Effects of beetroot juice supplementation on intermittent high-intensity exercise efforts

• Main Authors: Raúl Domínguez (Author), José Luis Maté-Muñoz (Author), Eduardo Cuenca (Author), Pablo García-Fernández (Author), Fernando Mata-Ordoñez (Author), María Carmen Lozano-Estevan (Author), Pablo Veiga-Herreros (Author), Sandro Fernandes da Silva (Author), Manuel Vicente Garnacho-Castaño (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Beetroot juice contains high levels of inorganic nitrate (NO3 −) and its intake has proved effective at increasing blood nitric oxide (NO) concentrations. Given the effects of NO in promoting vasodilation and blood flow with beneficial impacts on muscle contraction, several studies have det...