About 62 million Americans — roughly 1 in 5 — may be drinking tap water with potentially harmful nitrate levels, according to ...

Beetroot juice has become one of the more popular wellness drinks in recent years. You’ll find it recommended for everything ...

With nitrate removal facilities working overtime and a stage three watering ban in place, West Des Moines Water Works is working toward ensuring nitrates don’t affect ...

Nitrates in rivers that provide Des Moines metro's drinking water are surging again, and Central Iowa Water Works is calling for watering reductions ...

As Central Iowa Water Works imposes a lawn-watering ban to help ensure member utilities have the capacity to treat high levels of nitrates in their source water, some central Iowans are eyeing the ...

Watering banned for second straight year by Central Iowa Water Works as nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers ...

Nitrates – widely used preservatives – are found in a variety of foods. Are they good or bad? After all, they can form nitrosamines, recognized carcinogens. A new study uses the metaphor of Dr. Jekyll ...

Spinach, chard, and beets are sources of nitrates. Unlike those in vegetables, nitrates in processed meats and water may increase cancer risk. Eating nitrate-rich vegetables can lower blood pressure ...

Eating beets regularly increases your intake of natural nitrates, which can help manage blood pressure levels.

These days, it seems like there are plenty of things to worry about when it comes to our food. Sugar, trans fat, pesticides…the list of what can do us harm goes on too long. For many people, that list ...

Usually associated with processed meats, nitrates and nitrites are potentially cancer-causing compounds. But what are they, really – and are they always detrimental? “Nitrates” may make you think of ...