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Beet juice lowers blood pressure? Not quite.
Original Title
Increased nitrate intake from beetroot juice over 4 weeks affects nitrate metabolism, but not vascular function or blood pressure in older adults with hypertension
doi:10.1039/d3fo03749e58%
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Methodology score · 58/100
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What’s the bottom line?
Scientists gave older adults with high blood pressure beet juice with lots of nitrate to see if it helps their blood vessels and lowers blood pressure.
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Authors
Fejes R, Lutnik M, Weisshaar S, Pilat N, Wagner KH, Stüger HP, Peake JM, Woodman RJ, Croft KD, Bondonno CP, Hodgson JM, Wolzt M, Neubauer O