Once a humble root, beetroot has been elevated to “superfood” status, offering not only nutrition but a “food as medicine” ...

Here’s a shot worth taking. New research suggests that drinking a small amount of a certain nutrient-packed vegetable juice ...

Beet juice has been praised for its blood-pressure-lowering benefits, but new research suggests those benefits may also ...

Certain beneficial bacteria residing on the tongue and in other oral tissues convert dietary nitrates (found in leafy greens and beets) into nitrites. When swallowed, these nitrites further ...

Bacteria can also break down nitrite to produce nitric oxide, which improves circulation, including blood flow to the brain. This suggests that eating lots of nitrate-rich vegetables, such as ...

Beetroot juice lowers blood pressure in older people by suppressing potentially harmful bacteria in the mouth, a study ...

This comprehensive review maps natural nitrite reductases and synthetic mimics that enable on-demand nitric oxide generation for cardiovascular and antibacterial therapies, high-sensitivity nitrite ...

Drinking beetroot juice could help lower blood pressure in older adults by changing the bacteria in their mouths, according ...

Beetroot juice can lower blood pressure for older people by suppressing potentially harmful bacteria in the mouth ...

Beetroot juice lowers blood pressure in older people by suppressing potentially harmful bacteria in the mouth, a study ...