Common food additives linked to high blood pressure and heart disease

[harry_nutsachs]

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260920031905.htm

[LarsAlereon]

The additive they found to be associated with heart disease is Vitamin C, so I'm somewhat skeptical of the value of these results given how well-studied it is.

[harry_nutsachs → LarsAlereon]

I noticed that too. Its not the only one but what kinds of foods have ascorbic acid added as a preservative ?

[LarsAlereon → harry_nutsachs]

Lowering the pH of food is a pretty common way to preserve it and if you're going to lower the pH then using an acid that is also a vitamin seems like an easy win.