Total Nitrite Consumption Tied to Higher Type 2 Diabetes Risk

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Total nitrites and additive-originated nitrites are linked to higher diabetes risk, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in PLOS Medicine.
Bernard Srour, Ph.D., M.P.H., from Sorbonne Paris Nord University, and colleagues examined the association between nitrites/nitrates and type 2 diabetes (T2D), distinguishing foods and water-originated nitrites/nitrates from those from food additives. The analysis included self-reported exposures from 104,168 adults followed for a median 7.3 years.
The researchers found that total nitrites and foods and water-originated nitrites were both positively associated with a higher T2D risk (tertile 3 versus 1: hazard ratios, 1.27 and 1.26, respectively). Compared with those who were not exposed to additives-originated nitrites, participants with higher exposure (i.e., above the sex-specific median), and specifically those having higher exposure to sodium nitrite (e250), had a higher T2D risk (higher consumers versus nonconsumers: hazard ratios, 1.53 and 1.54, respectively). There was no association seen between total, foods and water-originated, or additives-originated nitrates and T2D risk.
"These results provide a new piece of evidence in the context of current discussions regarding the need for a reduction of nitrite additives' use in processed meats by the food industry, and could support the need for better regulation of soil contamination by fertilizers," the authors write.
Related Posts
ASCO: Adding Pembrolizumab to Chemo Improves Survival in Cervical Cancer
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For women with persistent, recurrent,...
AHA News: With a Little Luck, These Foods Will Get Your New Year Started Right
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Need a healthy way...
Menstrual Cycle Length Linked to Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Long and short menstrual cycle length...
2006 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Death Following First Heart Attack
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Death rates following a first heart...