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 ...

They’re found in fruit, veg and cured meat, but why is it that we are warned against eating some foods with nitrates and nitrites in, but we’re told to fill our fridges with others? Nitrates ...

Eating a healthy, balanced diet is the best way to keep your heart well, but there are some foods that could help lower your ...

A high dietary nitrate intake has traditionally been linked with gastrointestinal cancer, but more published studies contradict than support this association. In humans, dietary nitrate (mostly ...