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New research: Bacon can save your life during a heart attack

By WINK News

Story Created: Nov 28, 2007 at 8:12 PM EST

Story Updated: Nov 28, 2007 at 8:12 PM EST

Houston, Texas - A researcher at the University of Texas at Houston says bacon can actually help save your life during a heart attack.

Dr. Nathan Bryan claims nitrates found in bacon form a gas, which can re-open blocked arteries.

Early research indicates the nitrates in bacon cause cancer, but Dr. Bryan says this research is false.

"You should not avoid eating bacon because of the nitrite content. If anything, the nitrite content is what protects our heart during a heart attack," he says.
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