Impact of high drinking water nitrate levels on the endogenous formation of apparent N-nitroso compounds in combination with meat intake in healthy volunteers

• Autores principales: Simone G. van Breda (Autor), Karen Mathijs (Autor), Virág Sági-Kiss (Autor), Gunter G. Kuhnle (Autor), Ben van der Veer (Autor), Rena R. Jones (Autor), Rashmi Sinha (Autor), Mary H. Ward (Autor), Theo M. de Kok (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Nitrate is converted to nitrite in the human body and subsequently can react with amines and amides in the gastrointestinal tract to form N-nitroso compounds (NOCs), which are known to be carcinogenic in animals. Humans can be exposed to nitrate via consumption of drinking water...