University of Exeter
Beet Juice May Help Lower Blood Pressure in Older Adults
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 ...
Dietary Nitrate Found in Beetroot Juice Increases Muscle Force During Exercise
A new study has found that consuming dietary nitrate—the active molecule in beetroot juice—significantly increased muscle force while exercising. While it is known that dietary nitrate enhances exercise, both boosting endurance and enhancing high-intensity exercise, researchers still have much to learn about why this effect occurs, and how our bodies convert dietary nitrate that we ...
Healthy Lifestyle May Offset Genetic Risk of Dementia
Living a healthy lifestyle may help offset a person’s genetic risk of dementia, according to new research. The study was led by the University of Exeter—simultaneously published in JAMA and presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2019 in Los Angeles, CA. The research found that the risk of dementia was 32 percent lower in people with ...
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