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New Study Shows
Published: Thursday, August 6, 2009 – 13:53 in Health & Medicine
Drinking beetroot juice boosts your stamina and could help you exercise for up to 16% longer. A University of Exeter led-study, published Thursday, August 6, 2009, 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.
Source: University of Exeter. The research was carried out by the University of Exeter and Peninsula Medical School and published in the Journal of Applied Physiology.


