A new report suggests that millions of Americans drink tap water with elevated nitrate levels, but do you need to worry?

Traditional cured pork is delicious but dangerous. The nitrates and nitrites used to keep the colour pink, add distinctive ...

If you’ve seen a “no nitrates or nitrites added” label on a package of bacon or deli meat recently, you might’ve wondered what those words even mean. Is “uncured” meat better for you? Do you have to ...

A French study investigated the relationship between intake of nitrites and nitrates (all sources combined) and the risk of cancer. Data from more than 100,000 individuals were analyzed, with the ...

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 ...

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The Trump administration gutted the division that would continue a review process started under the Biden administration.

DEAR DR. BLONZ: I would like a better understanding of the differences between nitrates, nitrites and nitrosamines in food and the body. There are studies linking nitrates to colorectal cancer, but a ...

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 ...

If you've ever checked the label on deli meat, you've probably seen the words "nitrate-free" or "no nitrates added" plastered across the packaging. Sounds like a good thing if it means no ...

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 ...