Nutrition
Nitric Oxide Production
Nitric oxide production widens blood vessels via dietary nitrates, oral bacteria, and fitness. Leafy greens and beets support flow more than pills alone.
Nitric oxide production supports blood vessel dilation and exercise blood flow—boosted by dietary nitrates from leafy greens and beets, mouth bacteria that convert them, and aerobic fitness. Antiseptic mouthwash can blunt nitrate pathways; whole foods beat megadose pills alone.
Effects on performance are real but modest.
Common questions
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Do beet supplements always improve performance?
Responders see small endurance gains when nitrates are low beforehand; non-responders and habitual beet eaters see less. Train fitness first; nitrates are a marginal add-on.
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