beetroot

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Beetroot

Beetroot is a vegetable derived from the Beta vulgaris plant. Beetroot is rich in essential nutrients like fiber, folate, manganese, potassium, iron, and vitamin C. Beetroot and its juice have been associated with numerous health benefits, including improved blood flow, lower blood pressure, and increased exercise performance due to their high content of dietary nitrates.

Category
Vegetable
Molecular Formula
N/A
Mechanism of Action
Beetroot contains high levels of dietary nitrates which convert into nitric oxide in the body. Nitric oxide helps widen blood vessels, improving blood flow and lowering blood pressure. Beetroot also contains betalains, plant pigments that have a variety of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.
Evidence Grade
B

Other Names

  • Beet
  • Garden beet
  • Table beet
  • Red beet

Primary Benefits

  • Improved blood flow
  • Lower blood pressure
  • Increased exercise performance
  • Potential anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects

Recommended Dosage

Adults 1-2 cups of beetroot juice daily
Children Depends on age and weight

Side Effects

  • Red urine and stools
  • Low calcium levels
  • Kidney stones

Precautions

  • Individuals with kidney disease should avoid beetroot due to its high levels of oxalates which can cause kidney stones

Interactions

  • May interact with certain medications like blood thinners

Key References

  • Coles, L. T., & Clifton, P. M. (2012). Effect of beetroot juice on lowering blood pressure in free-living, disease-free adults: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Nutrition journal, 11(1), 1-6.
  • Murphy, M., Eliot, K., Heuertz, R. M., & Weiss, E. (2012). Whole beetroot consumption acutely improves running performance. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 112(4), 548-552.
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“So, last night I had beets, we had mushrooms, I had salad, uh, and we had sweet potato. So we had like four vegetable dishes and, you know, a small piece of of of meat on the side.”

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“the nitrates you know are something that's found in plants they're in vegetables they're in Greens they're you know all over in nature they can also be converted into um nitrites and then ultimately n amines however vitamin C prevents the conversion so vitamin C is also found in plants so packaged together so that's why when you eat you know a lot of plants or like beets have a lot of nitrates you know beet beetroot juice extract is high in nitrates but it's also high in vitamin C and when you have the vitamin C there it converts the nitrates into nitric oxide”

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“the benefits of beetroot juice on enhancing athletic performance and there was a a benefit of the nitric oxide being produced that could explain the improvement in athletic performance”

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“the problem is these athletes were drinking liters and liters of beetroot juice and causing a lot of gastric discomfort causing diarrhea their urine and their feces would turn red and a lot of people interpreted misinterpreted that as gastric bleeds or urinary bleeds”

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“you really can't eat enough beets to get enough nitrate to improve your performance and the other caveat is that if you're using mouthwash you've got fluoride in your toothpaste or fluoride in your drinking water that you're mixing the beet powder in you're not going to get a nitric oxide benefit from it”

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“what they don't realize is that the sugar in a can of soda is also natural it comes from sugar beets or canes so if you're really looking at the source of the sugar you realize it doesn't matter at all they all come from plants what matters is the concentration and the medium that the sugar is in.”

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