Beetroot supplementation lowers daily systolic blood pressure in older, overweight subjects

Nutrition Research

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 868-875

  Jajja, A ^a   Sutyarjoko, A ^a   Lara, J ^a   Rennie, K ^b   Brandt, K ^a   Qadir, O ^a   Siervo, M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Beetroot juice concentrate; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular risk; Human; Inorganic nitrate; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEETROOT; BLACK CURRANT; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FRUIT JUICE; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; BEET; BEVERAGE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPLICATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT ROOT; VEGETABLE;

NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

BETA VULGARIS; BEVERAGES; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; BODY MASS INDEX; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRATES; OBESITY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANT ROOTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84927697763     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: 18790739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2014.09.007     Document Type: Article

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