Liu AH, et al. - In a sample of older Australians (≥ 49 years of age) without diabetes or major cardiovascular disease (CVD; at baseline), researchers examined the relationship between nitrate intake from vegetables and CVD outcomes. Participants were followed-up for 14 years. Data demonstrated an inverse association of vegetable nitrate intake with CVD mortality, independent of lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors in this population. These results supported the findings from a recent report that intake of vegetable nitrate lowers the risk of CVD mortality in older women was confirmed in the results and further extended these findings to older men.