The sum of nitrate and
nitrite concentrations in the chemostats was at all generation points below 1 µM (table 1).
Both sources have been shown to substantially increase plasma nitrate and
nitrite concentrations, improve exercise performance (1 — 5), and lower blood pressure (6 — 8) in healthy individuals.
We assessed the acute effects of ingestion of various nitrate - rich sources on plasma nitrate and
nitrite concentrations and resting blood pressure.
Not exact matches
Concentrations of total nitrogen were 10 %, nitrate 30 % and
nitrite 87 % lower in organic compared to conventional crops.
Beets contain high
concentrations of nitrates, which are converted into
nitrites in the body.
For breastfed infants, there is no evidence of an increased risk of methemoglobinemia from maternal ingestion of water with nitrate nitrogen
concentrations as high as 100 ppm, because these mothers do not produce milk with high nitrate
concentrations.16 Furthermore, the predominant organism in the gastrointestinal tract (Lactobacillus species) of the breastfed infant does not reduce nitrate to
nitrite (see following section).14
The team found that the blood of Tibetans had more than 10 times the
concentration of biologically active nitric oxide breakdown products, such as nitrate and
nitrite, than did blood from people who lived at sea level, signifying a high level of nitric oxide in their bloodstreams.