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What is Beetroot Juice?
Beetroot juice (also known as "beet juice") is rich in essential nutrients such as folate, potassium, and vitamin C. In juicing or juice fasts, beetroot juice is typically blended with other vegetables and fruits to achieve certain health effects.

Benefits of Beetroot Juice
Here's a look at several beetroot juice benefits researched in scientific studies.

1) Beetroot Juice for Lower Blood Pressure

Drinking just over two cups of beetroot juice daily may help keep your blood pressure in check, according to a 2008 study. Within three hours of drinking 500 milliliters (about 17 ounces) of beetroot juice, volunteers showed a significant decrease in blood pressure. What's more, that drop in blood pressure was sustained for up to 24 hours after the juice was consumed.

The study's authors suggest that nitrate—a nutrient found in green, leafy vegetables in addition to beets—may be responsible for beetroot juice's blood-pressure-lowering effects.

2) Beetroot Juice for Better Stamina

In a small study published in 2009, scientists discovered that drinking beetroot juice may boost exercise stamina. For the study, eight men drank 500 milliliters of beetroot juice daily for six consecutive days before undergoing a series of cycling-based fitness tests. Results showed that the participants were able to cycle for an average of 92 seconds longer after drinking beetroot juice (compared to their cycling time after drinking blackcurrant cordial for six consecutive days).

The researchers also observed that study members had lower resting blood pressure after drinking beetroot juice.

3) Beetroot Juice to Fight Inflammation

Beetroot juice may benefit obese people by curbing inflammation (a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer), according to a study published in 2009. The study also showed that beetroot juice may fight free radicals (chemical by-products known to damage DNA).

Beetroot Juice Recipes
Since beetroot juice has such a strong flavor, it should be blended with other juices (such as carrot, apple, and lemon) before drinking.



Sources:

Bailey SJ, Winyard P, Vanhatalo A, Blackwell JR, Dimenna FJ, Wilkerson DP, Tarr J, Benjamin N, Jones AM. "Dietary nitrate supplementation reduces the O2 cost of low-intensity exercise and enhances tolerance to high-intensity exercise in humans."