These 7 deli meat brands skip nitrates, fillers, and artificial ingredients for cleaner, healthier sandwiches.

Listerine alters oral bacteria in young adults, but beetroot juice lowers blood pressure in older adults, revealing ...

Residents in the Walworth County community had been urged to avoid their tap water since Aug. 27 because of unsafe levels of nitrite.

This study suggests that beet juice may help lower blood pressure, and that there may be a connection between beet juice, ...

Corn silage harvest moisture is critical to maintaining feed quality and achieving good fermentation, with the goal of whole ...

Nitrates vs. Nitrites Taking a small detour into chemistry here, a key concept to understanding the health impact of nitrogen-based compounds is knowing the difference between nitrates and nitrites.

From the start, you consume the nitrates added to processed meats which are then converted to nitrites by bacteria in your mouth that you then swallow.

Analysis by the nonprofit organization Coalition Against Nitrates finds ham sold in UK supermarkets still contains ...

Residents of Blue Mound are being warned not to give tap water to infants under six months old or use it to make infant ...

Elevated nitrates in drinking water — a persistent problem in Iowa — have been be linked to health concerns that include birth defects, cancers and thyroid problems, according to a state ...

EPA says parts of Des Moines, Raccoon, Iowa, Cedar and S. Skunk rivers should be added to Iowa's impaired waters list because of high nitrate levels.