Preservatives linked to high blood pressure and heart disease in new study

brandonb 11 points 6 comments May 28, 2026
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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.

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