When your body doesn't have enough nitric oxide—a molecule that helps blood vessels relax—it seems to make a group of related health problems like diabetes, kidney issues, and heart trouble get worse.

From: Addressing the “Nitric Oxide Crisis” in Cardiovascular–Kidney–Metabolic Syndrome: Therapeutic Potential of the Inorganic Nitrate–Nitrite–NO Pathway

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When your body doesn't have enough nitric oxide—a molecule that helps blood vessels relax—it seems to make a group of related health problems like diabetes, kidney issues, and heart trouble get worse.

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Reduced nitric oxide bioavailability is associated with worsening pathophysiological processes in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, including insulin resistance, oxidative stress, inflammation, and vascular dysfunction.

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Study: Addressing the “Nitric Oxide Crisis” in Cardiovascular–Kidney–Metabolic Syndrome: Therapeutic Potential of the Inorganic Nitrate–Nitrite–NO Pathway

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