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Effects of beetroot juice supplementation on intermittent high-intensity exercise efforts

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, April 2022
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Title
Effects of beetroot juice supplementation on intermittent high-intensity exercise efforts
Published in
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, April 2022
DOI 10.1186/s12970-017-0204-9
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Authors

Raúl Domínguez, José Luis Maté-Muñoz, Eduardo Cuenca, Pablo García-Fernández, Fernando Mata-Ordoñez, María Carmen Lozano-Estevan, Pablo Veiga-Herreros, Sandro Fernandes da Silva, Manuel Vicente Garnacho-Castaño

Abstract

Beetroot juice contains high levels of inorganic nitrate (NO3-) and its intake has proved effective at increasing blood nitric oxide (NO) concentrations. Given the effects of NO in promoting vasodilation and blood flow with beneficial impacts on muscle contraction, several studies have detected an ergogenic effect of beetroot juice supplementation on exercise efforts with high oxidative energy metabolism demands. However, only a scarce yet growing number of investigations have sought to assess the effects of this supplement on performance at high-intensity exercise. Here we review the few studies that have addressed this issue. The databases Dialnet, Elsevier, Medline, Pubmed and Web of Science were searched for articles in English, Portuguese and Spanish published from 2010 to March 31 to 2017 using the keywords: beet or beetroot or nitrate or nitrite and supplement or supplementation or nutrition or "sport nutrition" and exercise or sport or "physical activity" or effort or athlete. Nine articles fulfilling the inclusion criteria were identified. Results indicate that beetroot juice given as a single dose or over a few days may improve performance at intermittent, high-intensity efforts with short rest periods. The improvements observed were attributed to faster phosphocreatine resynthesis which could delay its depletion during repetitive exercise efforts. In addition, beetroot juice supplementation could improve muscle power output via a mechanism involving a faster muscle shortening velocity. The findings of some studies also suggested improved indicators of muscular fatigue, though the mechanism involved in this effect remains unclear.

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Unknown 551 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 104 19%
Student > Master 93 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 42 8%
Researcher 35 6%
Other 28 5%
Other 76 14%
Unknown 173 31%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Sports and Recreations 142 26%
Nursing and Health Professions 68 12%
Medicine and Dentistry 47 9%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 23 4%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 20 4%
Other 58 11%
Unknown 193 35%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 359. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 December 2023.
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