A new study suggests that taking Vitamin C supplements after meals could help reduce cancer risk tied to nitrates and nitrites commonly found in processed meats. Researchers discovered that Vitamin C may interrupt harmful chemical reactions in the stomach before cancer-linked compounds can form. The findings could reshape how scientists understand the long-debated relationship between diet, nitrates, and gastric cancer risk.
The research, published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology, comes from scientists at the University of Waterloo. Their work focused on how nitrates behave inside the digestive system and why foods like spinach appear protective while bacon and cured meats remain strongly associated with stomach cancer concerns.
