Which of these sources will give you the most ingested nitrites: 467 servings of hotdogs 1 serving arugula 2 servings butterhead lettuce 4 servings celery or beets your spit The answer is obvious ... or is it? How often do we hear advice to avoid processed meats — like hotdogs, bacon, ham and sausages — because they contain nitrates that have been linked to cancer? There is no
