Increasing vegetable intake to obtain the health promoting and ergogenic effects of dietary nitrate
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Van der Avoort, Cindy M. T., van Loon, Luc, Hopman, Maria T. and Verdijk, Lex B.. (2018). Increasing vegetable intake to obtain the health promoting and ergogenic effects of dietary nitrate. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 72, pp. 1485 - 1489. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-018-0140-z
Authors | Van der Avoort, Cindy M. T., van Loon, Luc, Hopman, Maria T. and Verdijk, Lex B. |
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Abstract | Increased consumption of dietary nitrate increases plasma nitrate and nitrite concentrations, and has been shown to elicit cardio-protective effects and improve exercise performance. Nitrate consumption in the habitual diet is mainly dependent on nitrate-rich vegetables, such as green leafy and root vegetables, with total vegetable consumption accounting for approximately 50–85% of our daily nitrate intake. Whereas ‘supplementation’ with dietary nitrate in research studies has mainly been accomplished through the use of (concentrated) nitrate-rich beetroot juice, dietary strategies focusing on increased intake of nitrate-rich vegetables may represent a similarly effective alternative for increasing dietary nitrate intake and, as such, obtaining the associated cardiovascular health and ergogenic benefits. |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | European Journal of Clinical Nutrition |
Journal citation | 72, pp. 1485 - 1489 |
Publisher | Nature Publishing Group |
ISSN | 0954-3007 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-018-0140-z |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85044210929 |
Page range | 1485 - 1489 |
Research Group | Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/89542/increasing-vegetable-intake-to-obtain-the-health-promoting-and-ergogenic-effects-of-dietary-nitrate
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