Open AccessIncreasing Nitrate-Rich Vegetable Intake Lowers Ambulatory Blood Pressure in (pre)Hypertensive Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A 12-Wk Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Cindy M.T. van der Avoort,
Dominique S. M. ten Haaf,
Coen C. W. G. Bongers,
Frederieke van Oorschot,
Lex B. Verdijk,
Luc J. C. van Loon,
Maria T. E. Hopman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.1093/jn/nxab157
Subject(s) - blood pressure , nitrate , medicine , ambulatory , randomized controlled trial , analysis of variance , ambulatory blood pressure , repeated measures design , zoology , chemistry , biology , mathematics , statistics , organic chemistry
Emerging evidence suggests that increasing dietary nitrate intake may be an effective approach to improve cardiovascular health. However, the effects of a prolonged elevation of nitrate intake through an increase in vegetable consumption are understudied.
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