date:Mar 19, 2013
esearchers found that within six hours of consumption, the beetroot juice produced a considerable drop in blood pressure compared to the apple juice placebo. This was especially true of male volunteers when adjusted for baseline variation. According to study co-author, Leah Coles, this result is due to the impressive amounts of nitrates found in beetroot:
It has been postulated that the inclusion of dietary nitrates in the form of beetroot-derived foods may be useful in the regulation of normal