Consuming a large amount of nitrites from food additives versus none was associated with a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the NutriNet-Santé study in France, researchers report. However ...

Elevated nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers prompted Central Iowa Water Works to start up its nitrate removal system this month. A network of water quality sensors shows a similar ...

Scan the bacon section at your local Whole Foods and you’d be forgiven for thinking that nitrites and nitrates had been banished definitively from the land of natural and organic groceries. Package ...

Share on Pinterest Nitrates and nitrites can be found in processed meats but also in vegetables and other foods. Dejan Beokovic/Stocksy Nitrates and nitrites are found naturally in soil and water.

In a recent study published in PLoS Medicine, researchers evaluated the association between nitrate and nitrite exposure and T2D (type 2 diabetes) development risks. Study: Dietary exposure to ...

Nitrates in food have long been associated with negative health consequences, putting many of us on high alert when we see food products with added nitrates, like processed meats. But there’s actually ...

Greater daily exposure to nitrites in food and water may increase the risk for type 2 diabetes, French researchers reported. Compared with those in the lowest tertile of total nitrite exposure (mean 3 ...

Nitrates and nitrites are naturally occurring compounds that are found in vegetables and added to processed meats. Nitrates convert to nitrites that can become either beneficial nitric oxide or ...

WASHINGTON – The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the US Department of Agriculture recently announced that it plans to extend a new rule to address processed meat labeling when it comes to ...

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When the rain stops, the heat persists and the plants start to stress, nitrate toxicity concern starts to creep to the surface. “With nitrate toxicity, the plant will either absorb nitrate or ammonia ...