Nitrates In Vegetables Protect Against Gastric Ulcers

Still think they know what a "healthy" food is?

"Fruits and vegetables that are rich in nitrates protect the stomach from damage. This takes place through conversion of nitrates into nitrites by the bacteria in the oral cavity and subsequent transformation into biologically active nitric oxide in the stomach. The Swedish researcher Joel Petersson has described the process, which also means that antibacterial mouthwashes can be harmful for the stomach.

'Nitrates in food have long been erroneously linked to an increased risk of cancer,' says Joel Petersson of Uppsala University's Department of Medical Cell Biology."

You really, really have to be a friggin' idiot if you do.

Eat healthily. That is known.