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Monday, July 5, 2010

Nitrate in beetroot juice lowers blood pressure

The nitrate content of beetroot juice is the underlying cause of its blood pressure lowering benefits, research from Queen Mary University of London reveals. The study, published online in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, found that blood pressure was lowered within 24 hours in people who took nitrate tablets, and people who drank beetroot juice.

So, eat beetroot and drink some beetroot juice.

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