Nutritional epidemiology in the context of nitric oxide biology: A risk-benefit evaluation for dietary nitrite and nitrate

Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 110-119

  Milkowski, Andrew ^a   Garg, Harsha K ^b   Coughlin, James R ^c   Bryan, Nathan S ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Coughlin and Associates ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Cured meats; Diet; Nitrate; Nitrite; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ARGININE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PROCESSING; FRUIT; HUMAN; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MEAT; NEOPLASM; NITROSATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 75149163814     PISSN: 10898603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2009.08.004     Document Type: Review

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