Haben Nitrosamine etwas zu tun mit Alzheimer, Parkinson und Diabetes?

Die Aerztin Suzanne de la Monte postuliert einen Zusammenhang zwischen dem Einsatz von Nitrat in der Landwirtschaft und Nitrit als Konservierungsmittel für u.a. Fleischprodukte und der wachsenden Zahl von Alzheimer-, Parkinson- und Diabetesfällen:

Led by Suzanne de la Monte, MD, MPH, of Rhode Island Hospital, researchers studied the trends in mortality rates due to diseases that are associated with aging, such as diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, diabetes and cerebrovascular disease, as well as HIV. They found strong parallels between age adjusted increases in death rate from Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and diabetes and the progressive increases in human exposure to nitrates, nitrites and nitrosamines through processed and preserved foods as well as fertilizers. Other diseases including HIV-AIDS, cerebrovascular disease, and leukemia did not exhibit those trends. De la Monte and the authors propose that the increase in exposure plays a critical role in the cause, development and effects of the pandemic of these insulin-resistant diseases.

De la Monte, who is also a professor of pathology and lab medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, says, „We have become a ’nitrosamine generation.‘ In essence, we have moved to a diet that is rich in amines and nitrates, which lead to increased nitrosamine production. We receive increased exposure through the abundant use of nitrate-containing fertilizers for agriculture.“ She continues, „Not only do we consume them in processed foods, but they get into our food supply by leeching from the soil and contaminating water supplies used for crop irrigation, food processing and drinking.“

Ihr Artikel (das ist der Medientext dazu) erschien in der Zeitschrift Journal of Alzheimer’s disease

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