US EditionBrits over 60 Urged to Eat These 6 Vegetables to 'Slash Blood Pressure' - Manchester Evening News
DEVON, ENGLAND, JUL 23 – Older adults who drank nitrate-rich beetroot juice for two weeks showed lower blood pressure linked to changes in oral bacteria, according to University of Exeter researchers.
- EXETER, England research found that nitrate-rich beetroot juice lowers blood pressure in older adults via changes in the oral microbiome, highlighting the study's scale at the University of Exeter.
- Based on earlier studies, dietary nitrates convert to nitric oxide, relaxing blood vessels, with older people producing less nitric oxide as they age, Professor Anni Vanhatalo noted.
- Over two weeks, participants consumed beetroot juice shots twice daily, yielding microbiome shifts and blood pressure reduction in older adults only.
- The study opens new opportunities for improving vascular health through nutrition, paving the way for larger studies on lifestyle and sex factors, and recommending more nitrate-rich vegetables.
- The study published in Free Radical Biology and Medicine, funded by a BBSRC Industrial Partnership Award, and nitrate-rich alternatives like spinach, rocket, fennel, celery and kale set the stage for future research.
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'Good news' for Britons with hypertension as juice linked to significant blood pressure reductions
Research conducted at the University of Exeter has demonstrated that consuming beetroot juice can significantly reduce blood pressure in individuals over 60 years old through modifications to oral bacteria
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Beetroot juice may help lower blood pressure in elderly: Study
New Delhi: Older adults with high blood pressure may benefit from drinking beetroot juice, claimed a study on Wednesday. The blood pressure-lowering effect of nitrate-rich beetroot juice in older individuals may be attributed to specific changes in their oral microbiome, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Exeter in the UK. Nitrate is crucial to the body and is consumed as a natural part of a vegetable-rich diet. In the…
Beet Juice Lowers Blood Pressure in Older People by Changing Oral Microbiome
EXETER, England — The blood pressure lowering effect of nitrate-rich beetroot juice in older people may be due to specific changes in their oral microbiome, according to the largest study of its kind. Researchers at the University of Exeter conducted the study, published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine, comparing responses between a group of older adults to that of younger adults. Previous research has shown that a high nitrate …
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