Nitrite and nitrate exposure was deduced from 24-hour dietary recalls linked with a food composition database. Over the course of the follow-up period, a total of 969 new cases of type 2 diabetes ...

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.

Of the cohort, 73.9% were exposed to sodium nitrite as a food additive and 31.6% were exposed to potassium nitrate. During a median follow-up of 7.3 years, there were 969 new cases of type 2 diabetes.

Dietary nitrates/nitrites from food additives were associated with greater risk for hypertension vs. naturally occurring nitrates/nitrites in food and water, researchers reported. In addition ...

Fried foods like french fries, onion rings, fried chicken, and mozzarella sticks are typically cooked in oils high in trans fats or oxidized fats, both of which are harmful to heart health. These ...

Nitrate is found naturally in vegetables, with the highest concentrations in leafy vegetables like spinach and lettuce. It can also enter the food chain as an environmental contaminant in water.

Nitrites in processed foods can damage the body’s ability to make insulin, increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.

The researchers observed that total nitrites and foods and water-originated nitrites were both positively associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. But participants that had the higher ...