Improvement of hypertension, endothelial function and systemic inflammation following short-term supplementation with red beet (Beta vulgaris L.) juice: A randomized crossover pilot study

Well shit I wrote about this in April 2013

Beet Juice Beats Hypertension

Why the fuck hasn't a diet stroke protocol been written on this in the past three years? Is it laziness or incompetence or stupidity? I see no other choice.

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Journal of Human Hypertension, 06/10/2016 Asgary S, et al.

The clinicians examined the effect of raw beet juice (RBJ) and cooked beet (CB) on BP of hypertensive subjects. Although both forms of beetroot were effective in improving BP, endothelial function and systemic inflammation, the raw beetroot juice had greater antihypertensive effects. Also more improvement was observed in endothelial function and systemic inflammation with RBJ compared with CB.

Methods

• This was randomized crossover study.
• A total of 24 hypertensive subjects aged 25–68 years old were divided into two groups.
• One group took RBJ for 2 weeks and the other group took CB.
• After 2 weeks of treatment, both groups had a washout for 2 weeks then switched to the alternate treatment.
• Each participant consumed 250 ml day–1 of RBJ or 250 g day–1 of CB each for a period of 2 weeks.
• Body weight, BP, flow–mediated dilation (FMD), lipid profile and inflammatory parameters were measured at baseline and after each period.

Results

• According to the results, high–sensitivity C–reactive protein (hs–CRP) and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF–α) were significantly lower and FMD was significantly higher after treatment with RBJ compared with CB (P<0.05).
• FMD was significantly (P<0.05) increased, but systolic and diastolic BP, intracellular adhesion molecule–1 (ICAM–1), vascular endothelial adhesion molecule–1 (VCAM–1), hs–CRP, interleukin–6, E–selectin and TNF–α were significantly (P<0.05) decreased with RBJ or CB.
• Total antioxidant capacity was increased and non–high–density lipoprotein (HDL), low–density lipoprotein (LDL) and total cholesterol (TC) were decreased with RBJ but not with CB.

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