Unbeetable: The humble root which fights cancer
and lowers blood pressure

With its sweet, earthy taste and ruby-red interior, beetroot is a favourite of foods, but there’s far more to it than that.

The majority of beetroot’s benefits stem from the unusually high level of nitrates it contains.

Nitrates have suffered a bad reputation because of their use as a food additive. However, recent studies have shown that nitrates in beetroot lower blood pressure.

A study carried out in 2010 also found that the _____the blood pressure, the _____ the drop observed. If beetroot juice is consumed widely, there will be reduction in death from cardiovascular disease.

Among other benefits, beetroots may also slow progression of dementia and growth of tumours.

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