| Nitrate and Man: Toxic, Harmless or Beneficial? Contributor(s): Cabi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0851995667 ISBN-13: 9780851995663 Publisher: Cabi OUR PRICE: $206.82 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2001 Annotation: 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 feared as the source of the rare condition called methaemoglobinaemia, or "blue baby syndrome," for young infants. Nitrate has also been implicated with causing cancer, through increased formation of carcinogenic compounds. Both claims are based on dubious evidence. This book sets out research results to disprove these assumptions, and goes on to explore the beneficial effects of nitrate in preventing infections, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Medical | Toxicology - Medical | Public Health |
| Dewey: 615.925 |
| LCCN: 2002277287 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.42" W x 9.52" (0.94 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 feared as the source of the rare condition called methaemoglobinaemia, or blue baby syndrome, for young infants. Nitrate has also been implicated with causing cancer, through increased formation of carcinogenic compounds. Both claims are based on dubious evidence. This book sets out research results to disprove these assumptions, and goes on to explore the beneficial effects of nitrate in preventing infections, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. |