A toast to health and performance! Beetroot juice lowers blood pressure and the O2 cost of exercise

J Appl Physiol (1985). 2011 Mar;110(3):585-6. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01457.2010. Epub 2010 Dec 23.
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Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Beta vulgaris / chemistry*
  • Beverages
  • Blood Pressure / drug effects
  • Blood Pressure / physiology*
  • Gait / drug effects
  • Gait / physiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nitrates / administration & dosage
  • Oxygen Consumption / drug effects
  • Oxygen Consumption / physiology*
  • Plant Extracts / administration & dosage*
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Running / physiology*
  • Walking / physiology*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Nitrates
  • Plant Extracts