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Link Between Nitrates and Diabetes

July 6, 2009
Scott Mindeaux, Editor

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extra_nitratesA friend/colleague of mine, Gina Capone, pointed out a story published thru UPI that states that there is a link between increased levels of nitrates and increased deaths from Type II Diabetes (which this editor has) and Alzheimers.

Dr. Suzann de la Monte of the Rhode Island Hospital, along with her colleagues, followed the trends in mortality rates associated with aging, such as diabetes, Alzheimer, Parkinsons, HIV and cerebrovascular disease.

“We have become a ‘nitrosamine generation.’ In essence, we have moved to a diet that is rich in amines and nitrates, which lead to increased nitrosamine production,” de la Monte said in a statement. “We receive increased exposure through the abundant use of nitrate-containing fertilizers for agriculture.”

THeir study was published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Nitrates can be found in alot of different food products, fertilizers, cured meats, bacon, cheese and even beer and water.

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