Science Daily·3 min read·medium
Common food preservative linked to rising suicide deaths among young people
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Researchers have identified a link between the increased availability of sodium nitrite, a common food preservative, and a rise in suicide deaths in the UK. The study calls for urgent public health measures to restrict access to the chemical.
A chemical commonly used to preserve food has been linked to a recent increase in suicide deaths in the UK, with young people and boys and men accounting for a disproportionately large share of cases. The findings come from a comprehensive analysis of available data from 2019-24 published in the open-access journal BMJ Public Health .
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