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Dose-response effect of dietary nitrate on muscle contractility and blood pressure in older subjects

2020-06-02 geriatric medicine Title + abstract only
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PurposeWe have recently demonstrated that dietary nitrate, a source of nitric oxide via the enterosalivary pathway, can improve muscle contractile function in healthy older men and women. Nitrate ingestion has also been shown to reduce blood pressure in some, but not all, studies of older individuals. However, the optimal dose for eliciting these beneficial effects is unknown. MethodsA randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study was performed to determine the effects of ingesti...

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