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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 ...

Consuming products like hot dogs, commercial bread, and sweet treats could increase your risk for health problems — or even a ...

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 ...

Nitrates in waterways and drinking water have been in the news as levels rise alarmingly. What is the difference between ...

White Bread and Pasta White bread and pasta, made from refined grains, lack essential nutrients and fiber. Their high ...

Which food raises cancer risk? Dietitian says she avoids eating processed meats like deli meat, bacon, hot dogs and sausage, ...

Top medical experts are urging a warning label on bacon and other processed meats that use nitrates in the curing process Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously ...

The renewal of the nitrates derogation, US beef trade issues, the World Meat Congress and bird flu are just some of the ...

Food Standards Agency bosses have insisted there is “no evidence” removing nitrates from processed meat reduces the risk of cancer, despite claims from leading professors that the ingredients should ...