Several analyses have shown that eating nitrate-rich vegetables can lower blood pressure as much as some blood pressure medications ( Strong evidence favors nitrates, especially from beetroot, for improving exercise performance in athletes ( Despite the effects that nitrates have on nitric oxide production in your body, some people avoid them for fear they are harmful and contribute to cancer
Men and women in the upper quartile of GGT activity had a 28% lower and 30% higher adjusted risk for developing Parkinsons disease, respectively, compared with the lower (reference) GGT quartile
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