A few weeks back, I received a call from a hopeful patient asking for confirmation of a nightly news story -- one claiming that bacon might be good for the heart because of the nitrite and nitrate it ...

Inorganic nitrate and nitrite from endogenous or dietary sources are metabolized in vivo to nitric oxide (NO) and other bioactive nitrogen oxides. The nitrate-nitrite-NO pathway is emerging as an ...

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 ...