Preservatives linked to high blood pressure and heart disease in new study
brandonb
11 points
6 comments
May 28, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
stubish
Interesting but still needs research. Correlation, not causation of course. And citric acid... surely the amount used as a preservative would be dwarfed by other sources. Might be worth taking with a pinch of salt (a preservative they did not link to any problems!)
amanaplanacanal
"This study has some limitations inherent to its observational design." They got that right, anyway.
musicale
But if you eat enough of them then you self-mummify, achieving a sort of Earthly persistence that used to be reserved for people like monks, saints, or ancient Egyptian nobility.