Open AccessNitrate Intake and the Risk of Thyroid Cancer and Thyroid Disease
Author(s) -
Mary H. Ward,
Briseis A. Kilfoy,
Peter J. Weyer,
Kristin E. Anderson,
Aaron R. Folsom,
James R. Cerhan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0b013e3181d6201d
Subject(s) - medicine , nitrate , thyroid cancer , odds ratio , confidence interval , relative risk , thyroid , quartile , endocrinology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Nitrate is a contaminant of drinking water in agricultural areas and is found at high levels in some vegetables. Nitrate competes with uptake of iodide by the thyroid, thus potentially affecting thyroid function.
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