Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDNMedically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDN Sodium nitrate is a compound found in the body, water, and certain foods. It's also a food preservative commonly ...

DENVER — Young people are increasingly turning to sodium nitrite and nitrate as a method of suicide after buying the products online, according to research presented during the 2025 American Academy ...

Recently, Engineering published the research work on sodium nitrate passivation as a novel insulation technology for soft magnetic composites developed by Prof. Mi Yan and Dr. Chen Wu’s team. Soft ...

A large French study suggests higher intake of some food preservatives may slightly increase cancer risk over time.

Lunch meats let you whip up a tasty sandwich at a moment's notice. However, many lunch deli meats are made with excessive amounts of sodium, which is why these particular lunch meats are linked to ...

New legislation in Albany would ban retailers like Amazon from selling sodium nitrite, a common meat preservative linked to youth suicides across the country. “It’s basically like the suicide poison ...