Short-Term Effects of a High Nitrate Diet on Nitrate Metabolism in Healthy Individuals

Dietary nitrate, through the enterosalivary nitrate-nitrite-NO pathway, can improve blood pressure and arterial stiffness. How long systemic nitrate and nitrite remain elevated following cessation of high nitrate intake is unknown. In 19 healthy men and women, the time for salivary and plasma nitrat...

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Main Authors: Catherine P. Bondonno, Alex H. Liu, Kevin D. Croft, Natalie C. Ward, Ian B. Puddey, Richard J. Woodman, Jonathan M. Hodgson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-03-01
Series:Nutrients
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/3/1906