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?

Nitrogen goes makes up 80 per cent of the air that we breathe in the form of a very stable N2 gas. In my several years at ...

Unhealthy dietary habits, including processed foods, high salt intake, and sugary drinks, are fueling the rise of stomach and ...

The researchers said they believe that high levels of sodium, saturated fat, and chemical additives such as nitrates and nitrites in processed red meat could help explain their findings.

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Those chemicals are called nitrites and nitrates — and they are ... and are (obviously, because NZ food regulations aren’t going anywhere) still safe to eat. Every cut of meat going into ...