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Nigrates:
What Vegetables contain Nitrates?
The highest concentration of nitrates occurs in water, root vegetables and
leafy vegetables such as spinach, lettuce and other greens.
The concentration and amount of occurring nitrates will vary depending on
the type of vegetable, the temperature that it is grown at, the sunlight
exposure, soil moisture levels and the level of natural nitrogen in the
soil.
Foods that tend to accumulate the highest amount of nitrate include:
* spinach
* beets
* cabbage
* broccoli
* carrots
Root vegetables such as carrots, beets and broccoli all contain nitrates
though at a much lower level than do the leafys. Leafy vegetables include
spinach, cabbage or other greens like Kale.
How does nitrate affect families?
Human babies are extremely susceptible to acute nitrate poisoning because of
certain bacteria that may live in their digestive system during the first
few months of fife. These bacteria change nitrate into toxic nitrite (NO2)
The nitrite reacts with hemoglobin (which carries oxygen to all parts of the
body) to form methemoglobin, which does not carry oxygen. The level of
oxygen being carried throughout the body decreases in proportion to the
amount of hemoglobin converted to Methemoglobin. As the oxygen level
decreases, the baby is suffocated. This condition is called
methemoglobinemia.
The most obvious symptom of nitrate poisoning is a bluish color of the skin,
particularly around the eyes and mouth. This is called cyanosis. A baby with
these symptoms should be taken to an emergency medical facility immediately.
The doctor will take a blood sample to be Sure the baby IS Suffering from
nitrate poisoning. The blood sample of an affected baby is a chocolate brown
instead of a healthy red. Nitrate poisoning can be treated, and in most
cases the baby makes a full recovery. It Is crucial, however, to deal with
the problem immediately, because without treatment a baby can die.
Around the age of three months, an increase in the amount of hydrochloric
acid in a baby's stomach kills most of the bacteria that convert nitrate to
nitrite. By the time a baby is six months old, its digestive system is fully
developed, and none of the nitrate-converting bacteria remain. In older
children and adults, nitrate is absorbed and excreted, and methemoglobinemia
is no longer a concern.
Ohio state university
The summary taken from the article below:
<http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/116/3/784>
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/116/3/784
Additional information:
<http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/107/5/1024?maxtoshow=&HIT
S=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=nitrate+in+food&andorexactfulltext=and&s
earchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=HWCIT>
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/107/5/1024?maxtoshow=&HITS
=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=nitrate+in+food&andorexactfulltext=and&se
archid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=HWCIT
<http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/nitratearticle.htm>
http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/nitratearticle.htm
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