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Nitrate & Muscle Performance
Researchers from the University of Exeter Medical school recently published results of a small randomized crossover study, detailing the metabolic fate and physiological significance of supplementation with nitrate, both at rest and before exercise. Participants were randomized to either a stable isotope tracer (K15NO3) or placebo, allowing the detection of both nitrate and nitrite in…
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Dietary Nitrate & the Oral Microbiome
In 2018 a systematic review and meta-analysis of 23 eligible studies was published, examining the relationship between dietary inorganic nitrates and cardiovascular function, which reviewed studies whose primary outcome was blood pressure, along with secondary outcomes including endothelial function, arterial stiffness, platelet aggregation, and/or blood lipids. Nineteen of these studies used beetroot juice as the…
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Dietary Nitrate, the Oral Microbiome and Their Combined Impact on Cardiovascular Health
In 2018 a systematic review and meta-analysis of 23 eligible studies was published, examining the relationship between dietary inorganic nitrates and cardiovascular function, which reviewed studies whose primary outcome was blood pressure, along with secondary outcomes including endothelial function, arterial stiffness, platelet aggregation, and/or blood lipids. Nineteen of these studies used beetroot juice as the…