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Beetroot Juice to Improve Failing Heartbeats

Giving nitric oxide back to the heart and blood vessels in heart disease could alleviate the growing problem of heart failure, when diseased hearts fail to pump properly. Amrita Ahluwalia and Christopher Primus are testing if regular doses of beetroot juice, rich in nitrate, will to provide the answer.

Image: Logo for Beetroot Heart Research Project. Credit: Beetroot Heart Research Project

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