date:Aug 30, 2012
Study author Dr. Naomi Cermak, from the Department of Human Movement Sciences at Maastricht University said her team had published two studies relating to the effects of beetroot juice as an ergogenic aid.
The first study found a significant improvement in 10km time trial performance after six days of supplementation with 140ml of concentrated beetroot juice containing 8 millimoles (mmol) of nitrate daily.
Cermak noted that nitrate present in high levels in beetroot juice was the most likely