Beetroot juice does not enhance altitude running performance in well-trained athletes

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 590-595

  Arnold, Josh Timothy ^a,b   Oliver, Samuel James ^a   Lewis Jones, Tammy Maria ^a   Wylie, Lee John ^c   Macdonald, Jamie Hugo ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Hypoxia; Nitrate; Nitric oxide; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITRITE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ATHLETE; BEET; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXERCISE TEST; FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLANT ROOT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ATHLETES; BETA VULGARIS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE TEST; FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRATES; NITRITES; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLANT ROOTS; RUNNING; SPORTS NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84930167047     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2014-0470     Document Type: Article

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