Beetroot Juice

 

Beetroot Juice could help us exercise for longer, new research suggests. 

The study found the drink enhanced people's performance in exercise after they drank it for two weeks.

It reduced the workload on the heart and made the organ better able to deliver oxygen to the body's muscles.

This means people can work out for longer before their muscles become fatigued, researchers said.

People who drank the bright red juice also had lower blood pressure, a finding which backs up previous research on this topic.

Researchers said the benefits of the drink come from the fact it contains the molecule nitrate.

When converted in the body, nitrate can dilate the blood vessels and increase blood flow, both important factors for exercise performance.