People with early high blood pressure who took a daily vegetable powder supplement mostly stuck with it and didn’t feel sick—only about 1 in 10 had mild stomach issues like bloating or gas, especially if the powder had less nitrate.

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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

This study gave people daily vegetable powder for 16 weeks and found most people took it without serious problems — just some mild stomach issues in a few, especially with the low-nitrate version. That matches what the claim says.

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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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People with early high blood pressure who take vegetable powder every day mostly stick with it and don’t feel sick, but some get a little gassy, bloated, or have loose stools—so it’s doable, but might upset your tummy a bit.

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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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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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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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