Beetroot 'can lower blood pressure'

[xchrom]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22152901

Drinking a cup of beetroot juice can lower blood pressure, researchers say.

Drinking 250ml (8oz) cut high blood pressure readings by 10mm of mercury (mmHg) in a study of 15 patients, bringing some into the normal range, the journal Hypertension reports.

Most marked after three to six hours, the effect was detectable a day later.

Scientists say the nitrate in beetroot widens blood vessels to aid flow. And many people with angina use a nitrate drug to ease their symptoms.

[MADem]

1. Wish I could stand the stuff....oh well.... nt

[JDPriestly]

11. Isn't it funny how tastes differ. I love beets.

I think it is because the first beets I tasted were pickled. Pickled beets are really good. I haven't tasted them in years. You might like them. Have you ever tried them? Of course, they probably don't lower your blood pressure. They may be pickled in salt. I don't know.

[MADem]

13. I was forced to eat them as a child in an unsavory, overly strict school setting.

Anyone who says that childhood trauma can't follow an individual into old age needs to have a chat with me! I have a visceral dislike of the things, and I've tried to overcome it but it's a stronger force than I'm capable of overcoming!

I see beets, in any iteration, and I shudder!

[JDPriestly]

14. That's sad. But I know what you mean.

For me, it's tapioca pudding and pure black tea. Same kinds of experiences. Same just really deep distaste for them.

Funny, isn't it.

And good experiences in childhood stick with us too. All our lives it seems.

[MADem]

15. Tapioca pudding is a comfort food for me!

A childhood favorite, made with love by a great grandmother!
And black tea (with sugar and milk in a very specific ratio) was another great-grandmotherly offering that warms the cockles of my heart!

Send your tapioca and tea to me, and I'll send my beets to you...together, we can get through this!!!

[womanofthehills]

16. I pickle beets in vinegar

and add boiled eggs - then you have pickled beets and pickled purple eggs. It's the nitric oxide in beets that lowers your blood pressure. The amino acid, L'arginine, does the same thing. I take lots of L'arginine and juice beets to naturally control my blood pressure. Watermelon also has nitric oxide. Also, if you check on line, you will also see nitric oxide is good for your sex drive too.

[JDPriestly]

17. Very interesting. Thanks.

[BainsBane]

2. When Brits say beetroot

Do they just mean beets?

[CrispyQ]

4. Yes.

From wiki:

The beetroot, also known in North America as the table beet, garden beet, red or golden beet, or informally simply as the beet, refers to any of the cultivated varieties of beet (Beta vulgaris) grown for their edible taproots, especially B. vulgaris L. subsp. conditiva.[1] They are among the most commonly encountered varieties in North America, Central America, and Europe.




Never had a golden beet, before.

[woodsprite]

5. Chilled roasted golden/red beets w/ walnuts, avocado, goat cheese and mixed greens

maybe a bit of thinly sliced onion. Mix 1 tbls balsamic viniagrette dressing with 1 tsp honey and drizzle on greens as desired.

Makes for one really tasty and fancy looking salad

[CrispyQ]

8. Sounds delish & very pretty!

I love beets. I'm going to have to try some golden ones.

[JDPriestly]

12. Try it in something like phyllo dough, or even a tortilla. MMMMMMM.

[BainsBane]

6. Thanks

I don't know why so many foods have different names it the two countries: rocket for arugula, corgettes for zucchini, prawns for shrimp, biscuits for cookies, pudding for dessert, and probably dozens more.

[CrispyQ]

9. I had not heard of rocket or corgettes before.

Those Brits, why don't they learn English?

[tridim]

3. It's Dwight Shrute approved!

Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.

[BainsBane]

7. So say we all

[StrayKat]

10. Beets are awesome.

They also improve athletic performance similar to blood doping.

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