Key result
Dietary nitrate from beetroot extract improves carotid stiffness and NO bioavailability in postmenopausal women.
Why the study?
Postmenopausal females experience reduced nitric oxide bioavailability and elevated carotid artery stiffness, an established independent risk factor for end-organ damage and all-cause mortality.
Does 12 weeks of dietary nitrate supplementation through beetroot extract improve carotid arterial stiffness and NO bioavailability in postmenopausal females?
Does 12 weeks of dietary nitrate supplementation through beetroot extract improve carotid arterial stiffness and NO bioavailability in postmenopausal females?
Dietary nitrate supplementation via beetroot extract for 12 weeks improves carotid artery stiffness and NO bioavailability in postmenopausal females.
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Supports nitrate use for carotid stiffness in postmenopausal women; extends RCT evidence to a new population.
Pinheiro et al. (2025) studied Postmenopausal females. Dietary nitrate supplementation (beetroot extract) was evaluated on Nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability and carotid artery stiffness. Dietary nitrate supplementation through beetroot extract for 12 weeks significantly increased NO bioavailability and improved carotid artery stiffness in postmenopausal females.
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