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The molecule has important hemodynamic and metabolic functions [ 16, 17], being a major vasodilator that can increase blood flow to muscles [ 18] and promote oxygen transfer in the muscle. Beetroot as a functional food with huge health benefits: Antioxidant, antitumor, physical function, and chronic metabolomics activity. Dietary nitrate supplementation in COPD: An acute, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial.
The study results might reflect a lower VO 2 response at submaximal intensities, which would reduce the increase in the slow component, delaying the time when the athletes reached VO 2max and therefore became fatigued.
In trained athletes, acute supplementation with beetroot juice for five days reduces VO 2 as much as 3% at an intensity of 70% VO 2max. The juice did not cause any serious side effects, but the participants did report a change in the color of their urine.
If you’re pregnant, adding folate to your diet can help you get the daily recommended 600 micrograms for pregnant people. The objective of the present literature review was to analyze the effects of beetroot juice supplementation on cardiorespiratory endurance in several conditions (normoxia, hypoxia and beetroot juice with other supplements) and determine the appropriate dosage to enhance the potential ergogenic effects on performance.Nitrates are compounds in beet juice that convert into nitric oxide in the blood and help widen and relax blood vessels. A recent study evaluated the effects of supplementation with acute and chronic beetroot juice on a 15-min test at an intensity of 50% VO 2max and a 10-km test carried out at a simulated altitude of 2500 m [ 40]. The findings indicated that dietary supplementation reduces NO 3 − oxygen consumption at submaximal exercise, and these effects can last for 15 days if supplementation is maintained.