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0 pointsjdietrich8y ago0 comments

>That is a huge number.

Compared to what?

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coldtea8y ago· 2 in thread

Compared to the lifetime odds of almost all other mortality risks: https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-mortalit...

Not to mention just in itself -- opposed to 0 people dying prematurely because of that.

0 dying? Doesn't it just say it increases your chance by 18%?

So instead of 1 in 170, not eating nitrates makes it 1 in 200.

I said "0 dying _prematurely_" because of nitrates. Those 170 would have had it anyway.

Take your pick. It's basically worse than gun violence but better than alcohol.

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