Drinking beetroot juice every day for a month is safe for people with high blood pressure—it doesn’t cause any dangerous side effects, and the only harmless things you might notice are pink urine or...

From: Dietary nitrate provides sustained blood pressure lowering in hypertensive patients: a randomized, phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Strongly supported

Multiple high-quality studies back this claim.

82
Pro
0
Against
descriptive
1 study

Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional.

What this claim means

Drinking beetroot juice every day for a month is safe for people with high blood pressure—it doesn’t cause any dangerous side effects, and the only harmless things you might notice are pink urine or...

See the technical phrasing

Daily dietary nitrate supplementation via beetroot juice is well tolerated in adults with hypertension over a 4-week period, with no serious adverse events and only expected side effects of beeturia and fecal discoloration.

What the research says

Supports

1 study

82

Study: Dietary nitrate provides sustained blood pressure lowering in hypertensive patients: a randomized, phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

This study provides evidence supporting the claim.

Contradicts

0 studies

0

Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies

Fit Body Science verdict — we translate health claims into clear verdicts backed by peer-reviewed research.