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Beetroot Juice Boosts Stamina, New Study Shows

ScienceDaily (Aug. 7, 2009) — Drinking beetroot juice boosts your stamina and could help you exercise for up to 16% longer. A University of Exeter led-study shows for the first time how the nitrate contained in beetroot juice leads to a reduction in oxygen uptake, making exercise less tiring.

The study reveals that drinking beetroot juice reduces oxygen uptake to an extent that cannot be achieved by any other known means, including training.

The research team believes that the findings could be of great interest to endurance athletes. They could also be relevant to elderly people or those with cardiovascular, respiratory or metabolic diseases.

The research team conducted their study with eight men aged between 19 and 38. They were given 500ml per day of organic beetroot juice for six consecutive days before completing a series of tests, involving cycling on an exercise bike. On another occasion, they were given a placebo of blackcurrant cordial for six consecutive days before completing the same cycling tests.

After drinking beetroot juice the group was able to cycle for an average of 11.25 minutes, which is 92 seconds longer than when they were given the placebo. This would translate into an approximate 2% reduction in the time taken to cover a set distance. The group that had consumed the beetroot juice also had lower resting blood pressure.

The researchers are not yet sure of the exact mechanism that causes the nitrate in the beetroot juice to boost stamina. However, they suspect it could be a result of the nitrate turning into nitric oxide in the body, reducing the oxygen cost of exercise.

The research was carried out by the University of Exeter and Peninsula Medical School and published in the Journal of Applied Physiology. The research team now hopes to conduct further studies to try to understand in more detail the effects of nitrate-rich foods on exercise physiology.

Corresponding author of the study, Professor Andy Jones of the University of Exeter's School of Sport and Health Sciences, said: "Our study is the first to show that nitrate-rich food can increase exercise endurance. We were amazed by the effects of beetroot juice on oxygen uptake because these effects cannot be achieved by any other known means, including training. I am sure professional and amateur athletes will be interested in the results of this research. I am also keen to explore the relevance of the findings to those people who suffer from poor fitness and may be able to use dietary supplements to help them go about their daily lives."

This study follows research by Barts and the London School of Medicine and the Peninsula Medical School (published in February 2008 in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension), which found that beetroot juice reduces blood pressure.

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I bet the body responds better to this stuff than most sports drinks, wouldn't suprise me in the least. I certainly think it would be far healthier.

black_box 

aren't corn dogs a good source of nitrates?

thegooddoctor

Black_box - you bring up a good point. And the calories/$ is way up their leading to exceptional value on a per corn dog scale. The only issue is how many to eat to sustain without becoming a big gordito!
Something makes me think this whole beetroot juice thing is leading up to the next acai berry, Mona vie, Tahitian nonnie pyramid scheme. Maybe it's the "How old are you really" bait and switch advert in the upper right of the post.

$ick3nin.vend3t

The corn dog is a hotdog coated in batter and deep fried in oil???...

I'm an athlete. I'll go with the beetroot juice all the same.


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Apples & Oranges.

$ick3nin.vend3t

And too think there will be people rushing out to buy corn dogs now... Jesus.

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https://www.buzzle.com/articles/beet-juice-benefits.html

Beets are certainly not something that most people would crave for, but I'm sure that you would be amazed to know about the abundant beet juice benefits. Beets, also known as beetroot, is mainly used as a salad ingredient, because of its sweet taste and bright reddish, maroon color. A number of beet juice benefits are now being researched on and it is being advised to include beet juice into your everyday diet to cure and prevent many ailments and illnesses and also to improve the overall health of a person. Beet juice is a threshold of various health benefits imparted by the abundant nutrients that it contains. Read more on juices.

Beet Juice Nutrients

As mentioned before, beet juice has various essential nutrients that are extremely beneficial to human health. Beets are low in fat and contain vitamins like vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B6, B1 and B2 and betalains, an antioxidant in large quantities. The greens of beet are known to have a higher content of iron as compared to spinach. Other nutrients contained in beet juice include sodium, calcium, sulfur, chlorine, copper, iodine, natural sugar, bioflavonoids and potassium. Beet juice is also a good source of dietary fiber, carbohydrates, niacin, folic acid, biotin and magnesium. Read more on nutritional value of beets.

Beet Juice Health Benefits

With the abundance of nutrients that it contains, its not surprising that there are a lot of health benefits of beet juice. So, here's a list of the various beet juice benefits.

Blood Cooling and Purification: One of the most well known and important benefits of beet juice is its blood cooling and blood purifying ability. This can be attributed to the rich iron content of beet juice. It is also an indispensable cure for anemia.
Digestion and Digestive Disorders: The benefits of drinking beet juice of healthy digestion can be attributed to the carbohydrates that it contains, in the form of natural sugar. These carbohydrates can be easily digested and the fibers that beet juice contains, aids the process of food digestion. It also aids the treatment and cure of ailments like jaundice, nausea and vomiting, dysentery, hepatitis, constipation, piles and diarrhea.
Cardiovascular Health: A number of research has been conducted to prove how beet juice can benefit cardiovascular health. It was then established that the nitrate contained in beet juice was beneficial in lowering blood pressure in patients suffering from high blood pressure.
Stress: The betalains that beet juice contains are a type of antioxidant that is known to prevent oxidative stress, that is common among people of all ages today. It also prevents heart related disorders and diseases.
Cholesterol: One of the important health benefits of beet juice is its ability to lower bad cholesterol levels and raise good cholesterol levels in the body.
Circulatory Disorders: Beet juice is known to be a good solvent of inorganic calcium deposits in the body. Therefore, it is essential in the prevention of circulatory disorders like varicose veins, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, etc.
Skin Problems: Drinking beet juice regularly can be beneficial in the prevention and cure of skin inflammation, acne, dry skin problems, dandruff and pustules. It also helps eliminate blemishes and promotes healthy skin and hair growth.
Cancer: The betacyanin that beet juice contains helps prevent the formation of cancerous tumors and also detoxifies the body of all harmful toxins. Therefore, beet juice is extremely beneficial in the prevention of cancer and especially colon cancer.
Birth Defects: Beet juice is known to prevent various birth defects in babies because of the B vitamin folate that it contains.
Improves Stamina: Another health benefit of drinking beet juice is increased stamina. This is because the nitrate it contains reduces the oxygen uptake which reduces fatigue and increases stamina.

So now that you are aware of the various beet juice benefits, you too can enjoy them by drinking a glass of beet juice everyday. Having beet juice along with other fruit or vegetable juices will enable you to enjoy its additional health benefits. Enjoy a healthy, illness free lifestyle by utilizing the benefits of beet juice!

black_box 

it was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek, I don't even know if it would be the same type of nitrate? I think sodium nitrate (and sodium nitrite) would be what's used as a food preservative. It looks like there may be health conflicts with them (search on nitrates listed Viagra complications?)

also this for additional healthy sources of nitrates:
https://ezinearticles.com/?Can-Nitrat...ure?&id=468946

This was very interesting:

besposito

"The research team conducted their study with eight men aged between 19 and 38. They were given 500ml per day of organic beetroot juice for six consecutive days before completing a series of tests, involving cycling on an exercise bike. On another occasion, they were given a placebo of blackcurrant cordial for six consecutive days before completing the same cycling tests."

So they only did the study with one group of subjects?

$ick3nin.vend3t

I stay away from meats full stop. I'm with the opinion they actually cause cancer, rotting away in your gut for several days. There seems to be so many meat eaters I see overweight.

Yeah. Now its your turn?.

bajadock

Hey, I'm a fan of all sorts of fruit/veg juices. There are very few foods that I dislike. Beets makes me barf.

I am ignorant of the tastes of beetroot juice and the black current cordial placebo. Anyone know the difference?

A study of only 8 individuals gets published? Man, I've got tours of the world's beers and wines that has a better statistical sampling than this one. But, if that beet stuff raises my VO2Max by 10%, I'm in.

Machka 

So ..... Australians have a lot of stamina then??