Q. What's wrong with hot dogs? A. Nitrite additives in hotdogs
form carcinogens. Petition to ban Three different studies have
come out in the past year, finding that the consumption of hot
dogs can be a risk factor for childhood cancer. Peters et al.
studied the relationship between the intake of certain foods and
the risk of leukemia in children from birth to age 10 in Los
Angeles County 1980 and 1987. The study found that children
eating more than 12 hot dogs per month have nine times the
normal risk of developing childhood leukemia. A strong risk for
childhood leukemia also existed for those children whose
fathers' intake of hot dogs was 12 or more per month.
Researchers Sarusua and Savitz studied childhood cancer cases in
Denver and found that children born to mothers who consumed hot
dogs one or more times during pregnancy has approximately double
the risk of developing brain tumors. Children who ate hot dogs
one or more times per week were also at higher risk of brain
cancer. Bunin et al, also found tha