TY - JOUR
T1 - Beetroot enriched bread consumption reduces blood pressure in normotensive males: a pilot study
AU - Hobbs, Ditte
AU - George, Trevor
AU - Methven, Lisa
AU - Lovegrove, Julie
PY - 2011/1/1
Y1 - 2011/1/1
N2 - High blood pressure (BP) or hypertension (BP>140/90 mmHg) is an independent risk factor for CVD. Individuals with uncontrolled hypertension pose a 3-fold higher risk of developing CVD compared with normotensives. Vegetables, particularly green leafy and beetroot are abundant in nitrate (NO3−), which after ingestion can be reduced to nitrite (NO2−) by oral bacteria, and further to the vasodilator nitric oxide (NO) endogenously. Beetroot juice (500 ml) has been shown to lower systolic BP (SBP) by 10 mmHg in healthy individuals. A pilot study was designed to investigate the effects of enriching bread with two different varieties of beetroot on 24 h ambulatory BP (ABP).
AB - High blood pressure (BP) or hypertension (BP>140/90 mmHg) is an independent risk factor for CVD. Individuals with uncontrolled hypertension pose a 3-fold higher risk of developing CVD compared with normotensives. Vegetables, particularly green leafy and beetroot are abundant in nitrate (NO3−), which after ingestion can be reduced to nitrite (NO2−) by oral bacteria, and further to the vasodilator nitric oxide (NO) endogenously. Beetroot juice (500 ml) has been shown to lower systolic BP (SBP) by 10 mmHg in healthy individuals. A pilot study was designed to investigate the effects of enriching bread with two different varieties of beetroot on 24 h ambulatory BP (ABP).
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/79956033905
U2 - 10.1017/S002966511100245X
DO - 10.1017/S002966511100245X
M3 - Article
SN - 0029-6651
VL - 70
SP - E194
JO - Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
JF - Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
IS - OCE4
ER -
