Background Pollution of water sources, largely from wide-scale agricultural fertilizer use has
resulted in nitrate and nitrite contamination of drinking water. The effects on human health of …

Nitrate levels in our water resources have increased in many areas of the world largely due
to applications of inorganic fertilizer and animal manure in agricultural areas. The regulatory …

The discovery that dietary (inorganic) nitrate has important vascular effects came from the
relatively recent realization of the 'nitrate‐nitrite‐nitric oxide (NO) pathway'. Dietary nitrate …

Although the relation between red and processed meat intake and colorectal cancer has
been reported in several epidemiologic studies, very few investigated the potential …

Nitrate is a natural constituent of the human diet and an approved food additive. It can be
partially converted to nitrogen monoxide, which induces vasodilation and thereby decreases …

Background: People consume nitrates, nitrites, nitrosamines, and NOCs compounds
primarily through processed food. Many studies have yielded inconclusive results regarding …

Background: Nitrate is a drinking water contaminant arising from agricultural sources, and it
is a precursor in the endogenous formation of N-nitroso compounds (NOC), which are …

Man-made nitrogen fertilizers became widely used in US agriculture after WWII, providing an
inexpensive source of nitrogen and other plant nutrients that resulted in huge increases in …

Previous studies have shown inconsistent associations between red and processed meat
intake and breast cancer risk. N‐nitroso compounds and heme iron have been hypothesized …

Background N-nitroso compounds (NOC) formed endogenously after nitrate/nitrite ingestion
and disinfection by-products (DBPs) are suspected colorectal carcinogens, but …