Nitrate

Beetroot juice offers nitrate-packed support for COPD

16-Jan-2024 By Claudia Adrien

According to a review in Respiratory Medicine, dietary supplementation with nitrate-rich beetroot juice could be used to support lung health and function in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Chewable beetroot supplement may boost cognition, memory: Human data

04-Dec-2023 By Stephen Daniells

Acute consumption of a chewable beetroot supplement may boost memory and mental flexibility in healthy females and males, says a new study.

Beetroot co-supplementation synergistically enhances exercise performance, review finds

29-Nov-2023 By Olivia Brown

A new systematic review observes that combining beetroot juice (BJ) with nutritional supplements, including caffeine, nitrate (NIT), and citrulline (CIT), may provide a synergistic effect to improve exercise performance.

Beetroot juice boosts muscle recovery in female volleyball players: Study

31-Aug-2023 By Asia Sherman

Female volleyball players may use beetroot juice supplements after matches or high-pressure training for improved recovery of muscle endurance and pain reduction, according to a recent study.

Study: Nitrate supplementation improves muscle performance

30-Jan-2023 By Asia Sherman

New research from the University of Exeter and the U.S. National Institutes of Health showed that consumption of dietary nitrate significantly increased muscle force while exercising.

Beetroot juice improves running time during concurrent training: Study

04-Oct-2022 By Asia Sherman

Acute beetroot juice consumption decreased running time independently of intra-session exercise sequences during concurrent training sessions, a recent study shows.

Study explores effects of nitrate supplementation on resistance exercise

26-Sep-2022 By Asia Sherman

Dietary nitrate (NO3−) administered as beet juice may enhance muscular endurance during upper-body exercise in men, says a new study published in the journal Nutrients.

Beet It Sport continues expansion into US market

14-Sep-2022 By Asia Sherman

Seven years after entering the US market, Beet It Sport continues to register healthy year-on-year growth, with its nitrate-rich beet juice recognized as best in sports nutrition.

Beetroot juice nitrate shows blood pressure benefits in healthy young active males: Study

12-Sep-2022 By Asia Sherman

Natural dietary nitrate contained in beetroot juice improved blood pressure responses during large muscle mass isometric and ischemic exercise in healthy young males, a recent study shows.

Betaine boosts muscular endurance among young team handball players

17-May-2022 By Hank Schultz

A new study has found that betaine was found to boost whole body muscular endurance among young team handball players and positively affected endocrine markers.

Nitrate can boost muscle power by up to 5%, study finds

26-Oct-2021 By Hank Schultz

Nitrate supplementation can significantly increase peak muscle power, a new meta analysis has concluded.

Nitrate may boost endurance, but data is ‘very low- to moderate-quality,’ says meta analysis

13-Jul-2021 By Hank Schultz

Canadian researchers have determined via a meta analysis that nitrate supplementation may be beneficial in some aspects of endurance sports, but caution that the data supporting the notion is mediocre at best.

Spinach and beetroot nitrates may lower BP & CVD incidents, study suggests

01-Jun-2021 By Will Chu

Nitrate-rich vegetables like kale, spinach and beetroot may be responsible for lowering blood pressure (BP) as well as lowering the risk of heart disease, a Danish study suggests.

Nitrates in amaranth boost aerobic performance, study finds

14-Jul-2020 By Hank Schultz

An extract of amaranth was shown to boost the aerobic capacity of young male subjects in a cycling test, a study has found.

Study: Cardiovascular benefits of beetroot juice more pronounced among older adults than younger

22-Jul-2019 By Adi Menayang

Supplementation of nitrate-rich beetroot juice was linked to increased plasma nitrite concentrations and reduced diastolic blood pressure to a “greater degree in older adults than younger ones,” according to a paper published today.