The acute effects of dietary nitrate supplementation on postmenopausal endothelial resistance to ischemia reperfusion injury: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double blind, crossover clinical trial.

Jocelyn M Delgado Spicuzza, Jigar Gosalia, Matthew Studinski, Chenée Armando, Elmira Alipour, Daniel B Kim-Shapiro, Michael Flanagan, Yasina B Somani, David N Proctor

Integrative and Biomedical Physiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.Integrative and Biomedical Physiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. · pubmed

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Abstract

Postmenopausal cardiovascular health is a critical determinant of longevity. Consumption of beetroot juice (BR) and other nitrate-rich foods is a safe, effective non-pharmaceutical intervention to increase systemic bioavailability of the vasoprotective molecule, nitric oxide, through the exogenous nitrate (NO

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Research summary

The paper investigates the effects of dietary nitrate supplementation on endothelial function in postmenopausal women, which is relevant to cardiovascular health—a significant aspect of longevity. However, while it addresses a specific intervention, it does not tackle the root causes of aging or provide transformative insights into lifespan extension. The findings may contribute to the understanding of dietary impacts on vascular health but are unlikely to have a major impact on the broader field of longevity research.

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