Benefits of Beetroot juice in controlling Hypertension

Patients could also lower their risk of hypertension symptoms by drinking beetroot juice, according to a British Heart Foundation study.

The nitrates in beetroot may be the key to reducing blood pressure, scientists claimed.

Roasting or juicing beetroot could also harbor anti-hypertensive benefits, as the root vegetable is water soluble, and boiling them will lower the number of benefits.

Eating a diet rich in nitrates, from natural sources like beets and leafy green vegetables, is good advice.

Experts say it’s the high concentration of nitrates in beets that are responsible for the benefits.

In a lengthy biological process, nitrates from dietary sources like beets and leafy green vegetables are converted to nitric oxide within the body. The nitric oxide then relaxes blood vessels and dilates them, which helps the blood flow more easily and lowers blood pressure.