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Beetroot (Dietary Nitrate)
Your body turns the nitrate in beetroot into a compound that relaxes and widens blood vessels.
Say that in clinical terms
Dietary nitrate is converted in the body (via oral bacteria and blood) into nitric oxide, which relaxes and widens blood vessels.
How strong is the research?
Strong evidence
2 papers read, 2 supporting.
Tested as: beetroot juice providing ~300-600 mg (5-10 mmol) nitrate/day, single dose or daily for up to 12 weeks; some trials used up to ~1000 mg/day
How much to take
300–600 mg