Description of Collaborative Activity: |
NCI and the CDC are collaborating on a longitudinal human feeding study of processed meats and drinking water nitrate conducted by Maastricht University. CDC researchers are measuring volatile nitrosamines (NOCs) and nitrate concentrations in urine samples taken before and after consumption different types of processed meats with and without intake of nitrate in drinking water. NCI will also evaluate nitrate and nitrosamine excretion levels in relation to the the oral microbiome. Results from this study will characterize NOC formed from water nitrate and processed meat ingestion. |