Initially, nitrates were thought to be harmful because studies have shown that nitrates are linked to the development of cancer. In the future, these substances turned out to have some health benefits: they help reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, dementia.
The Nutrition and Health Innovations Research Institute at Edith Cowan University hopes to find out why nitrates are so controversial. Dr. According to Katherine Bondonno, this may be because of where the nitrates come from. They are obtained from three main sources: vegetables, meat, water. At the same time, human studies (compared to animal studies) have not confirmed the possible health risks of nitrates, and also proved that nitrates from vegetables can prevent heart disease.
In addition, nitrate-rich vegetables, unlike meat and water, contain large amounts of vitamin C and/or polyphenols, which inhibit the development of cancer.
It is very important to do more research to correct the recommendations regarding nitrates in general.
Good sources of nitrates are dark green leafy vegetables, beets.
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Source: Ferra
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