If you've ever checked the label on deli meat, you've probably seen the words "nitrate-free" or "no nitrates added" plastered across the packaging. Sounds like a good thing if it means no ...

Eating some common food preservatives is linked to a slightly higher risk of eventually developing cancer and diabetes, ...

Dear Heloise: I enjoy your column every day in the Oregonian. Concerning the use of molasses in oatmeal or other foods, we found that the nitrates in it can be a migraine trigger to susceptible ...

Multiple preservatives that are added to food products to lengthen their shelf life have significant associations with overall cancer development.

Higher intake of certain food preservatives is associated with increased cancer rates, particularly breast and prostate ...

A new study in the journal The BMJ has linked specific preservatives commonly added to foods to poor health outcomes, ...

Sasha Khoka is the Central Valley Bureau Chief for KQED in San Francisco, and her reportage on living with nitrates in the Central Valley earned her multiple journalism awards. She explains what ...

Two large studies found a significant association between eating preservatives in many foods and a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and several cancers.

Higher intake of certain food preservatives, common in processed foods, may be linked to a modest increase in cancer risk.