Eating more foods with certain chemicals called nitrites and nitrates might slightly raise your chance of getting cancer later in life, according to a big study that followed people for 12 years.

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Endogenous Formation of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) from Dietary Nitrite and Nitrate Intake and Its Association with Cancer Risk.

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2026 Jun

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Endogenous Formation of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) from Dietary Nitrite and Nitrate Intake and Its Association with Cancer Risk.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2026.116032

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