From artificial colors linked to hyperactivity to preservatives associated with cancer risk, these common food additives could be secretly impacting your health ...

Sodium nitrite is one of the most commonly used preservatives ... nitrite is extremely controversial as a food additive, as meats containing this chemical compound have been linked to cancer.

Sodium nitrite and nitrate are often added to sliced turkey as preservatives, but those compounds, which occur naturally in some foods, may form nitrosamines, which can cause cancer in lab animals.