If you have early high blood pressure and take a daily nitrate supplement—either a high dose or a low one—for 16 weeks, your cholesterol, good and bad fats, and inflammation levels don’t change much, and it doesn’t matter which dose you take.

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No Difference between the Efficacy of High-Nitrate and Low-Nitrate Vegetable Supplementation on Blood Pressure after 16 Weeks in Individuals with Early-Stage Hypertension: An Exploratory, Double-Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial

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2024 Sep 6

The study gave people either a lot or a little nitrate from vegetables for 16 weeks and found that neither changed their cholesterol, triglycerides, or inflammation levels — so the claim that nitrate doesn’t affect these markers is correct.

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No Difference between the Efficacy of High-Nitrate and Low-Nitrate Vegetable Supplementation on Blood Pressure after 16 Weeks in Individuals with Early-Stage Hypertension: An Exploratory, Double-Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial

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DOI: 10.3390/nu16173018

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Taking nitrate supplements for 16 weeks doesn’t seem to change cholesterol, good/bad fats in the blood, or inflammation markers in people with early high blood pressure—so it doesn’t help those things in this group.

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Eating more nitrate-rich vegetables for 16 weeks doesn’t lower blood pressure or make arteries stiffer in people with early high blood pressure—so it doesn’t help these heart health markers in the short term.

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If you have slightly high blood pressure and aren’t taking medicine, taking a high dose of nitrate from vegetable powder for 16 weeks doesn’t lower your blood pressure any more than taking a low dose—so more nitrate doesn’t help here.

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If you have slightly high blood pressure and aren’t taking medicine, taking a daily supplement with a lot of nitrate from veggies doesn’t lower your blood pressure any more than taking a tiny amount — so more nitrate doesn’t help here.

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Taking nitrate-rich supplements every day can lower blood pressure just as much in people who aren't on blood pressure meds as in those who are—meaning it might help even more on top of their regular medicine.

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