Talk:Sulfite
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[edit] Stating the obvious
- Those who are allergic to sulfites are urged to avoid products that could contain them.
Is this not rather an obvious thing to say? — sjorford++ 08:25, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
- Look at it specifically. They aren't just -advised- to avoid products that -do- contain them, they're _urged_ to avoid products that even _could_ contain them.
So then are you going to tell us why this specific allergy deserves a higher threat warning? What would you tell someone who is allergic to bees? Are they advised or urged to stay away from bees? Niubrad 19:17, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
The real issue becomes hidden dangers. Such as Yellow 5. Pickles. Pills - how about having your doc prescribe it to you! One day vendor food seller sells you xyz and it is just fine. The next day or week - there is a scare and now his food is sprinkled with sulfite. One can't watch out nor avoid that. Sulfite has been outrightly banned so many times and brought back because of the chemical industry. Big money. It is stated that 1% can die from this - but that isn't bad enough. The real numbers are 36% from a report done in California. Thirty Five was those that had severe to not sure. I'm severe at this time, but it damaging my memory and mucking around in my blood stream makes me concerned.
[edit] Article Typo
Sulfate is SO4 and Sulfite is SO3. It says Sulfate is SO5 on the article page. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.117.49.138 (talk) 03:07, 30 January 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Sulphite and thiamine
There is also some interesting debate and evidence that suggests that sulphites lead to thiamine deficiency. This may be another additional reason why alcoholics become thiamine depleted. They eat more rubbish food, and the goodness of thiamine may be destroyed by the alcohol they drink.
Kazevac 16 Feb 2007 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.155.62.253 (talk) 14:35, 16 February 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Vague
To the uninformed chemist, all this talk of sulfites without mentioning a single chemical compound makes this article rather weaselly. Could someone list down exactly what sulfites are present, and which people are sensitive to? --Rifleman 82 15:35, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Sulfite Model
The sulfite anion does not exhibit resonance. It has 3 single bonds from the central sulfur atom to each oxygen and one lone pair on the central sulfur atom. Roznerjs (talk) 03:03, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
