Dietary exposure to N-nitrosamines and their precursors: an age-stratified assessment.

ABSTRACT: Dietary exposure to N-nitrosamines (N-NAs) may pose health concerns across all age groups, particularly in children and the elderly, due to their association with increased cancer risk. This study risk-assessed age-specific dietary intake of N-NAs and main dietary sources. N-NAs consumption was estimated from 671 questionnaires (validated Food Frequency Questionnaires) obtained from 116 children (followed-up from 6 months to 4 years) and 182 adults (aged 19 to 95 years) from northern Spain (Asturias). The content of nitrates, nitrites and N-NAs was calculated per 100 g of food for 348 items primarily using EFSA and EPIC data. Intakes were standardized by body weight and dietary sources were analysed using the FoodSources Shiny-app. The highest mean N-NAs intake, mainly of N-Nitrosodimethyl

SUBMITTER: Zapico A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12855995 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature