nitrates

(Newser) - France will cut the use of nitrates and nitrites in its food after the country's national food safety body confirmed there's a link between them and colon cancer. What exactly does that mean? Well, charcuterie could be affected, because nitrates are added to processed or cured meats, the...

(Newser) - Certain foods like chocolate, wine, and processed meats have long been linked to migraines, and while nitrates in those foods are often seen as the culprit, it's not entirely clear why some people are more susceptible to ensuing headaches than others, reports Quartz . Now scientists are reporting in the...

(Newser) - Chile's Atacama Desert—the world's highest and driest—is packed with what's been called "white gold": nitrate deposits that have been historically important. The nitrates found there were key to World War I bombs and battling iodine deficiency, LiveScience reports. But until now, just how the...