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ReviewNutrients2026

Beetroot Juice and Exercise for Clinical Health and Athletic Performance: A Narrative Review.

Eunjoo Lee, Hun-Young Park, Yerin Sun, Jae-Ho Choi, Seungyeon Woo, Sohyang Cho, Suyoung Kim, Yuanning Zheng, Sung-Woo Kim, Kiwon Lim

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Review in Nutrients, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Eunjoo LeePhysical Activity and Performance Institute, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0004-8435-3926
Hun-Young ParkPhysical Activity and Performance Institute, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-9901-7624
Yerin SunDepartment of Sports Medicine and Science, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0005-4021-1237
Jae-Ho ChoiDepartment of Sports Medicine and Science, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5379-5247
Seungyeon WooDepartment of Sports Medicine and Science, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0005-5203-0126
Sohyang ChoDepartment of Sports Medicine and Science, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.
Suyoung KimDepartment of Sports Medicine and Science, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0005-9281-4988
Yuanning ZhengDepartment of Sports Medicine and Science, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.
Sung-Woo KimPhysical Activity and Performance Institute, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5976-277X
Kiwon LimPhysical Activity and Performance Institute, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3222-1783

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Beetroot juice (BRJ), a concentrated dietary source of nitrate alongside betalains and polyphenols, influences physiology through enhanced nitrate-nitrite-NO bioavailability, antioxidant activity, and interactions with oral and gut nitrate-reducing microbiota. The efficiency of these mechanisms depends on dose, timing, and preservation of oral bacteria, with antibacterial mouthwash or thiocyanate-rich foods potentially blunting NO

Indexed as

Athletic PerformanceBeta vulgarisExerciseFruit and Vegetable JuicesHumansNitratesNitritesPost-Exercise RecoveryNitratesNitritesbeetroot juicecognitive performancedietary nitrateexercise performancemetabolic healthneuromuscular functionnitric oxidevascular function

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PMID41515267
PMCPMC12787555

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