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Why Your Beet Juice Might Not Work

Original Title

What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes.

35%

Lower Quality

Methodology score · 35/100

Cross Sectional

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Beet juice is supposed to help athletes perform better, but not all brands have enough of the key ingredient — nitrate.

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Authors

Gallardo EJ, Coggan AR