' An Act to preserve daylight and provide standard time for the United States ' was enacted on March 19, 1918. [See law] It both established standard time zones and set summer DST to begin on March 31, 1918. Daylight Saving Time was observed for seven months in 1918 and 1919.
Nitrate-rich foods include lettuce, parsley and spinach. âLeafy vegetables contain chemical nitrate that improves heart health,â the Mail Online reports. In a recent study, researchers looked at the effects of a nitrate-rich diet on rats.
Foods that are naturally rich in nitrates can provide a variety of health benefits, but some nitrate is converted to nitrite in your body, which can form nitrosamines and cause negative effects.hoto Credit Marina Lohrbach/iStock/Getty Images. Nitrate is a salt of nitric acid and found naturally in fruits, vegetables and grains. It is also added to cured meats such as salami, bacon and hot dogs as a color preservative and to retard the growth of microorganisms.