. A good friend of mine made corned beef and invited us to dinner. I explained that I didn't enjoy corned beef. She laughed and showed me a 90 year cookbook. The cookbook showed how to soak and wash the salted meats. The end slow cooked corned beef was delicious ! Not salty at all. Just sayin'.........
America has polluted our foods since the mid 60s. Even European countries won't buy much of the food America produces. No, they just shoot up our cattle, chickens, pigs with hormones and antibiotics which mess up the body 😢
My parents took in a boarder in the 1950 s and we read in the paper 30ish years later that he was celebrating his 100th birthday.The reporter that did the article on him in paper asked him what got him to his 100th birthday and he said he liked to start the day right with bacon and eggs! He looked much like Winston Churchill and did a lot of walking.He died at 102 yrs and his sister lived to be 105.
Thank you for this great information!! But aside from the nitrites and nitrates, I am concerned about the added sugar, corn syrup, msg, and other chemicals I don't need! This definitely helps me with my love for bacon!! Thank you so much for helping to introduce me to the Carnivore way of eating!! At 71, it has given me my life back! Little pain now, and much more energy! Very little anxiety and depression!! No longer type 2 diabetic!! Off 7 of my 11 long term meds, and reducing some of the others!! God bless you for helping so many people!! ❤🤗🙏🙏
This info is so helpful. I’ve started avoiding all the good stuff, as you mentioned. I’ve missed occasional bacon, bologna and other processed meats. I have thought about my grandmother and all her brothers and sisters, whom ate everything fried. All the smoked meats they prepared on their farm, and all lived into their late 90’s. I’m so glad you cleared up this myth, and that’s what it was. Thank you for your expertise and sharing this great news.
The difference is your family was smoking their own meats and not store bought processed meat. I doubt they were injecting more than 10 preservatives into it. The meats that contain nitrates usually also include dozens of other preservatives.
Nah. This doctor is a paid actor. The entire meat industry is very large. A group of small researchers that work on linking colon cancer and processed meat could be easily squashed by powerful corporations. Back in the days, corporations used doctors in lab coats to market cigarettes and Coca-Cola.
Bacon, eggs, avocado have been on my menu since July. I also now feed on an 18/6 hour cycle. I lost over 25lbs since mid-July. My body is starting to look like Michael Jordan’s. My resting BP is normal for the first time in my adult life. Thanks to Dr. Berry. 👍🏻
Great. @@doglifehub Very well, thanks.I have defeated my carb cravings by keeping them low. I drank one soda in the last year. No ice cream or candy bars, either. I weighed in at 215 last week, at 6’2. I haven’t been at that weight for 35 years. Bratwurst, sauerkraut, and Brie is on the menu tonight. Dr. Berg says it clears your arteries.
@terryjames548 Fantastic! I sorted my health out with keto etc about 6 years ago, but fell off the wagon. I've just been ill with very high blood sugar again, so I'm taking control. I'm happy to hear you are doing so well - it's great to hear you are healthy, and motivates me to do the same 👍
@@doglifehub Good luck. For me, it took about a month or two until I realized I no longer craved sweets or high carb food. I go for around 80% calories from fat and 20% or less from carbs. Avoid tropical fruit, low fat dairy, bread, potatoes, rice, pasta and whole grains.
I love Hot Dogs and Bacon and Ham!!!!!! I've always loved BUTTER too!! I never ate margarine, I eat tons of butter and eggs. My cholesterol is very low. Everything the "scientists" have told us about food is total BS!
Cholesterol is necessary for our cells and brain. We have been taught to fear it, when we should really fear the treatment they want to give us to lower it!
Watch out for the hotdogs bro🤣! Especially if they come from a can.. All depends on the quality of the meat.. It's more the mechanically separated pig scrotums and chicken anal orifices I'm afraid of🤣
I can never get enough of your videos. I’ve spent hours and hours watching your videos. They are super informative and simple to understand. Thank you so much Doc for all your research and data. Love your channel!!!!
That's part of the high fat, low carb diet. Makes sense, but nothing to do with nitrates. Not all bacon is infused with nitrates, but perhaps in the US, it is.
normasea I’m English and have been eating a full English breakfast for sixty years no problem but soon as people started having grains for breakfast problems started.
There is NO meaningful research, not a single RCT, showing that the nitrates/nitrites from processed meat increase cancer-risk in Humans. NONE at all...
People on this thread are saying if you cook bacon on high heat the nitrates will turn to nitrosamines and they cause cancer. So, is this true because who cooks bacon at low heat?? You never mentioned nitrosamines. Is it the same??
Idk about nitrates but does this channel have the answer about can u eat too much eggs? I love eggs... could eat em at every meal...with some vets obviously
I'm a small-scale pig farmer and just switched to a butcher who doesn't do a "no-nitrate" cure like the last butcher did. A customer/friend who worked as a USDA inspector for 26 years told me the "no-nitrate" cure means they use celery powder, which is full of nitrates, so I relayed that information to my customers, but it's great to attach this thorough review as well, which backs up what he said and provides more context. I'm starting to think the best approach to choosing food is to eat what our ancestors ate. Subscribed to your channel, much appreciated!
You have quickly become one of my greatest heroes, Dr. Berry. I am so glad to finally have an expert "on my side" that I can hold up to the naysayers I'm constantly dealing with while on the Keto and/or carnivore diets. I wish I had discovered you much sooner!
The problem is with the garbage that they are feeding the chickens and pigs, etc. You are what you eat and you are the food that your food also ate. Grass-fed is the way to go.
When I was in college I took a rhetoric class and did my paper on nitrates in bacon. 8 was supposed to analyze the rhetoric of both sides of the issue. I knew then the cancer scare was bogus.
@@erin758because the more people that are scared of eating meat the more they’ll eat other stuff companies that make oat meal for example don’t make money from u eating bacon the food industry is extremely corrupt the heart association the fda all these organizations are funded by the food corporations the same people that are supposed to dictate health eating are verifiably in bed with the same people who make unhealthy foods.there’s way more money to be made in crappy cheap manufactured microwave meals and oats and grains and cereals and breads and all this shit then meat.
Thanks for this video. I had bought into the nitrate scare in processed meats and had pretty much quit buying nitrate preserved meats for the last couple of years. I look forward to buying some affordable bacon.
The Feds limit the Nitrates for process meats, but they can't put one on the amount Corn Syrup they put in it. Great Video. I am off to have some hot dogs! (Without the bun of course)
Where do you find hot dogs or any processed meat that does not have some kind of sugar in it. I have only been able to find one kind of bacon without sugar. Oscar Myer has one with out sugar. Even the bacon at the Farmers Market and from local farms process their bacon with sugar. Nitrates too. I have not been able to find any hot dogs or any lunch meat that is not processed with some form of sugar.
LindyTN - just remember, the carb count on hot dogs or meats with sugar is still extremely low. I would say they use a "touch" of sugar for taste, but it is not overwhelming. The safest way to avoid sugars in food is to eat it naturally like a whole chicken piece or steak. You can slice them thin to mimick lunchmeat.
"I don't want you ever blindly believing my expert opinion." Bravo! Bless you. Most physicians will make up any old nonsense that is to their advantage and expect patients to believe them without question.
Dude you are legit. So thankful for the information and time that you spend on researching content that helps your TH-cam viewers to make insightful and educated decisions concerning their health.
This video was published 5 years ago and only now are we starting to get some some traction on a national scale. Finally we are starting to take this advice to heart and figure out how essential nitrates are to the human diet. Nice job of being a bit ahead of the main crowd Dr. Berry! (PS I'm a PhD biochemist but got my degree nearly 30 years before the 1998 Noble prize in medicine was awarded for the discovery that endothelial signalling factor was indeed nitric oxide -- so I was as late to the party as anyone! Shame on me!) We need to be taking on higher loads of inorganic nitrates in our diet especially as we age not LESS!
I was so excited when I seen the title of this video! I have pulmonary hypertension and my Dr actually is one of the researchers working with the nitrate issue. He told me to make sure I buy processed meat if I am going to have a sandwich. To hear Dr Berry say basicly what my Dr says just makes me happy!
You're the man, man! I can't thank you enough for doing what you're doing. This world would be a healthier place if people such as yourself were in greater quantity. Keep it up! Best, Chinmay
Thanks for the informative video. This makes sense, the issue is not with nitrates/nitrites, as long as the temperature of the product is kept low. That's not the case of bacon, however, as it is typically cooked at high temperatures until crisp. Apparently, that's when dangerous nitrosamines are formed. I am curious about what your opinion is on that.
he won't be sharing that, as that would undermine his crusade to protect bacon. This video is really misleading and irresponsible at best. Bottom line is that mass marketed/produced bacon and it's nitrates and the amount we consume - combined with the heat at which it is cooked. Bottom line, nitrosamines are awful and if you want to eat bacon, you can make it yourself with no added nitrate
I've heard that it's not the nitrates themselves, but it's the cooking process that turns nitrates into a carcinogenic compound called nitrosamines. What are your thoughts on this? Is it true or is it bologna (no pun intended)?
When 35 I immigrated to US. Immediately reacted to those fake colored cherries and to nitrates. No cooked but in vine or coconut water. I neglected to read the ingredients in coco H2O and after 7 minutes I looked as a drunk alcoholic nose and cheeks red beet. I do not drink,no smoke no coffee. But back in my country I ate salami,ham . Bacon preserved with nitrates. I suspect that either they put too much and lie or the way they manufacture the nitrates here is poisonous
It's not even the cooking: it's that the nitrates combine in the stomach with the amino acids, creating nitrosamines, which are - allegedly - toxic. Some advise to eat vitamin C, or lemon juice, or Ascorbic Acid with food containing nitrates, because that would prevent the formation of nitrosamines.
A lot of vegetables have nitrates also and form nitrosamines also. Not a single thing mentioned about the veggies and that they are carcinogenic…only the processed meats. So I find it’s all bs in general. Why demonize meats but not the vegetables?
LOL I've been "curing" my own bacon from pork bellies for over a year now. I just season the meat to taste and put it in a low 170º F oven over night. I then portion and freeze it. I simply slice and cook batches of it like I would bacon. This way I can control what goes in it and it's FAR cheaper and I can get THICK slices.
Hmm, I live in Iowa; the place where they raise lots of hogs, and both bacon and plain pork bellies are so expensive! Even on sale it's $4/pound! They're ripping me off!!
I’ve actually cured two pork bellies myself and it was rather an enjoyable project to learn. I did the sea salt / celery salt / honey cure (before keto) and it came out great. I may do it again, just no honey this time. I have some nice hickory wood seasoning right now!!! :-)
I remember my grandmother pouring bacon grease in German potato salad and I had a fit . Back in the day when our doctors preached no animal fat and low fat diets. Granny was right. LOL
What about the concept that when cooked in high heat nitrites coupled with amino acids in protein turn into nitrosamines, which is supposedly what actually leads to the "carcinogenic"effect of nitrates and nitrites. I'm surprised nitrosamines weren't mentioned in this video.
There is more and more like him, like my brother. After many years of pushing pills he started to think about what his patients eating and drinking and it also caught up to him. There are more conferences on this topic so next generations will hopefully have some smarter docs!
I just did a search on this myself, well read the first thing I found. It seems that nitrates aren’t the problem but the nitrites in the presence of proteins and cooked to high heats can produces nitrosamines- those are known carcinogens. One study suggests microwaving bacon is the better option. However apparently frozen salted pork bellies (they have to be frozen due to no preservatives ) is a very tasty alternative. I think to make a better informed choice people should know about this!
WHAT an eye opener !! Was just about to throw out some frozen bacon !! Need to tell the "Fasting Diet Drs." That their processed meat warnings are worthless !! This is important !
Thank you for this great video. Far out, literally everything is a bloody lie. Do the opposite of everything you know and we will probably live forever.
Saffy Moonstone Their food pyramid is crap too, look up keto food pyramid and the government approved one, you'll see how different the real one (keto)is from the stupid one(government approved)
In response to the constipation question, I have the same issue, but to my understanding on the carnivore/keto diet because your body can fully digest and utilize everything you are consuming there is very little waste. I honestly only go to the bathroom once or twice a week on carnivore, but I also intermittent fast for 24 hours, so I’m only eating one large fatty meal per day.
It doesn't necessarily make one a hypocrite to give someone facts and then make a choice to not utilize that advice from those facts in their own life. That assumes that doctors are supposed to be the picture/standard of health themselves, when all they're obligated to do is provide factual advice and proper care to patients. It certainly isn't helping their advice pitch to patients when they themselves aren't walking the talk, I'll admit. But they are merely the messengers, not the models.
OMG! Doc your my hero I love bacon! I am 58 yrs old 5'8 145lbs and work a very physical job. I am always eating salads and vegetables but I do love my bratwurst and bacon est... By the way I'm sitting back in bed watching your videos drinking scotch and eating pistachios. Please tell me that's a ok thing too? Wait um never mind! Best wishes!😉
@@rickrossi7426 Yes a friend of mine is 56 and an alcoholic , drinks 6 to 8 beers a day after work everyday, for the last 20 years...his liver must be made of cast iron....unless he is proving that it isn't a problem................
I don't love cold cuts, but they're a convenience that I've avoided for years and felt guilty when giving them in my kids lunches now and then. I'm so sick of the misinformation in the nutrition world that cause us to bend over backwards trying to do the right thing, and yet, cereals get the seal of approval. SMH.
I stopped eating anything processed/man-made a couple of years back, in favor of a totally natural, whole-food Keto-based diet, on 22/2 IF everyday. I stopped eating much-loved bacon, concerned about the chemicals in our food. I guess I'm going to have to go get me some bacon......now! This is really going to make a difference to my OMAD.
Hi Ken. I've been a pharmacist for 50 some years. Before the current crop of anti-hypertensives there were 'nitrates' in abundance. Nitroglycerin is still used sublingually and topically. There were dozens of products like Peritrate (P.E.T.N), Isordil, etc. for angina and hbp. Only the NTG SL 0.4mg seems to still be in use. There is also a spray for sublingual use.
Cool cool… “Many of us know that we should steer away from processed meats and eat more vegetables if we want to be healthier and lower our chances of developing certain types of cancers. While there are many reasons processed meats aren’t great for our health, one reason is because they contain chemicals called nitrates and nitrites. But processed meats aren’t the only foods that contain these chemicals. In fact, many vegetables also contain high amounts - mainly nitrates. And yet research suggests that eating vegetables lowers - not raises - cancer risk. So how can nitrates and nitrites be harmful when added to meat but healthy in vegetables? The answer lies in how nitrates and nitrites in food get converted into other molecules. Nitrates and nitrites occur attached to sodium or potassium, and belong to a family of chemically related molecules that also includes the gas nitric oxide. Vegetables such as beetroot, spinach and cabbages are particularly good sources of nitrates. When we eat something containing nitrates or nitrites, they may convert into a related molecular form. For example, nitrate in vegetables and in the pharmaceutical form nitroglycerine (which is used to treat angina), can convert in the body into nitric oxide. Nitric oxide dilates blood vessels, which can reduce blood pressure. Another example is saltpetre - a naturally occurring nitrate sometimes used to cure pork. During the curing process, most of the nitrate in saltpetre converts into nitrite. It’s actually the nitrites that act as a preservative - not nitrates. They also give the meat its rosy appearance. And although vegetables mainly contain nitrates, a considerable amount of the nitrate consumed in vegetables is converted into nitrite by bacteria in our saliva. This saliva is then swallowed and so eating vegetables can expose the gut to high levels of nitrite. Cancer risk It’s actually sodium nitrite - not nitrate - that’s linked to cancer. But if consuming nitrites alone directly caused cancer, then even eating vegetables would be harmful to us. Given this isn’t the case, it shows us that cancer risk likely comes from when the sodium nitrites react with other molecules in the body. So it isn’t necessarily the nitrates and nitrites themselves that cause health issues - including cancer. Rather, it’s what form they are converted into that can increase risk - and what these converted molecules interact with in our bodies. The main concern is when sodium nitrite reacts with degraded bits of amino acids - protein fragments our body produces during the digestion of proteins - forming molecules called N-nitroso compounds (NOCs). These NOCs have been shown to cause cancer. Cancer-causing NOCs can form either during the preparation of nitrite-containing processed meats or during their digestion in the gut. This is because both the preparation and digestion of processed meats generate plenty of protein fragments for the nitrites to react with. Research shows that the NOCs already present in the processed meats we eat (known as “preformed NOCs”) are linked with a greater risk of developing rectal cancer than from NOCs that are subsequently formed in the body. By contrast, given that there are far fewer protein fragments in vegetables, these aren’t a significant source of preformed NOCs”
We can assume Ken found and read this exact article but chose to ignore it. Ive listened to many videos from Ken and he is just hussling for money, the real truth he couldn't give a flying fuk
@@seitanbeatsyourmeat666 Seven Day Adventist Kellogg’s are vegan to lower testosterone in men, it is an abomination for men to master bate. Eat your vegetables.
The real toxic problem is if the nitrates/nitrites cured meats meet high heat cooking as in overcooking or charring, over-BBQing or even long microwaving (eg in the time of 30:00 until the microwave produces burned item smell) those processed meat products until having darkened or black surfaces and this results in N-nitrosamines or N-nitroso compounds.
Spain is the top producer, consumer and exporter of cured jamon (salt cured pork leg by the millions of tons) in the world and their population have the 4th highest life expectancy, with Japan's 11 extra months at the top... Take those facts as you will.
That’s because cancer as a whole accounts for about 4% of all causes of death. Therefore the risk effect is minimal unless you look specifically at cancers, even more specifically at gut cancers. People die of numerous other causes, not least cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke and heart attacks and chronic pulmonary diseases. Therefore citing overall life expectancy as an indicator of toxicity of this one food source against all the other variables is essentially meaningless.
it is true. i live i spain and they consume a LOT OF processed meat( jamon curado, salchichon, fuet, ...) you name it , and you dont see a lot of fat or ill people. the majority are healthy and slim . even elder people are healthy.
Life Expectancy? Life Expectancy has a lot of more variables. Spain is a country where there's lots of more active people that move around, exercise and generally healthier lifestyles which can counteract most causes of death if not all.
I worked as a surgical assistant for many years and remember a lot of the surgeons saying things like “this patient wouldn’t be here right now if they had just done this or that differently”. But of course they would never tell that to the patient because, well, surgeons gotta surgeon! Dr. Berry on the other hand is literally giving information that is spot on accurate without regard of losing potential business. He is doing exactly what doctors should be doing by helping the patient achieve a better and healthier life. You’re definitely putting jewels in your crown if you believe in that sort of thing Dr. Berry. I know I do and I’m very appreciative of all the no nonsense, common sense information I have extracted from your videos. Thank you!
I'm getting ready to go grocery shopping and am SO EXCITED TO BUY SOME BACON!!!!! I LOVE BACON and rarely had it bc of the lies!!! Now it's going to be a regular staple and cooked the way Dr. Berry cooks it!!!! CAN'T WAIT!!!
Would really like to see a part two explaining nitrosamines. As that's where a lot of the controversy seems to come from regarding vegetable vs cured meat nitrates.
just read an article saying that celery and beets' nitrates don't become harmful because the antioxidants they contain prevent the formation of nitrosamines. Unlike celery powder which is stripped of its antioxidants. Would love to hear your opinion on this.
he won't be sharing that, as that would undermine his crusade to protect bacon. This video is really misleading and irresponsible at best. Bottom line is that mass marketed/produced bacon and it's nitrates and the amount we consume - combined with the heat at which it is cooked. Bottom line, nitrosamines are awful and if you want to eat bacon, you can make it yourself with no added nitrate
I would be more concerned about the sugar and MSG that sometimes can be putting bacon then I would the nitrites or nitrates. Bacon is delicious. And I have found that when I have a massive craving for chips I can do bacon very extra crispy and dip it in mashed avocados. OMG that is so good and takes the cravings for chips right away
Love you Dr Berry. Why is there so much health nonsense that has been and is being proliferated? It’s amazing how much harm has been done. Thanks for all you do.
I'm surprised I hadn't seen this video before since I'm subscribed to the channel for quite some time now. I'll admit I switched to nitrate and nitrite free ham and bacon years ago after a bit of research, most likely not as deep as yours dear Dr. Berry (huge fan here!). I've got a question thou... What about Nitrosamines? This metabolic byproduct of nitrates and nitrites is what is supposed to potentially be carcinogenic, isn't it? When nitrites and nitrates react with certain amines in the meat? I'd love to hear (read) your thoughts about this. Thank you for your hard work leading the low carb, keto and carnivore life style along with many other heros of mine like Dr. Bikmann, Dr. Mason, Dr. Phinney, Dr. Noakes, and many more. Cheers from France !
True fact, I was listening to a live call with Dr. Joel Wallach where he announced that we should stop eating celery because of all the nitrates it contains. That is where I got off the Dr. Wallach bus. His stuff is good and his books are interesting but that last bit about celery was just too much. Thanks for this good and comprehensive report.
@Tumbleweed - I used to, as well, but let me tell you, I am reformed. I now LOVE avocado and guacamole. Since adding avocado and guacamole to my diet, I have entirely regained full rotation of a shoulder that I had thought I was going to have to have surgery for. Full, painless rotation!! I'm convinced I was deficient in potassium. I ate at least a half of an avocado a day to fix the shoulder. It took three months, so keep at it.
Holy cow, Dr. Berry, I am embarrassed to admit it but I fell into that trap! They took me by the naive hand and away I went, into la-la-land just as gullible as can be. Deep down, however, my body knew it was all right. Thank you for setting the record straight.
hi Ken from Mexico. Thank you very much for this educated opinion on meat preservatives/cancer. I'm writing this 4 years later, now Aug 22, and I just saw a video thumbnail before this video, showing that France will ban nitrites/nitrates/meat preservatives, and another one afterwards that some country/countries in Europe had a ban, but rescinded it/them. Sure mankind has been preserving meats with salt for 1000's of years, and these chemical forms are simply a modern version of this. 😀 Personally i've been eating a few hotdogs for lunch for the last few months, and quite honestly what I can say from this is perhaps..because of the high salt content there is a slight boost to my blood pressure, but maybe this is a good thing???, as I live in the tropics, and you need the salt in your system to hold water, otherwise you will dehydrate like crazy. To each his own hehe. Would be interesting to do some digging though on this topic and see what comes up 4 years after your video... 😀
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KenDBerryMD people complaining about nitrates in bacon while “detoxing” and feeling great on drinking celery juice 🤔😆😆
@@ElinWinblad so true... I think we are all different and will respond differently to the various foods and (so called foods) we ingest, the reactions or feelings while on these foods is most likely heavily biased by our own ego's need to be correct. It doesn't help to have so many enthusiastic proponents spread across the entire spectrum ... they all seem to think they got 'The Solution'.
No, not in the least. It's probably the most nutritious thing you can put in your body.
@@IamNothingNowhere Based on what understanding? It certainly isn't based in science.
@@ElinWinblad Nitrites aren't converted to nitrosamines in plant form FFS. Thinking critically means questioning your own thinking too.
The government needs to ban high fructose corn syrup.
@@CalebCWalker As I understand it, the human body does not recognize it has consumed calories of HFCS. This is why a 12 ounce cola used to satisfy, but today's HFCS cola is served in gargantuan sized cups. It is certain that something has changed resulting in nearly an epidemic of obesity. My opinion is that it is HFCS. But, I agree with you that we should limit our sugar intake to an occasional treat.
I disagree. It is not and should not be the governments job to tell us what we can and cannot consume.
@@janicefield9671 HFCS is proven unhealthful. It is very difficult to avoid it, especially when away from home.
@@CalebCWalker we should ban sugar! You’re right
@@pepperco100 I was taught in Nutrition and Drugs that HFCS will be turned directly to fat before the body decides to use it as a source of energy.
My grandmother on my dads side lived to be 99 and had bacon and eggs every morning of her life beginning when she was a toddler👍🏻 Almost forgot to add that she never had any major illnesses including no issues with cancer.
Same with my grandpa, except he smoked. See how dumb that is?
My father died at 89 from melanoma but was as healthy as could be until then and ate bacon or sausage every morning with a bowl of oatmeal.
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How she passed?
@@JadenJackson-x1clow blood pressure
I watched this video a few years ago and was so relieved. THANK YOU for taking the time to research and create it. ***UPDATE*** Since then I have seen such massive amounts of marketing against nitrates/nitrites on packaging (and also when you google it) that I started to doubt the "nitrite" safety in particular. I came back to this video and research and you set me straight... reminded me to hold the line. It's all ok. Yay! (My fam is low carb btw, thanks to our son and YOU!). God bless you! Lost weight, good test results, etc. Thumbs up!
Congrats! I love hearing successful stories from living a low carb lifestyle. Even with all the keto friendly foods available I still try to eat as clean as I can. I read some of the keto breads.. it seems as if they add fiber to offset the wheat which tends to be the first ingredient. I’m not a doctor but I have to wonder how your body is supposed to not react to the wheat?
Doing the same right now.
My grandparents lived into their 90s grandpa 99...he ate EVERYTHING! Pork, meat, rice, beans & had a drink or 2 now & then....he just died this year at 99 after he fell while gardening and hit his head 😢.....he told me he eats everything in moderation- but AVOIDS and stays away from SUGAR...
Sugar does seem to be the poison by dose.
At least he died in a way that he didn't suffer much if at all (you didn't go into details). That was my Mom's biggest fear (she had polio when she was 6, was in an iron lung) is that she'd be stuck on life support. That didn't happen: she dropped dead of a heart attack while climbing the stairs. Coronary artery disease. Most likely from the long-term intake of sugars combined with transfats (which were supposed to be "healthy") (she died in 99)
Yeah but in those days food was cleaner now we eating food fill with shit.
@@Steger13 True
Most sugar these days is not from natural sugar cane. GMO HFCS beet and corn sugar
Same. My grandpa lived into his late 90's and ate whatever he wanted, and even enjoyed a cigar now and then. He ate whatever he wanted, just not as much as he wanted. He was never fat either.
I don’t trust anything about the federal government.
Especially democrats.
@@jessewallace12able useful idiots
I think he's wrong here though.
@@lamolambda8349 about bacon or govt?
@@thomasgellos1732 about bacon but it's not that bad since colon cancer is so rare to begin with increasing your chances of getting it isn't that catastrophic. Maybe don't overdo it if you have a family history of colon cancer.
Thank you soooo much Dr Berry for the research you’ve done on this topic. I was paying double for nitrate/nitrite free bacon, and indeed saw that it actually was processed with “celery” for preserving the meat. I love your channel and as an RN of 37 years have been watching your informative videos for a long time. God bless you
I will look for that and read label, that's funny.
Yes! Thank you for clarifying, Doc! I eat 100-150g of bacon every morning with my 4 eggs 😋
The oldest living lady in the US was recently asked what she does to live so long and she answered I eat bacon every morning!
I remember one "oldest man" saying he didn't eat bacon, it was too lean! He liked fatback.
You are confusing a statistical risk factor with an anecdotal case. Young children that live and play near busy highways are at greater risk of sustaining a lethal collision with a vehicle than those who do not. You compare the number of deaths after several years and the effect is undeniable. This is why sensible parents don’t allow their children to play near busy roads. If a parent told you-well I know people that have lived on busy roads all their lives, in fact one is the oldest living person on record, so my kids are just fine playing there-you would think they had gone nuts. That’s essentially what you are saying. An increased probability risk of a disease occurring (or rain falling or anything else) does not guarantee that it will happen, it is an estimate of the chance that it will or won’t. Example: Having the BRC-1 gene increases a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer by 65% by middle age. This also means that 35% of BRC-1 gene carriers will not have developed breast cancer. Not having the cancer but having the gene is not proof that BRC-1 is of no consequence. One very old person eating her daily bacon ration tells us nothing about the potential carcinogenic effects of nitrates on populations.
@@kipling1957 - And this doctor still has his licence?!? I feel sorry for his patients.
Katalin Halom enlighten us with your credentials and research. Then I might not be jealous of Dr Berry’s patients.
Opinions don't form in a vacuum, neither does the info we receive. If we hear something often enough it becomes "common knowledge". I fell for the low fat craze of twenty years ago as I did "processed foods". Perhaps the smartest thing anyone can do is check multiple sources before condemning any one man. BTW he has many citations listed with which you can begin your research.
I can confirm what you said about the celery salt thing. At the company I work for we blend spices and preservatives for the meat industry. We use a product that is made from celery. It is pure sodium nitrate but because it is made from celery not the chemical version of sodium nitrate it is called NATURAL by the meat industry. This stuff is very expensive too. Far more expensive than regular sodium nitrate.
It's always amazing to me what THEY say is unhealthy and what the truth actually is.
Thanks for clarifying the cured meat thing. I never stopped eating cure meats but now I will enjoy them with a whole new mind frame! Much the same as I enjoy my butter, lard, coconut oil, olive oil and other healthy NATURAL fats.
Go, go keto and carnivore!
Keto ended my trip to diabetes land 6 years ago! And I've never looked back. Now I enjoy a more low carb diet but I still do intermittent fasting and switch to Keto for a while as well. I know I could go carnivore but I do not have any autoimmune or hormonal issues and I really enjoy some veggies and an occasional piece of fruit!
Love your channel. You are one of a very, very few doctors I trust nowadays!
Yes, agree wholeheartedly, Dr. Berry is a trusted voice 💯
Dr Berry, I am from Trinidad and Tobago and for more than 30 years now their was a doctor by the name of Lionel Gaskin Mayers and he preached all this stuff on a local TV program about how coconut oil is so good for you, this is when the world was now learning about cholesterol... He was call a mad doctor by the university graduates... It's so amazing that this man was right all along.... Keep up the great work doc !!!!!👊
Praise the Lord ive been finally eating bacon for the first time in 30 years. I was feeling guilty because im 74. Figured i really dont enjoy much so the bacon came back 😊😊😊
Back in the day with " heavy salted meat " to prevent spoilage before cooking the meat was soaked then washed in water to remove salt. A good friend of mine made corned beef and invited us to dinner. I explained that I didn't enjoy corned beef. She laughed and showed me a 90 year cookbook. The cookbook showed how to soak and wash the salted meats. The end slow cooked corned beef was delicious ! Not salty at all. Just sayin'.........
It’s the constant stress and worry that is killing everyone long before their time!
aka constant hyperinsulinemia / chronically elevated insulin, be it food or any other cause
and sugar.
@cher64- S U G A R!!!!
I agree. These people coming out with headlines saying that I’m going to get cancer from eating meat was constantly making me worry.
America has polluted our foods since the mid 60s. Even European countries won't buy much of the food America produces. No, they just shoot up our cattle, chickens, pigs with hormones and antibiotics which mess up the body 😢
My parents took in a boarder in the 1950 s and we read in the paper 30ish years later that he was celebrating his 100th birthday.The reporter that did the article on him in paper asked him what got him to his 100th birthday and he said he liked to start the day right with bacon and eggs! He looked much like Winston Churchill and did a lot of walking.He died at 102 yrs and his sister lived to be 105.
It’s all genetics
Gasmith, please stop embarrassing yourself.
...and don't gaslight us.
Thank you for this great information!! But aside from the nitrites and nitrates, I am concerned about the added sugar, corn syrup, msg, and other chemicals I don't need! This definitely helps me with my love for bacon!! Thank you so much for helping to introduce me to the Carnivore way of eating!! At 71, it has given me my life back! Little pain now, and much more energy! Very little anxiety and depression!! No longer type 2 diabetic!! Off 7 of my 11 long term meds, and reducing some of the others!! God bless you for helping so many people!! ❤🤗🙏🙏
Well done keep it up...remember animal fats are your friends and refined ultra proccessed carbs are your enemy
You're concerned about the sugar in bacon and you've reversed your type 2 diabetes since being on carnivore???
This info is so helpful. I’ve started avoiding all the good stuff, as you mentioned. I’ve missed occasional bacon, bologna and other processed meats. I have thought about my grandmother and all her brothers and sisters, whom ate everything fried. All the smoked meats they prepared on their farm, and all lived into their late 90’s. I’m so glad you cleared up this myth, and that’s what it was. Thank you for your expertise and sharing this great news.
Just don't overdo them like smoking, barbequing, or frying those meats until black or charred.
The difference is your family was smoking their own meats and not store bought processed meat. I doubt they were injecting more than 10 preservatives into it. The meats that contain nitrates usually also include dozens of other preservatives.
Its not a myth this guys just a horrible doctor
He just told you what you want to hear
Nah. This doctor is a paid actor. The entire meat industry is very large. A group of small researchers that work on linking colon cancer and processed meat could be easily squashed by powerful corporations.
Back in the days, corporations used doctors in lab coats to market cigarettes and Coca-Cola.
WOW! This is one I didn't know. I was staying away from bacon all these years for nothing. I'm on my way to the store.
Lol mee too
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Good for you!! 👍😄 Welcome back to enjoying bacon! Bacon is one of the things that make life worth living!
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I hadn’t eaten any pork for 30 years lol I just bought myself a pack of bacon!
Thank you so much Doc for breaking this information down! I truly appreciate your work.
Bacon, eggs, avocado have been on my menu since July. I also now feed on an 18/6 hour cycle. I lost over 25lbs since mid-July. My body is starting to look like Michael Jordan’s. My resting BP is normal for the first time in my adult life. Thanks to Dr. Berry. 👍🏻
SAME HERE ✌🏻🙂
How's it going two years later? Still good?
Great. @@doglifehub Very well, thanks.I have defeated my carb cravings by keeping them low. I drank one soda in the last year. No ice cream or candy bars, either. I weighed in at 215 last week, at 6’2. I haven’t been at that weight for 35 years. Bratwurst, sauerkraut, and Brie is on the menu tonight. Dr. Berg says it clears your arteries.
@terryjames548 Fantastic! I sorted my health out with keto etc about 6 years ago, but fell off the wagon. I've just been ill with very high blood sugar again, so I'm taking control. I'm happy to hear you are doing so well - it's great to hear you are healthy, and motivates me to do the same 👍
@@doglifehub Good luck. For me, it took about a month or two until I realized I no longer craved sweets or high carb food. I go for around 80% calories from fat and 20% or less from carbs. Avoid tropical fruit, low fat dairy, bread, potatoes, rice, pasta and whole grains.
I love Hot Dogs and Bacon and Ham!!!!!! I've always loved BUTTER too!! I never ate margarine, I eat tons of butter and eggs. My cholesterol is very low. Everything the "scientists" have told us about food is total BS!
I prefer butter,I’m only one in family eats it.
Depends if you workout and not heavy amounts of it
Cholesterol is necessary for our cells and brain. We have been taught to fear it, when we should really fear the treatment they want to give us to lower it!
Exactly because most Doctors have no idea about nutrition.
Watch out for the hotdogs bro🤣! Especially if they come from a can.. All depends on the quality of the meat.. It's more the mechanically separated pig scrotums and chicken anal orifices I'm afraid of🤣
Government needs to ban lobbying.
Lobbying is just another word for bribery.
i always figured the cereal companies paid them to say bacon was dangerous
I quit eating cereal
@@dunkydog1676 me too even oatmeal which i love
Agree👊🏿
Fucking cereal. I test my blood glocuse after eating them, it shoot more than 12 mmol.
Cereal is the main cause of cancer but nobody ever says anything about cereal or poptarts
I can never get enough of your videos. I’ve spent hours and hours watching your videos. They are super informative and simple to understand. Thank you so much Doc for all your research and data. Love your channel!!!!
Our bodies are wonderfully made...
When I ate bacon and eggs for breakfast regularly I lost weigh and was healthier.
That's part of the high fat, low carb diet. Makes sense, but nothing to do with nitrates. Not all bacon is infused with nitrates, but perhaps in the US, it is.
Yeah aslong as you aren't genetically predisposed it shouldn't make a differnce anywaay even thiugh the guy in the video is wrong
normasea I’m English and have been eating a full English breakfast for sixty years no problem but soon as people started having grains for breakfast problems started.
lamo lambda how much research have you done then.
did you have blood work done and hormone levels checked?
There is NO meaningful research, not a single RCT, showing that the nitrates/nitrites from processed meat increase cancer-risk in Humans. NONE at all...
Off to buy bacon, and ham.😛🐷
You absolutely should make a video on grass fed grass finished /organic meets . It's truly confusing at times what to buy
Thanks for all the work you do!
People on this thread are saying if you cook bacon on high heat the nitrates will turn to nitrosamines and they cause cancer. So, is this true because who cooks bacon at low heat?? You never mentioned nitrosamines. Is it the same??
Idk about nitrates but does this channel have the answer about can u eat too much eggs? I love eggs... could eat em at every meal...with some vets obviously
Thank you for being so thorough in your research before posting video.
nice puppy
Dad 93 eats bacon 🥓 almost every day TYU so much
reminds me of that American Centenarian lady who had eggs and bacon every day (-ish). I hope your dad is doing well :)
I’ve heard this years ago from
a diff doctor (naturopathic), he said don’t be afraid of nitrites/nitrates.
Yes, nitric oxide!! Thank you!!!
I'm a small-scale pig farmer and just switched to a butcher who doesn't do a "no-nitrate" cure like the last butcher did. A customer/friend who worked as a USDA inspector for 26 years told me the "no-nitrate" cure means they use celery powder, which is full of nitrates, so I relayed that information to my customers, but it's great to attach this thorough review as well, which backs up what he said and provides more context. I'm starting to think the best approach to choosing food is to eat what our ancestors ate. Subscribed to your channel, much appreciated!
You have quickly become one of my greatest heroes, Dr. Berry. I am so glad to finally have an expert "on my side" that I can hold up to the naysayers I'm constantly dealing with while on the Keto and/or carnivore diets. I wish I had discovered you much sooner!
I never cared what they said about bacon, eggs, and butter - but it's good to know.
My grandparents diet and they've all done very well on it.
The problem is with the garbage that they are feeding the chickens and pigs, etc. You are what you eat and you are the food that your food also ate. Grass-fed is the way to go.
That was an exceptional video. We live in a three ring circus of social programming. Nice work Ken.
When I was in college I took a rhetoric class and did my paper on nitrates in bacon. 8 was supposed to analyze the rhetoric of both sides of the issue. I knew then the cancer scare was bogus.
I'm eagerly awaiting a student to write this in my class. Lol.
Thank you for sharing this.
What are the benefits of cancer scare? It would totally hinder the sales of processed meat products and less people paying for medical bills.
@@erin758 different industries lobbying against each other. The less people eat ham, bacon, salami...etc the more will eat grain and oil based foods
@@erin758because the more people that are scared of eating meat the more they’ll eat other stuff companies that make oat meal for example don’t make money from u eating bacon the food industry is extremely corrupt the heart association the fda all these organizations are funded by the food corporations the same people that are supposed to dictate health eating are verifiably in bed with the same people who make unhealthy foods.there’s way more money to be made in crappy cheap manufactured microwave meals and oats and grains and cereals and breads and all this shit then meat.
I used to spend the extra money to look for "uncured, nitrate free bacon" and spend an arm and a leg for those bacon
At this point, any bacon that is going to be decent anyway is already going to be nitrate free now anyway lol
@@OatmealTheCrazy have you tried Wright's bacon?
Time to cook in bacon grease and butter.
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I am so RELIEVED to hear this!
Scariest words ever heard:
“Hi, I’m from the Government. I’m here to help you.”
Haaaaa good one !!!!!!!
LMFAO
So true! Great one!
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@@trishb4393
I believe you’re right. “Trust, but verify.”
Thanks for this video. I had bought into the nitrate scare in processed meats and had pretty much quit buying nitrate preserved meats for the last couple of years. I look forward to buying some affordable bacon.
THANK YOU for this clarification on this!!!
The Feds limit the Nitrates for process meats, but they can't put one on the amount Corn Syrup they put in it. Great Video. I am off to have some hot dogs! (Without the bun of course)
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Exactly right. Processed meats are one of the lowest sources of nitrates/nitrites!!!
Where do you find hot dogs or any processed meat that does not have some kind of sugar in it. I have only been able to find one kind of bacon without sugar. Oscar Myer has one with out sugar. Even the bacon at the Farmers Market and from local farms process their bacon with sugar. Nitrates too. I have not been able to find any hot dogs or any lunch meat that is not processed with some form of sugar.
LindyTN Smithfield low sodium, no sugar added, bacon, and Applegate uncured beef hot dogs.
LindyTN - just remember, the carb count on hot dogs or meats with sugar is still extremely low. I would say they use a "touch" of sugar for taste, but it is not overwhelming. The safest way to avoid sugars in food is to eat it naturally like a whole chicken piece or steak. You can slice them thin to mimick lunchmeat.
Wow, Dr. Berry, and I’ve been buying uncured processed foods since I thought nitrite and nitrate were bad for our health. Thank you for the video!
Your work and research is really next level. Power to you brother. 😊
"I don't want you ever blindly believing my expert opinion." Bravo! Bless you. Most physicians will make up any old nonsense that is to their advantage and expect patients to believe them without question.
Dude you are legit. So thankful for the information and time that you spend on researching content that helps your TH-cam viewers to make insightful and educated decisions concerning their health.
This video was published 5 years ago and only now are we starting to get some some traction on a national scale. Finally we are starting to take this advice to heart and figure out how essential nitrates are to the human diet. Nice job of being a bit ahead of the main crowd Dr. Berry! (PS I'm a PhD biochemist but got my degree nearly 30 years before the 1998 Noble prize in medicine was awarded for the discovery that endothelial signalling factor was indeed nitric oxide -- so I was as late to the party as anyone! Shame on me!) We need to be taking on higher loads of inorganic nitrates in our diet especially as we age not LESS!
Wow! I'm impressed
What r examples of them ?
My dad has been eating bacon for 90 yrs!! still going strong!!
Awesome 👍 hi 5 from Australia
I was so excited when I seen the title of this video! I have pulmonary hypertension and my Dr actually is one of the researchers working with the nitrate issue. He told me to make sure I buy processed meat if I am going to have a sandwich. To hear Dr Berry say basicly what my Dr says just makes me happy!
Myra Verdin where does your doctor practice?
@Monday, Tuesday Is My Weekend excuse me? That’s not very polite
@@cilantro65 She's died from colon cancer maybe?
Nitrate is not an issue. Nitrates + protein are.
Every information you put out, Dr. Ken is so invaluable for our health. Thank you so much. Thank you for taking the time to do these videos.😊
You're the man, man! I can't thank you enough for doing what you're doing. This world would be a healthier place if people such as yourself were in greater quantity.
Keep it up!
Best,
Chinmay
Luv you Dr. Berry! Thank you for your time spent researching and educating us. Kudos to you.
Debbie Lynn us
Thanks for the informative video. This makes sense, the issue is not with nitrates/nitrites, as long as the temperature of the product is kept low. That's not the case of bacon, however, as it is typically cooked at high temperatures until crisp. Apparently, that's when dangerous nitrosamines are formed. I am curious about what your opinion is on that.
he won't be sharing that, as that would undermine his crusade to protect bacon. This video is really misleading and irresponsible at best. Bottom line is that mass marketed/produced bacon and it's nitrates and the amount we consume - combined with the heat at which it is cooked. Bottom line, nitrosamines are awful and if you want to eat bacon, you can make it yourself with no added nitrate
Doc, you scare me. We've been duped so deep for so long.
Thank you so much Dr. Berry for your hard work on this research! I have the confidence to remain Ketovore because of you.
I've heard that it's not the nitrates themselves, but it's the cooking process that turns nitrates into a carcinogenic compound called nitrosamines. What are your thoughts on this? Is it true or is it bologna (no pun intended)?
When 35 I immigrated to US. Immediately reacted to those fake colored cherries and to nitrates. No cooked but in vine or coconut water. I neglected to read the ingredients in coco H2O and after 7 minutes I looked as a drunk alcoholic nose and cheeks red beet. I do not drink,no smoke no coffee. But back in my country I ate salami,ham . Bacon preserved with nitrates. I suspect that either they put too much and lie or the way they manufacture the nitrates here is poisonous
That’s what I want to know
It's not even the cooking: it's that the nitrates combine in the stomach with the amino acids, creating nitrosamines, which are - allegedly - toxic. Some advise to eat vitamin C, or lemon juice, or Ascorbic Acid with food containing nitrates, because that would prevent the formation of nitrosamines.
A lot of vegetables have nitrates also and form nitrosamines also. Not a single thing mentioned about the veggies and that they are carcinogenic…only the processed meats. So I find it’s all bs in general. Why demonize meats but not the vegetables?
A good question here and it's a shame the doctor hasn't addressed it.
LOL I've been "curing" my own bacon from pork bellies for over a year now. I just season the meat to taste and put it in a low 170º F oven over night. I then portion and freeze it. I simply slice and cook batches of it like I would bacon. This way I can control what goes in it and it's FAR cheaper and I can get THICK slices.
I just bake pork belly slices with salt. It's awesome with lettuce and tomatoes! *The store will slice it if you ask.
Hmm, I live in Iowa; the place where they raise lots of hogs, and both bacon and plain pork bellies are so expensive! Even on sale it's $4/pound! They're ripping me off!!
Nobody cares
I’ve actually cured two pork bellies myself and it was rather an enjoyable project to learn. I did the sea salt / celery salt / honey cure (before keto) and it came out great. I may do it again, just no honey this time. I have some nice hickory wood seasoning right now!!! :-)
That’s interesting. I know what my next TH-cam search is on!
I remember my grandmother pouring bacon grease in German potato salad and I had a fit . Back in the day when our doctors preached no animal fat and low fat diets. Granny was right. LOL
One version of German potato salad does have "Speck" (bacon) as an ingredient.
What about the concept that when cooked in high heat nitrites coupled with amino acids in protein turn into nitrosamines, which is supposedly what actually leads to the "carcinogenic"effect of nitrates and nitrites.
I'm surprised nitrosamines weren't mentioned in this video.
You are one rare, informed MD, and you explain why. Thank You!
There is more and more like him, like my brother. After many years of pushing pills he started to think about what his patients eating and drinking and it also caught up to him. There are more conferences on this topic so next generations will hopefully have some smarter docs!
He is quite misinformed. But you are free to believe whatever you want. Just know that belief does not equal truth, unless you are religious.
@@chuckybang did you even watch the whole thing and listen to it all? Lol
@@sempergumby2341 yes, did you have a point to make?
I just did a search on this myself, well read the first thing I found. It seems that nitrates aren’t the problem but the nitrites in the presence of proteins and cooked to high heats can produces nitrosamines- those are known carcinogens. One study suggests microwaving bacon is the better option. However apparently frozen salted pork bellies (they have to be frozen due to no preservatives ) is a very tasty alternative.
I think to make a better informed choice people should know about this!
That was my understanding as well, it’s the charring of the meats that is problematic.
high heats? like how high
Or try to saute a bacon simultaneously with the pasta to make bacon aglio olio.
WHAT an eye opener !! Was just about to throw out some frozen bacon !! Need to tell the "Fasting Diet Drs." That their processed meat warnings are worthless !! This is important !
The only thing i ever heard Homer say was MMMMMMM BACON!
I thought that was Hormel?
No,, he said "MMMMMMM DONUT!"😂👌🏻
Arrrghhll
Ha good one
My favorite one from Homer was MMMMMMM Pistol Whip
Thank you for this great video. Far out, literally everything is a bloody lie. Do the opposite of everything you know and we will probably live forever.
Saffy Moonstone Their food pyramid is crap too, look up keto food pyramid and the government approved one, you'll see how different the real one (keto)is from the stupid one(government approved)
That's been my philosophy for a long time! Do the opposite of what the mainstream says!
Exactly! ! 7 weeks ago, I started doing just that, and have lost 48-50 lbs! We have been lied to our entire lives!!!
Except smoking cigarettes. Smoking cigarettes sucks........and kills.......way to often.
But my mom told me not to jump off the bridge!?!? :O
In response to the constipation question, I have the same issue, but to my understanding on the carnivore/keto diet because your body can fully digest and utilize everything you are consuming there is very little waste. I honestly only go to the bathroom once or twice a week on carnivore, but I also intermittent fast for 24 hours, so I’m only eating one large fatty meal per day.
The doctor says to his patient " these foods will give you cancer ".
Then goes outside for a cigarette.
Or lose weight and he weighs 300 lbs😅
It doesn't necessarily make one a hypocrite to give someone facts and then make a choice to not utilize that advice from those facts in their own life. That assumes that doctors are supposed to be the picture/standard of health themselves, when all they're obligated to do is provide factual advice and proper care to patients.
It certainly isn't helping their advice pitch to patients when they themselves aren't walking the talk, I'll admit. But they are merely the messengers, not the models.
@@willrowe6088 that, by definition, makes them a hypocrite. What are you smoking?🤣🤣
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More like, he says, “the meat will give you cancer” while puffing on his cigarette in the room with his patient and hacking up a lung. ~1950s lmao
OMG! Doc your my hero I love bacon! I am 58 yrs old 5'8 145lbs and work a very physical job. I am always eating salads and vegetables but I do love my bratwurst and bacon est...
By the way I'm sitting back in bed watching your videos drinking scotch and eating pistachios. Please tell me that's a ok thing too? Wait um never mind!
Best wishes!😉
Alcohol is bad for you
@@rickrossi7426 Yes a friend of mine is 56 and an alcoholic , drinks 6 to 8 beers a day after work everyday, for the last 20 years...his liver must be made of cast iron....unless he is proving that it isn't a problem................
Jay Man but how does he feel physically?
@@rickrossi7426 Tells me he is fine when he wakes up in the morning...........
Thank you I can now enjoy eating bacon and other processed meat without the fear of getting cancer. ❤
I love cold cuts but have been worried all this time about cancer. Thank you so much for this video.
I know. Gonna,buy some ham next week now.
I don't love cold cuts, but they're a convenience that I've avoided for years and felt guilty when giving them in my kids lunches now and then. I'm so sick of the misinformation in the nutrition world that cause us to bend over backwards trying to do the right thing, and yet, cereals get the seal of approval. SMH.
They spray stuff on processed meats. Not sure about that.
Joanna W They pump the animals full of hormones and antibiotics but if you are not well to do then you have got to do what you can.
Deli meats arent really meats lol xD go to a local butcher !!!
I've been lied to all my life.
Dude, you made my day! Love bacon! Drool over bacon! Thank you for sharing this with the world!
Dr. Berry your are the best channel on the Internet! Keep up the good work!
What about clostreral
I wish there is a keto-friendly doctor in my Area!
There is U.S. Keto friendly website featuring Drs, nutritionalist, Trainers...ect. I will see if I can find it for you.
Try in my country. High carbs so prevalent that it soo shock if someone say want to practise keto diet
This is great to hear because I had almost entirely stopped eating bacon the last couple of years (and boy do I miss it)!
I stopped eating anything processed/man-made a couple of years back, in favor of a totally natural, whole-food Keto-based diet, on 22/2 IF everyday. I stopped eating much-loved bacon, concerned about the chemicals in our food.
I guess I'm going to have to go get me some bacon......now! This is really going to make a difference to my OMAD.
How about uncured bacon?
@@teribunker5223 Uncured still has as many nitrates.
@@gordyn5292 Naturally occuring celery powder....
All I have to say is, THANK YOU 🙏 GOD! Now I know 3 of my favorite foods are good for for me; avocados, eggs & bacon!!!🙂
@@teribunker5223 It is loaded with salt! waaaaayyy too much
Hi Ken. I've been a pharmacist for 50 some years. Before the current crop of anti-hypertensives there were 'nitrates' in abundance. Nitroglycerin is still used sublingually and topically. There were dozens of products like Peritrate (P.E.T.N), Isordil, etc. for angina and hbp. Only the NTG SL 0.4mg seems to still be in use. There is also a spray for sublingual use.
Cool cool…
“Many of us know that we should steer away from processed meats and eat more vegetables if we want to be healthier and lower our chances of developing certain types of cancers. While there are many reasons processed meats aren’t great for our health, one reason is because they contain chemicals called nitrates and nitrites.
But processed meats aren’t the only foods that contain these chemicals. In fact, many vegetables also contain high amounts - mainly nitrates. And yet research suggests that eating vegetables lowers - not raises - cancer risk. So how can nitrates and nitrites be harmful when added to meat but healthy in vegetables? The answer lies in how nitrates and nitrites in food get converted into other molecules.
Nitrates and nitrites occur attached to sodium or potassium, and belong to a family of chemically related molecules that also includes the gas nitric oxide. Vegetables such as beetroot, spinach and cabbages are particularly good sources of nitrates.
When we eat something containing nitrates or nitrites, they may convert into a related molecular form. For example, nitrate in vegetables and in the pharmaceutical form nitroglycerine (which is used to treat angina), can convert in the body into nitric oxide. Nitric oxide dilates blood vessels, which can reduce blood pressure.
Another example is saltpetre - a naturally occurring nitrate sometimes used to cure pork. During the curing process, most of the nitrate in saltpetre converts into nitrite. It’s actually the nitrites that act as a preservative - not nitrates. They also give the meat its rosy appearance.
And although vegetables mainly contain nitrates, a considerable amount of the nitrate consumed in vegetables is converted into nitrite by bacteria in our saliva. This saliva is then swallowed and so eating vegetables can expose the gut to high levels of nitrite.
Cancer risk
It’s actually sodium nitrite - not nitrate - that’s linked to cancer. But if consuming nitrites alone directly caused cancer, then even eating vegetables would be harmful to us. Given this isn’t the case, it shows us that cancer risk likely comes from when the sodium nitrites react with other molecules in the body. So it isn’t necessarily the nitrates and nitrites themselves that cause health issues - including cancer. Rather, it’s what form they are converted into that can increase risk - and what these converted molecules interact with in our bodies.
The main concern is when sodium nitrite reacts with degraded bits of amino acids - protein fragments our body produces during the digestion of proteins - forming molecules called N-nitroso compounds (NOCs). These NOCs have been shown to cause cancer.
Cancer-causing NOCs can form either during the preparation of nitrite-containing processed meats or during their digestion in the gut. This is because both the preparation and digestion of processed meats generate plenty of protein fragments for the nitrites to react with. Research shows that the NOCs already present in the processed meats we eat (known as “preformed NOCs”) are linked with a greater risk of developing rectal cancer than from NOCs that are subsequently formed in the body. By contrast, given that there are far fewer protein fragments in vegetables, these aren’t a significant source of preformed NOCs”
@@seitanbeatsyourmeat666 cool copy and paste
We can assume Ken found and read this exact article but chose to ignore it. Ive listened to many videos from Ken and he is just hussling for money, the real truth he couldn't give a flying fuk
@@seitanbeatsyourmeat666 Seven Day Adventist Kellogg’s are vegan to lower testosterone in men, it is an abomination for men to master bate. Eat your vegetables.
Thank you for this and all the references in the description.
I have been eating regular bacon ever since you gave the thumbs up👍 in a previous vid! Thanks for re-affirming!!☺🥓🥓🥓
The surgeon that performed my colonoscopy told me never eat nitrates or nitrites! Thank you for debunking this! Hello bacon!
The real toxic problem is if the nitrates/nitrites cured meats meet high heat cooking as in overcooking or charring, over-BBQing or even long microwaving (eg in the time of 30:00 until the microwave produces burned item smell) those processed meat products until having darkened or black surfaces and this results in N-nitrosamines or N-nitroso compounds.
@@ised-5239 so your saying when they are burnt they can create that
Thanks for the video, I have always been told not to eat nitrates and have been paying lots of money to buy uncured meat! Now I can save a few bucks!
Spain is the top producer, consumer and exporter of cured jamon (salt cured pork leg by the millions of tons) in the world and their population have the 4th highest life expectancy, with Japan's 11 extra months at the top...
Take those facts as you will.
That’s because cancer as a whole accounts for about 4% of all causes of death. Therefore the risk effect is minimal unless you look specifically at cancers, even more specifically at gut cancers. People die of numerous other causes, not least cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke and heart attacks and chronic pulmonary diseases. Therefore citing overall life expectancy as an indicator of toxicity of this one food source against all the other variables is essentially meaningless.
I like the jamon iberico
What facts?
it is true. i live i spain and they consume a LOT OF processed meat( jamon curado, salchichon, fuet, ...) you name it , and you dont see a lot of fat or ill people. the majority are healthy and slim . even elder people are healthy.
Life Expectancy? Life Expectancy has a lot of more variables. Spain is a country where there's lots of more active people that move around, exercise and generally healthier lifestyles which can counteract most causes of death if not all.
I worked as a surgical assistant for many years and remember a lot of the surgeons saying things like “this patient wouldn’t be here right now if they had just done this or that differently”. But of course they would never tell that to the patient because, well, surgeons gotta surgeon!
Dr. Berry on the other hand is literally giving information that is spot on accurate without regard of losing potential business. He is doing exactly what doctors should be doing by helping the patient achieve a better and healthier life. You’re definitely putting jewels in your crown if you believe in that sort of thing Dr. Berry. I know I do and I’m very appreciative of all the no nonsense, common sense information I have extracted from your videos. Thank you!
I'm getting ready to go grocery shopping and am SO EXCITED TO BUY SOME BACON!!!!! I LOVE BACON and rarely had it bc of the lies!!! Now it's going to be a regular staple and cooked the way Dr. Berry cooks it!!!! CAN'T WAIT!!!
Would really like to see a part two explaining nitrosamines. As that's where a lot of the controversy seems to come from regarding vegetable vs cured meat nitrates.
Yes, totally agree. It's the high heat of the processed meats turning into nitrosamines that is supposedly unhealthy
most vegans i have met to only eat organic. does is the use of fertilizers responsible for that nitrate concentration?
There were plenty of research on nitrosamine's effect on cell mutations. Sodium nitrite on meat has been found to turn into nitrosamine in the colon.
just read an article saying that celery and beets' nitrates don't become harmful because the antioxidants they contain prevent the formation of nitrosamines. Unlike celery powder which is stripped of its antioxidants. Would love to hear your opinion on this.
he won't be sharing that, as that would undermine his crusade to protect bacon. This video is really misleading and irresponsible at best. Bottom line is that mass marketed/produced bacon and it's nitrates and the amount we consume - combined with the heat at which it is cooked. Bottom line, nitrosamines are awful and if you want to eat bacon, you can make it yourself with no added nitrate
Dr. Berry, in past years, whenever I ate bacon or nitrates, I followed it with a dose of vitamin C. You have made me worry-free. Thx.
It's still worth taking vitamin C though, for many other reasons.
One of my favorite meals is half a dozen scrambled eggs and half a pound of crispy bacon.
Good grief, the government is wrong in most everything shaking my head...
Not wrong...purposefully and methodically misleading. :(
The Gov't can't even run a whorehouse
Wrong or deceitful? I can never again trust anything they say.
That is because they take bribes to be wrong.
@@rosettastar17 read the small print the AHA has on their website. Haven't believed 'anything' they have said since 2012.
I would be more concerned about the sugar and MSG that sometimes can be putting bacon then I would the nitrites or nitrates. Bacon is delicious. And I have found that when I have a massive craving for chips I can do bacon very extra crispy and dip it in mashed avocados. OMG that is so good and takes the cravings for chips right away
I believe the MSG thing is the same story btw. It was just one random doctors personal opinion and not supported by research whatsoever.
@@andrewmccarty It actually is.
Love you Dr Berry. Why is there so much health nonsense that has been and is being proliferated? It’s amazing how much harm has been done. Thanks for all you do.
I quit smoking pot, never liked tobacco and quit binge drinking 27 yrs ago-just can't cut back on bacon and sausages.
As a wise child once said: "BACON IS GOOD FOR ME"
and we all know whos that kid
Long live King Curtis
😄😆 He was wise beyond his years!!!
😁😍❤️😍 bacon😋🥓
I love that kid! 🥓
Great video. You are the one to straighten everyone out . Thank. U
I haven't bought bacon in years!! My insurance man, who's also an RN, has been living on bacon! I thought he was off of his rocker!
Bacon the best way to ensure more healthy saturated fats in your diet ....
Phew!!! I can eat my favourite meat again without guilt! LOL
I'm surprised I hadn't seen this video before since I'm subscribed to the channel for quite some time now. I'll admit I switched to nitrate and nitrite free ham and bacon years ago after a bit of research, most likely not as deep as yours dear Dr. Berry (huge fan here!). I've got a question thou... What about Nitrosamines? This metabolic byproduct of nitrates and nitrites is what is supposed to potentially be carcinogenic, isn't it? When nitrites and nitrates react with certain amines in the meat? I'd love to hear (read) your thoughts about this. Thank you for your hard work leading the low carb, keto and carnivore life style along with many other heros of mine like Dr. Bikmann, Dr. Mason, Dr. Phinney, Dr. Noakes, and many more. Cheers from France !
Thank you for doing this research and telling us the truth.
True fact, I was listening to a live call with Dr. Joel Wallach where he announced that we should stop eating celery because of all the nitrates it contains. That is where I got off the Dr. Wallach bus. His stuff is good and his books are interesting but that last bit about celery was just too much. Thanks for this good and comprehensive report.
I really appreciate the breakdown Dr. Thank you.
Who else is ready for a BLT with avocado skip the bread?
Heck yeah! Extra bacon please!
@Tumbleweed - I used to, as well, but let me tell you, I am reformed. I now LOVE avocado and guacamole. Since adding avocado and guacamole to my diet, I have entirely regained full rotation of a shoulder that I had thought I was going to have to have surgery for. Full, painless rotation!! I'm convinced I was deficient in potassium. I ate at least a half of an avocado a day to fix the shoulder. It took three months, so keep at it.
Yum, yum!😋
@@geng8667 You better believe it. Right now.
Holy cow, Dr. Berry, I am embarrassed to admit it but I fell into that trap! They took me by the naive hand and away I went, into la-la-land just as gullible as can be. Deep down, however, my body knew it was all right. Thank you for setting the record straight.
hi Ken from Mexico. Thank you very much for this educated opinion on meat preservatives/cancer. I'm writing this 4 years later, now Aug 22, and I just saw a video thumbnail before this video, showing that France will ban nitrites/nitrates/meat preservatives, and another one afterwards that some country/countries in Europe had a ban, but rescinded it/them. Sure mankind has been preserving meats with salt for 1000's of years, and these chemical forms are simply a modern version of this. 😀 Personally i've been eating a few hotdogs for lunch for the last few months, and quite honestly what I can say from this is perhaps..because of the high salt content there is a slight boost to my blood pressure, but maybe this is a good thing???, as I live in the tropics, and you need the salt in your system to hold water, otherwise you will dehydrate like crazy. To each his own hehe. Would be interesting to do some digging though on this topic and see what comes up 4 years after your video... 😀