The intestinal microbial community is diverse and dominated by five main bacterial phyla: Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria and Verrucomicrobia
However, vegetables, which account for more than 80% of nitrate intake, contain antioxidants like vitamin C, which help prevent the formation of N-nitroso compounds ( Therefore, nitrates from vegetables are harmless, whereas nitrates in processed meats can be troublesome to health, particularly when consumed in excess over long periods (15)
"I think it really is important now more than ever that we figure out a way to do a better job as physicians to check in on things like side effects, on things like muscle loss, on things like, 'how are your lifestyle changes going?' to make sure that our patients are safe," Guevarra said
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