Beetroot juice and nitric oxide production -
In this setting of high competition, athletes often look to nutritional supplements to boost their performance [ 2 ]. However, most statements about the potential effects on sport performance or health that appear on the labels of many products are not backed by clear scientific evidence [ 2 ].
Because of this, institutions such as the Australian Institute of Sport AIS have created a system to classify supplements according to their effects on performance based on confirmed scientific evidence [ 3 ]. Thus, dietary supplements assigned to class A have been proven with a high level of evidence to improve exercise performance in certain modalities when taken in appropriate amounts.
The only substances in this class are β-alanine, sodium bicarbonate, caffeine, creatine and beetroot juice [ 4 ]. The relationship between exercise intensity and time to exhaustion is hyperbolic [ 6 ] as it is directly linked to the prevailing energy producing systems during exercise [ 7 ].
Thus, depending on their bioenergetics, the different exercise efforts can be classified according to exercise duration. This means we can differentiate between explosive efforts, high-intensity efforts and endurance-intensive efforts [ 8 ].
High-intensity efforts are those of duration longer than 6 s and shorter than 1 min [ 11 ]. These efforts are characterized by a major contribution of glycolytic metabolism and smaller contribution of high-energy phosphagens and oxidative phosphorylation [ 8 ].
Finally, intensive endurance efforts are those lasting longer than 60 s and whose main energy producing system is oxidative phosphorylation [ 8 ]. Beetroot juice is used as a supplement because it may serve as a precursor of nitric oxide NO [ 12 ]. The mechanism of NO synthesis is thought to be via the catabolism of arginine by the enzyme NO synthase [ 13 ].
Effectively, arginine supplementation has been shown to increase NO levels [ 14 ]. Nitrous oxide has numerous physiological functions including haemodynamic and metabolic actions [ 19 , 20 ].
Mediated by guanylyl cyclase [ 21 ], NO has an effect on smooth muscle fibres causing blood vessel dilation [ 22 ]. This vasodilation effect increases blood flow to muscle fibres [ 23 ] promoting gas exchange [ 24 ]. NO also induces gene expression [ 25 ], enhancing biogenesis [ 26 ] and mitochondrial efficiency [ 27 ].
All these effects can favour an oxidative energy metabolism. In effect, though not all [ 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 ], numerous investigations have noted that beetroot juice supplementation boosts performance in exercise modalities involving intensive endurance efforts in which the dominant type of energy metabolism is oxidative [ 24 , 27 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 ].
To date, several reviews of the literature have assessed the effects of beetroot juice supplements on physical exercise [ 12 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 ]. In addition, given that NO can potentiate the factors that limit performance when executing actions in which the predominant metabolism is oxidative, two recent reviews have explored the positive effects of this form of supplementation on endurance exercise [ 50 , 51 ].
However, besides the effects of NO mentioned above, other impacts need to be considered. Accordingly, it has been described that the effect of increased blood flow induced by NO is specific to type II muscle fibres [ 20 ].
Moreover, in type II muscle fibres, beetroot juice intake has been found to improve the release and later reuptake of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum [ 52 ].
This could translate to an increased capacity for muscle strength production of these type II muscle fibres. Such effects of NO could mean a physiological advantage for efforts involving the recruitment of type II muscle fibres, such as intermittent, high-intensity efforts.
Hence, given the scarce yet growing number of studies that have addressed the effects of beetroot juice supplementation on this type of intermittent, high-intensity effort [ 38 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 ], here we review the results of experimental studies that have specifically examined in adults whether athletes or not the effects of beetroot juice supplementation on intermittent, high-intensity efforts.
Two of the present authors E. C and P. G-F first eliminated duplicate articles and then removed descriptions of studies that were not experimental, were not written in English or Spanish, or were published before This meant that all the studies reviewed were published over the period January 1, to March 31, Next, these two same authors applied a set of exclusion criteria to ensure the selection only of studies specifically designed to assess the effects of BJ supplementation on intermittent, high-intensity efforts:.
Studies in which impacts were examined on exercises that did not comply with the characteristics of intermittent, high-intensity efforts.
M-O was sought. Of studies identified in the search, were left after eliminating repeated records. Once, the titles and abstract of these publications were reviewed, full text articles were indentified and retrieved for assessment, of which 9 articles met the elegibility criteria Fig.
The nine studies selected for our review included a total of subjects, of whom were men and 13 women. In five of these studies [ 38 , 53 , 54 , 57 , 59 ], the effects of a single beetroot juice supplement acute effects were assessed.
The supplement was taken min before exercise in one study [ 53 ], min before exercise in two [ 57 , 59 ] and min before exercise in the remaining two [ 38 , 54 ]. In the remaining four studies, the effects of chronic beetroot juice supplementation were examined [ 55 , 56 , 58 , 60 ].
The supplementation periods were 5 days in one study [ 60 ], 6 days in two [ 55 , 58 ] and 7 days in the fourth study [ 56 ]. In addition, one study examined the efficacy of beetroot juice taken separately or in combination with sodium phosphate [ 55 ].
In four of the nine studies reviewed, participants were competition athletes [ 38 , 55 , 57 , 59 ] and in the other five they were recreation sport or low-level competition athletes [ 53 , 54 , 56 , 58 , 60 ].
Only one of the study populations included athletes of individual sports modalities [ 38 ], the rest of the studies were conducted in players of team sports [ 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 ]. The tests used to assess performance were a s duration cycle ergometer test in one [ 59 ] and high-intensity, intermittent exercises in the remaining studies with work intervals ranging from 6 s [ 58 ] to 60 s [ 60 ] and rest periods from 14 s [ 56 ] to 4 min [ 60 ].
The types of tests employed were running at maximum speed in three studies [ 55 , 56 , 57 ], cycle ergometry in four [ 53 , 54 , 59 , 60 ], one of which was an isokinetic test [ 59 ], a kayak ergometer test in one [ 38 ] and bench press strength training in the remaining study [ 58 ].
The beetroot juice intervention led to significantly improved performance in four of the studies [ 54 , 56 , 58 , 60 ], while in another four no such effects were observed [ 38 , 55 , 57 , 59 ]. In the remaining study, an ergolytic, or reduced performance, effect was noted in relation to the placebo treatment.
In Table 1 we summarize the results of the nine studies reviewed and provide details on the participants, experimental conditions, supplement regimens, and performance tests employed.
Four of the studies reviewed tested the effects of taking beetroot juice supplements for 5 to 7 days on intermittent, high-intensity efforts [ 55 , 56 , 60 ] or on a resistance training session [ 58 ]. Three of these studies detected a significant effect of beetroot juice supplementation [ 56 , 58 , 60 ] while in the remaining study, no significant difference compared with the placebo was noted [ 55 ].
Resistance training is used to improve muscular hypertrophy, strength, power and muscular endurance [ 61 ]. To determine the effects of 6 days of beetroot juice supplementation 6. Results indicated that supplementation increased the number of repetitions in the three exercise sets improving session performance by In an earlier investigation, the effects of sodium bicarbonate supplements were assessed in a similar study to the one by Mosher et al.
Subjects performed 3 sets until exhaustion with loads of 10—12 RM in three exercises targeting the lower limbs [ 65 ]. Results indicated that, like the beetroot juice, sodium bicarbonate supplementation led to more repetitions in the session [ 65 ].
However, in parallel with the increasing number of repetitions, blood lactate concentrations also rose ~2. If we consider the nature of resistance training, the athlete passes from a resting condition to a situation demanding high energy levels during the first repetitions of a set.
Because the phosphagen system is the main energy pathway in rest-exercise transitions [ 66 ], phosphocreatine reserves may be depleted in response to a resistance training exercise set.
Recovering these reserves takes some 3—5 min [ 67 ]. In turn, this faster rate of resynthesis would attenuate the increasing levels of adenosine diphosphate ADP and inorganic phosphates [ 68 ]. Both these metabolites have been associated with the appearance of muscular fatigue [ 69 ].
Hence, by delaying the build-up of critical levels of these metabolites, the appearance of fatigue will be delayed and this will allow for more repetitions in sets until exhaustion [ 58 ]. Thus, a train of action potentials leading to an increased supply of calcium to the muscle fibre will increase the strength of muscle contraction [ 13 ].
Some sport modalities such as team, racket or combat sports require bursts of high-intensity efforts followed by rest periods. Thus, in team sports, high-intensity efforts ~3—4 s are interspersed with variable active rest periods [ 70 ].
Finally, in combat sports more intense efforts are 15—30 s long and active rest periods are 5—10 s long every 5 min [ 72 ]. In all these sports modalities, the capacity to repeat high-intensity efforts with only short recovery periods is considered a performance indicator [ 73 ]. This means that higher level athletes are able to maintain performance in successive high-intensity intervals over a long time period [ 74 ].
To find out if beetroot juice supplementation would improve this ability to repeat high-intensity efforts during a team sport match, Thompson et al. The results of this study indicated a total work volume improved by 3. If we again consider the nature of this type of exercise, it has been established that it involves the recruitment of type II muscle fibres [ 75 , 76 ], which are more powerful though show more fatigue than type I units [ 77 ].
This lesser resistance to fatigue has been related to reduced blood flow and myoglobin concentrations in these muscle fibres compared to type I.
Hence, type II muscle fibres are designed to promote non oxidative pathways and have shown a greater creatine storage capacity [ 78 ] for an enhanced metabolism of phosphocreatine [ 79 ] and proteins with a buffering effect at the intracellular level such as carnosine [ 80 ], favouring a glycolytic type metabolism.
This greater irrigation and oxygen availability in the recovery period along with a greater creatine storage capacity of motor type II units [ 78 ] promoting phosphocreatine resynthesis [ 79 ] means that during an exercise effort followed by a short rest period 14 s , beetroot juice supplementation could delay phosphocreatine depletion during successive sprints and explain the improvements noted by Thompson et al.
Buck et al. These findings suggest that, unlike beetroot juice, sodium phosphate intake may have an ergogenic effect in this protocol. If we compare the tests used by Buck et al. Therefore it could be that 2—3 s efforts lead to a significantly lower reduction of phosphocreatine reserves at the end of these efforts.
Another study investigated the effects of longer term supplementation 5 days with beetroot juice 8. These authors sought to determine supplementation effects on different exercise protocols. Subjects performed a session consisting of twenty four 6-s sets of work and 24 s of rest between sets, a second session of two s sets of work and 2 min of rest between sets and a third session of six 6-s sets and 60 s of rest between sets.
As did Thompson et al. Another difference was that the participants had not first undergone fatigue in the simulated team sport match before the performance test. In the test protocols including s and s work efforts, beetroot juice supplementation resulted in no improvements in any indicators of performance [ 60 ].
These protocols consisting of longer duration work intervals mainly involve a glycolytic type metabolism and in smaller measure elicit the high-energy phosphagen system.
To avoid increasing acidosis, a series of responses targeted at reducing phosphofructokinase take place including diminished glycolysis [ 83 ] and phosphocreatine resynthesis [ 84 ], and muscle contractibility modifications [ 85 ].
Such responses manifest as reduced non aerobic metabolism or a reduced capacity for muscle power and strength, in other words, fatigue [ 86 ].
Supplements such as β-alanine which increases muscle carnosine concentrations [ 87 ], a protein that acts as a buffer inside the cell [ 88 ] and sodium bicarbonate [ 89 ] main extracellular buffering agent have shown ergogenic effects on performance at high-intensity efforts involving the predominance of glycolytic metabolism [ 90 ].
The combined effect of these supplements is greater than the impact of each supplement on its own [ 91 ]. Although beetroot juice supplementation induces vasodilation and increased blood flow in type II muscle fibres, recruited mainly in exercise bouts of 30 to 60 s duration , increasing available oxygen in the muscles, rather than being activated because of a lack of oxygen anaerobiosis , non-oxygen dependent pathways are activated because of a greater demand for energy production via oxidative phosphorylation.
Thus, these effects, although they potentiate oxidative phosphorylation, have no repercussions on glycolytic energy metabolism. Hence, as beetroot juice has no alkalizing effect supplementation with this product is unable to reduce acidosis, as the main factor limiting performance at efforts lasting 30—60 s.
However, potentiating effects on aerobic metabolism increases the speed of phosphocreatine resynthesis, dependent on oxidative phosphorylation. This means it may be effective for repeated high-intensity efforts whose duration is close to 6—10 s, in which high energy phosphagens contribute mainly to the metabolism [ 92 ] and the work volume is sufficient to cause significant depletion, which when faced with short rest intervals leads to progressive depletion and consequently to fatigue.
Five of the studies reviewed here were designed to analyze the effects of a single beetroot juice supplement on intermittent high-intensity exercise efforts [ 38 , 53 , 54 , 57 , 59 ].
Aucouturier et al. Besides the number of sets completed and the work accomplished, these authors measured red blood cell concentrations at the microvascular level. The beetroot juice, apart from improving performance, was found to increase microvascularization. Such improvements are considered a beneficial effect on oxygen exchange in the muscle [ 93 ].
Accordingly, these oxygen availability improvements produced at the muscular level could have potentiated oxidative phosphorylation during rest periods, and, given their brief duration, could have increased phosphocreatine resynthesis when subjects took the supplement rather than the placebo.
Thus, supplementation would have delayed the depletion of phosphocreatine reserves and this effect was likely the cause of the improvements observed in the repeated sets of intermittent sprints [ 94 , 95 ]. As did Aucouturier et al. In this study, though supplementation seemed to have a greater effect on the power generated in the last two sets, the improvement noted lacked significance.
However, if we compare this study with the study by Aucouturier et al. Ten second maximum intensity intervals have a significantly reduced capacity compared with 15s intervals to deplete phosphocreatine reserves.
Also if we consider that the main effect of beetroot juice supplements is linked to an improved rate of phosphocreatine resynthesis, it is possible that as there is less depletion and a rest period in which there is almost complete recovery of phosphocreatine reserves, supplementation could not have exerted any beneficial effect in the study by Muggeridge et al.
However, despite the short work periods and relatively long recovery periods and the fact that the power developed in the last sets showed an improved trend following supplementation, it is possible that lengthening intervals in a set until exhaustion would have been beneficial and given rise to similar results to those observed by Aucouturier et al.
Rimer et al. Supplementation was effective at improving pedalling cadence, and thus the power generated, in the 3-s test. However, no such effect was observed in the isokinetic test. Because of the link between such improvements and an increase in muscle shortening velocity [ 96 ] and the proposal that NO could increase this velocity [ 97 , 98 ], the authors suggested that beetroot juice could have a beneficial effect on power output [ 59 ].
This rationale was also used to explain the lack of changes produced in the s test in which pedalling cadence was fixed at rpm.
This means that any improved power production in the isokinetic test could only occur if there was an increase in power at a constant shortening velocity [ 59 ], since power equals force times velocity.
However, unlike the s test used by Rimer et al. The difference between the 2 cycle ergometers is that while in the isokinetic test pedalling cadence is prefixed and improvements only in strength are possible, in an isoinertial test the workload is fixed and any power improvements produced manifest as improvements in pedalling cadence.
Given that beetroot juice supplementation could improve power development as a consequence of a reduced muscle shortening velocity [ 59 , 97 , 98 ], the isokinetic cycle ergometer is perhaps not sufficiently sensitive to assess the effects of this supplementation.
Considering the beneficial effects on cadence and power output observed in the cycle ergometry 3-s [ 59 ] and s [ 99 ] tests, it seems that beetroot juice supplementation could have a beneficial effect on this type of effort.
In a fourth study, Clifford et al. These authors observed no ergogenic effects of the supplementation. However, if we look at the characteristics of the test employed by the researchers, we find that the work periods close to 3 s together with the 30 s recovery periods could be sufficient for the subjects to have recovered their phosphocreatine levels in the rest intervals, minimizing the possible ergogenic effects of the supplementation.
A novel indicator used in this study by Clifford et al. Performance in this test is determined by the contractile properties of muscle and by neuromuscular control of the entire musculoskeletal system [ ].
Given that fatigue reflects the incapacity of the neuromuscular system to maintain the level of power required [ ], losses in CMJ height at the end of exercise are taken as an indicator of muscular fatigue [ ].
Thus, any loss in CMJ height could indicate muscle damage. While CMJ was monitored after the protocol of 20 sets of 30 m with s rest periods, a greater recovery of CMJ height was observed in the supplementation group.
This suggests that beetroot juice could help preserve muscle structure during high-intensity efforts. Another explanation could be related to the vasodilation effect of beetroot juice [ 50 ] possibly helping muscle regeneration during early recovery.
In future work, biomarkers of muscle damage or inflammation need to be examined. In the fifth study, Martin et al. investigated the effects of beetroot juice 6. No effects were detected on power output in the different sets. Moreover, a lower number of sets was accomplished in the session for the supplementation group versus placebo group.
In effect, this was the only study to describe an ergolytic effect of beetroot juice. The authors argued that because of the scarce contribution of oxidative phosphorylation to energy metabolism during high-intensity efforts and that the ergogenic potential of this supplement is related to potentiating oxidative pathways, no beneficial effects are produced on this type of physical action.
The results of the investigation by Martin et al. Beetroot juice was taken min before exercise. Effectively, Aucouturier et al. To date, few studies have examined the effects of supplementation with beetroot juice on short-duration high-intensity exercise efforts [ 38 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 ] and observations so far will need confirmation in future studies:.
When faced with exercise efforts that could considerably deplete phosphocreatine reserves sets of resistance training or repetitive sprints of around 15 s interspersed with short rest periods and given that phosphocreatine resynthesis requires an oxidative metabolism, beetroot juice could help the recovery of phosphocreatine reserves and thus avoid its depletion during repeated efforts.
In parallel, supplementation would limit the build-up of metabolites such as ADP and inorganic phosphates, which are known to induce muscular fatigue.
Beetroot juice has been shown to improve the release and reuptake of calcium at the sarcoplasmic reticulum. This could help the power production associated with improvements in muscle shortening velocity.
Non-isokinetic ergometers in which movement velocity is not assessed are sensitive to such improvements in power generation. The main limitation of our review is the scarcity of studies that have examined the effects of beetroot juice supplementation on intermittent, high- intensity exercise.
This limitation is also magnified by the varied design of the few studies available including different supplementation doses and regimens. As it has been proposed that beetroot juice supplementation improves phosphocreatine resynthesis during the brief rest periods included in protocols of intermittent high-intensity exercise, future studies are needed to confirm via a muscle biopsy phosphocreatine levels during repeated high-intensity efforts.
To examine the possible beneficial effect of beetroot juice on muscle shortening velocity reflected as improved pedalling cadence, future studies need to assess the ergogenic effect of this supplement in a single, constant-load test on an inertial cycle ergometer.
According to the results of the study in which an ergolytic effect was produced in response to a single dose of beetroot juice administered min before exercise, future investigations should determine the most appropriate timing of supplementation to optimize its ergogenic potential.
Finally, owing to the possible beneficial impacts of beetroot juice, we will need to assess the interactions of beetroot juice with other supplements of proven ergogenic effects in this type of exercise effort such as caffeine, creatine, β-alanine and sodium bicarbonate.
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Publication types Randomized Controlled Trial Research Support, Non-U.
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Click through the PLOS taxonomy to find articles in your field. Article Authors Metrics Comments Media Coverage Reader Comments Figures. Results After beetroot consumption, average values of the natural log of F E NO 50 lnF E NO 50 increased by Conclusion As NO serves a key role in innate immunity, future research is needed to explore the potential clinical utility of beetroot and dietary nitrate to elevate F E NO 50 and prevent respiratory infection.
Materials and methods Participants Volunteer undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty members were recruited through a research subject pool and flyer advertisements on a university campus.
Measures F E NO 50 was measured from steady exhale of the breath at a flow rate of 50 mL per second with the NIOX Mino Aerocrine Systems, Solna, Sweden , a hand-held electrochemical analyzer, in parts per billion ppb.
Procedure Participants visited the laboratory for both a control and experimental session. Statistical analyses First, ANCOVAs were used to compare baseline levels of all physiological parameters on experimental vs.
Download: PPT. Table 1. Participant demographics and physical characteristics. Table 2. Cardiovascular, respiratory, and psychological measurements over time. Fig 1. Average values of F E NO 50 on both control and experimental days.
Extended protocol Only four individuals participated in the extended protocol measuring F E NO 50 up to minutes after consumption. Fig 2. Raw values of F E NO 50 on control and experimental days for extended protocol. Discussion Our study demonstrated robust increases in F E NO 50 after ingestion of one well-defined dose of beetroot juice in a normoxic environment and independent of cardiovascular or psychological influences.
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They are compact, very portable, and you can carry them around with ease. They travel well and easily wash down with water. This brings us to the other advantage, their ease of preparation; it doesn't take a lot to down a pill. No shaker bottle. No scoop. Functional foods like dehydrated beetroot juice and whole beet powder offer the best of both worlds.
That is, the convenience of a portable supplement and the whole plant effectiveness of food. Fresh, concentrated beet juices made into convenient powders deliver plant nutrients like nitrate to the body for rapid absorption and conversion into nitric oxide.
Beetroot juice powders also have a long shelf life. Here are nine more reasons to consider boosting your nitric oxide levels with beetroot powder. Beetroot juice powders are functional foods that deliver vitamins and minerals in liquid form, making them more accessible and faster to absorb.
It's part one of the significant benefits of juicing. Juices in your body can readily absorb the nutrients without having to break down a capsule. Pills will also eventually break down, usually in the gut, and then your body can begin to absorb the nutrients.
A great benefit of drinking beet powder juice is that your body starts processing nitrates the moment it hits your mouth. Drinking your nitrate-boosting beet juice allows the juice to mix with your oral saliva and its many vital bacteria. Your mouth is the first stop for nitrate to convert into nitrite and then nitrite to nitric oxide.
How this works is by chewing and drinking nitrate-rich foods and juices that combine with these healthy oral bacteria and convert the nitrate to nitrite. It's one of the reasons you should not use antibacterial mouthwash or fluoride toothpaste because it kills the beneficial bacteria that helps convert nitrate into nitric oxide as it moves through your GI tract and stomach.
When you introduce nitrate-rich juices and foods to your mouth, you also help build a healthier oral microbiome. Juices are one of the most pleasant ways to take in critical nutrients. When you're on the go and don't have time for a big nitrate-rich meal, you can mix beet powder with your favorite juice, water, or smoothie.
Since foods are the best way to get your essential nutrients, having a plant-based powder makes it extremely easy to supercharge your nitric oxide levels wherever you are.
Beetroot juice powder allows you to take in larger quantities of nutrients and nitrate with every serving. Beet powder packs more nitrate than a pill, but also, fewer pounds of fresh vegetables are required to get those high levels of nitrate per serving.
Food is an essential path to boosting nitric oxide. For athletes who need predictability in their nitric oxide boost, drinking beetroot juice 90 minutes before an intense workout improves endurance and strength.
Beetroot juice powder can be mixed with your favorite juice or water. Drinking beetroot juice is one of the quickest ways to absorb nitrate in the body to begin immediately capitalizing on the nutrients like fiber, folate vitamin B9 , manganese, potassium, iron, and vitamin C.
When you're looking to maximize oxygen uptake and improve cardiorespiratory endurance, nitrate-rich juices made from beets and red spinach are effective, deliberate, and functional.
Beetroot juice in powder form delivers a nitric oxide boost while still satisfying your taste buds. Whether you add the powder to your favorite juice and drink it, or you add it to a recipe like oatmeal or power bars, you get a delicious addition with your nitric oxide supplementation.
When you're on the go, it's nice to have a tasty nitric oxide-boosting beverage that fits many lifestyles. The best tasting and most effective beetroot juice powders are mixed with other natural juices.
For example, Beet Boost has three strategic ingredients: beets , tart cherries , and orange. The reasons are, yes, complementing flavors, but most importantly, these foods work together to help send nitric oxide levels soaring while delivering high levels of antioxidants.
You can learn more about the powerful combination of nitrate-rich beets and antioxidant-rich oranges here.
Bestroot research shows little risk of infection ozide Beetroot juice and nitric oxide production biopsies. Discrimination at work is pdoduction to high blood pressure. Icy fingers and toes: Poor circulation or Raynaud's phenomenon? Beets rarely rank high on anyone's list of most-loved vegetables. But here's a reason to give these ruby-red roots another try: beet juice may help lower blood pressure, according to a study in the February Hypertension.
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