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Norman Hord, PhD, MPH's area of expertise encompasses several key areas within nutritional sciences, with a particular focus on the dietary intake of nitrate and nitrite and their roles in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. His research investigates how these compounds contribute to endogenous nitric oxide production through the nitrate-nitrite-NO pathway, which presents new opportunities for preventing and treating hypertension and other conditions related to atherosclerotic plaques. Additionally, foods rich in nitrate and nitrite have been demonstrated to be effective for blood pressure lowering, stabilization of atherosclerotic plaques, and improving athletic performance in adults.

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Speaker

Norman Hord, PhD, MPH
Professor and Department Head
Department of Nutritional Sciences
College of Education and Human Sciences
Oklahoma State University

Dr. Hord supervises a research program that focuses dietary nitrate and nitrite in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and skeletal disorders that are associated with endothelial nitric oxide (NO) deficiency. Dietary nitrate and nitrite contribute to endogenous NO production from nitrate-nitrite-NO pathway; this pathway presents new opportunities to prevent and treat hypertension and other conditions related to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. In this context, foods rich in nitrate and nitrite may been demonstrated to be effective for blood pressure lowering, stabilization of atherosclerotic plaques and improve athletic performance in adults.