Nitrate and man : toxic, harmless or beneficial? /

Nitrate is ubiquitous. It is present in water, soil, plants and food, and is also a normal human metabolite. The main external sources of nitrate are vegetables and drinking water. This book examines the relationship between nitrates and human health. During the last 50 years or so, nitrate has been...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: L'hirondel, Jean
Otros Autores: L'hirondel, Jean-Louis
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Wallingford : CABI, ©2002.
Temas:
Nitrates > Physiological effect.
Nitrates > Toxicology.
Nitrates.
Dietary supplements.
Nitric acid.
Anions.
Organic compounds.
Food.
Ions.
Nitrogen compounds.
Inorganic compounds.
Electrolytes.
Nitrates
Dietary Supplements
Nitric Acid
Anions
Organic Chemicals
Food
Chemicals and Drugs
Food and Beverages
Ions
Nitrogen Compounds
Inorganic Chemicals
Electrolytes
Technology, Industry, Agriculture
nitrates.
dietary supplements.
nitric acid.
anions.
organic compounds.
ions.
nitrogen compounds.
inorganic compounds.
electrolytes.
Nitrates > Effets physiologiques.
Nitrates > Toxicologie.
Compléments alimentaires.
Acide nitrique.
Composés organiques.
Aliments.
Azote > Composés.
Composés inorganiques.
Électrolytes.
food.
MEDICAL > Toxicology.
Man.
Cardiovascular diseases.
Digestive disorders.
Disease prevention.
Drinking water.
Food contamination.
Food intake.
Food policy.
Food safety.
Human diseases.
Infectious diseases.
Neoplasms.
Nitrate.
Pathogenesis.
Physiology.
Regulations.
Tap water.
Toxicity.
Vegetables.
Organic compounds
Nitrogen compounds
Nitric acid
Inorganic compounds
Dietary supplements
Nitrates > Physiological effect
Nitrates > Toxicology
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  • Intake and the Reference Dose for
  • Nitrate in Man 79. 64. Concluding Comments 82
  • 7 The Beneficial Effects of Nitrate 84. 71. The Anti-infective Effects of Nitrate 84. 711. The effects in the mouth and gastrointestinal tract 84. 712. Anti-infective effects in other organs 87. 72. Nitrate, Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Diseases 88. 73. Dietary Nitrate and Gastric Cancer 90. 74. Other Beneficial Effects 92. 75. Conclusion 92
  • 8 Summary and Conclusions 93
  • Appendices
  • Appendix 1 Conversion Factors and Tables 95. Conversion Factors for Nitrate Expressed in Various Units 95
  • Appendix 2 Sources of Nitrate in Human Food 99
  • Appendix 3 Nitrate Kinetics in Healthy Adults after Oral Doses of
  • Nitrate 103
  • Appendix 4 High Plasma Nitrate Levels in Various Diseases and
  • Therapies 107
  • Appendix 5 Human Epidemiological Studies Performed to Evaluate
  • the Effects of Nitrate Exposure on Cancer Incidence
  • and Mortality 111
  • Appendix 6 Massive Intakes of Nitrite and Nitrate: Short-Term
  • Effects on Health 119. Large Intakes of Nitrite (NO2- ) 119. Massive Intakes of Nitrate (NO3- ) 121.

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