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VOL. 10, ISSUE 3 (2025)
Looking forward to dietary nitrate and nitrite as preventive nutrition for special diseases
Authors
Shuqing Wang, Enxiu Chen, Weijiang Fan, Yinglong Zhang, Weiwei Jiang
Abstract
Excessive ingestion of nitrate and nitrite may pose a risk of
methemoglobinemia in infants and gastrointestinal cancer in adults. These have
driven regulatory action on dietary nitrate and nitrite. Current regulatory
limits for dietary nitrate and nitrite are based on negative health effects
without considering positive potential health benefits. The limits given by The
World Health Organization's regulations limits on nitrate intake have been
exceeded by a single food intake and recommended dietary pattern, have not
caused any significant risk. This article reviews the foundation of current
regulatory establishment and the problems faced by current regulatory and
provides suggestions for current regulatory limits changes. It is very
meaningful to develop scientific and reasonable guidelines for dietary
ingestion of nitrate and nitrite as preventive nutrition for special diseases,
thereby beneficial to public health.
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Pages:50-54
How to cite this article:
Shuqing Wang, Enxiu Chen, Weijiang Fan, Yinglong Zhang, Weiwei Jiang "Looking forward to dietary nitrate and nitrite as preventive nutrition for special diseases". International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, Vol 10, Issue 3, 2025, Pages 50-54
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