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  1. The Benefits of Beets: The Latest Research | NutritionFacts.org

    Beets are very high in dietary nitrates, which may enhance athletic performance and increase blood flow. The latest research on the benefits of beets.

  2. Best Brain Foods: Greens and Beets Put to the Test

    Nov 12, 2018 · Cocoa and nitrite-rich vegetables, such as green leafies and beets, are put to the test for cognitive function.

  3. Whole Beets vs. Juice for Improving Athletic Performance

    Sep 28, 2015 · Nitrates, concentrated in green leafy vegetables and beets, underwent a great makeover a few years ago from inert substances to having profound effects on the power plants within all of our …

  4. beet juice | Health Topics | NutritionFacts.org

    Doping with Beet Juice Beets found to significantly improve athletic performance while reducing oxygen needs—upsetting a fundamental tenet of sports physiology.

  5. Testing Greens and Beets, Two of the Best Brain Foods

    Jan 24, 2023 · Cocoa and nitrite-rich vegetables, such as leafy greens and beets, are put to the test for cognitive function. “The production of NO in the brain and its role in the control of neuronal [nerve] …

  6. Oxygenating Blood with Nitrate-Rich Vegetables

    Sep 30, 2015 · Vegetables such as beets and arugula can improve athletic performance by improving oxygen delivery and utilization. But, what about for those who really need it—such as those with …

  7. Vegetables Highest in Nitrate | NutritionFacts.org

    Feb 22, 2012 · If nitrates can boost athletic performance and protect against heart disease, which vegetables have the most—beans, bulb vegetables (like garlic and onions), fruiting vegetables (like …

  8. Best Foods for COPD and Peripheral Artery Disease

    Jan 9, 2018 · Young, healthy adults eating greens and beets can swim, run, and cycle faster and farther, but what about those who get out of breath just walking up the stairs? Do nitrate-rich vegetables …

  9. Blood Vessel Health - NutritionFacts.org

    Jun 20, 2024 · You can’t make billions on beets. But that’s why we have charities like the British Heart Foundation, which funded a study to give folks with high blood pressure a cup of beet juice a day for …

  10. Beets for Binding Bile Acid - NutritionFacts.org

    Jan 19, 2016 · Second, they discovered that steaming significantly improves the bile acid binding of collards, kale, mustard greens, broccoli, peppers, cabbage, beets, eggplant, asparagus, carrots, …