Are Nitrates Smoking Gun for Alzheimers, Parkinsons, Diabetes Deaths?
Research scientists say they have discovered a significant link between increased levels of nitrates in the environment and in food with higher death rates from some of the most common diseases among the elderly, including Alzheimer’s, diabetes and Parkinson’s. Dr. Suzanne de la Monte, of Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, and colleagues studied trends in mortality rates triggered by diseases associated with aging, such as diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and cerebrovascular disease, as well as HIV. Results of their efforts were published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. sr_adspace_id = 1000001783207; sr_adspace_width = 300; sr_adspace_height = 250; sr_ad_new_window = true; sr_adspace_type = “graphic”; The researchers found strong parallels between age-adjusted increases in death rate from Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and diabetes and the progressive increases in human exposure to nitrates, nitrites and nitrosamines through processed and preserved foods as well as fertilizers. O
