Beetroot and Reduced Systolic Blood Pressure

Doses used in studies

Beetroot Juice · ml single-dose: 140 (median 140, IQR 140–140) — 1 study

2 of 2 papersPopulation:

Plasma nitrate, dietary nitrate, blood pressure, and vascular health biomarkers: a GRADE-Assessed systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
- 2025-03-24
- Meta-Analysis · n = 1,823
- Nutrition journal 24(1)
- - Mostafa Norouzzadeh
  - Minoo Hasan Rashedi
  - Shadi Ghaemi
  - Niloufar Saber
  - Artemiss Mirdar Harijani
  - Hamzeh Habibi
  - Soroush Mostafavi
  - Fatemeh Sarv
  - Hossein Farhadnejad
  - Farshad Teymoori
  - Mohsen Khaleghian
  - Parvin Mirmiran
- PubMed: 40128734
- DOI: 10.1186/s12937-025-01114-8
5 Insights on
- Reduced Systolic Blood Pressure
- High evidence
- Clinical
Per each mmol increase in NO3 intake, a reduction in systolic BP levels was observed in the acute (WMD: -0.28mmHg; 95%CI: -0.40, -0.17), short-term (WMD: -0.24mmHg; 95%CI: -0.40, -0.07), and medium-term (WMD: -0.48mmHg; 95%CI: -0.71, -0.25) periods.
Effect
Beneficial
Effect size
Small
Significant
Yes
Dose
per mmol increase in administered dose
Inter-individual differences in the blood pressure lowering effects of dietary nitrate: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled replicate crossover trial.
- 2025-02-24
- RCT
- European journal of nutrition 64(2)
- - Eleanor Hayes
  - Shatha Alhulaefi
  - Mario Siervo
  - Eleanor Whyte
  - Rachel Kimble
  - Jamie Matu
  - Alex Griffiths
  - Marc Sim
  - Mia Burleigh
  - Chris Easton
  - Lorenzo Lolli
  - Greg Atkinson
  - John C Mathers
  - Oliver M Shannon
- PubMed: 39992469
- DOI: 10.1007/s00394-025-03616-x
2 Insights on
- Reduced Systolic Blood Pressure
- High evidence
- Rigorous Journal
- Adults
Nitrate-rich beetroot juice supplementation elevated plasma nitrate and nitrite concentrations and reduced systolic (mean:-7mmHg, 95%CI: -3 to -11mmHg) and diastolic (mean:-6mmHg, 95%CI: -2 to -9mmHg) BP versus placebo.
Effect
Beneficial
Effect size
Moderate
Significant
Yes
Dose
140 ml nitrate-rich beetroot juice (~14.0 mmol nitrate)

Beetroot and Reduced Systolic Blood Pressure

Plasma nitrate, dietary nitrate, blood pressure, and vascular health biomarkers: a GRADE-Assessed systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Inter-individual differences in the blood pressure lowering effects of dietary nitrate: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled replicate crossover trial.