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The potential benefits of red beetroot supplementation in health and disease
(MDPI, 2015)
In recent years there has been a growing interest in the biological activity of red beetroot (Beta vulgaris rubra) and its potential utility as a health promoting and disease preventing functional food. As a source of ...
Beetroot juice is more beneficial than sodium nitrate for attenuating muscle pain after strenuous eccentric-bias exercise
(Canadian Science Publishing, 2017)
The aim of this study was to compare the effects of beetroot juice (BTJ) and a nitrate only drink (sodium nitrate; SN) on indices of exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD). Thirty recreationally active males consumed either ...
A pilot study investigating reactive oxygen species production in capillary blood after a marathon and the influence of an antioxidant-rich beetroot juice
(Canadian Science Publishing, 2018)
We report that reactive oxygen species (ROS), as measured in capillary blood taken from the finger-tip, increased after a marathon (+128% P < 0.01; effect size = 1.17), indicating that this collection method might be useful ...
Cryotherapy reinvented: application of phase change material for recovery in elite soccer
(Human kinetics, 2018)
Purpose: To examine whether donning lower-body garments fitted with cooled phase change material (PCM) would enhance recovery after a soccer match. Methods: In a randomized, crossover design, 11 elite soccer players from ...
The plasma bioavailability of nitrate and betanin from Beta vulgaris rubra in humans
(Springer, 2017)
Purpose
To evaluate the plasma bioavailability of betanin and nitric oxide (NOx) after consuming beetroot juice (BTJ) and whole beetroot (BF). BTJ and BF were also analysed for antioxidant capacity, polyphenol content ...
Minimal muscle damage after a marathon and no influence of beetroot juice on inflammation and recovery
(NRC Research Press, 2017)
This study examined whether beetroot juice (BTJ) would attenuate inflammation and muscle damage following a marathon. Using a double blind, independent group design, 34 runners (each having completed ca. ∼16 previous ...
The effects of beetroot juice supplementation on indices of muscle damage following eccentric exercise
(Springer, 2016)
Purpose
Foods rich in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory phytochemicals might attenuate skeletal muscle damage; thus, the present study investigated whether consuming an antioxidant rich beetroot juice would attenuate the ...
Effects of beetroot juice on recovery of muscle function and performance between bouts of repeated sprint exercise
(MDPI, 2016)
This study examined the effects of beetroot juice (BTJ) on recovery between two
repeated-sprint tests. In an independent groups design, 20 male, team-sports players were
randomized to receive either BTJ or a placebo (PLA) ...