Open AccessEffect of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation on Sleep in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients
Author(s) -
Jonathan P. Wisor,
Nils Henrik Holmedahl,
Ingvild West Saxvig,
Odd-Magne Fjeldstad,
Eddie Weitzberg,
Janne Grønli,
Harald Engan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nature and science of sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.715
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 1179-1608
DOI - 10.2147/nss.s279395
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , placebo , morning , nitrate , anesthesia , oxygen saturation , oxygen , pathology , ecology , chemistry , alternative medicine , organic chemistry , biology
Poor sleep quality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a result of oxygen desaturation secondary to compromised lung function. Nitrate supplementation with dietary beetroot juice is known to elevate plasma nitrate and to increase the efficiency of oxygen utilization in non-COPD individuals; whether it is of therapeutic benefit for sleep quality in COPD has not been reported.