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The effects of dietary nitrate on blood pressure and endothelial function: a review of human intervention studies
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Evidence has accumulated in recent years that suggests that nitrate from the diet, particularly vegetables, is capable of producing bioactive NO in the vasculature, following bioconversion to nitrite by oral bacteria. The aim of the present review was to consider the current body of evidence for potential beneficial effects of dietary nitrate on blood pressure and endothelial function, with emphasis on evidence from acute and chronic human intervention studies. The studies to date suggest that dietary nitrate acutely lowers blood pressure in healthy humans. An inverse relationship was seen between dose of nitrate consumed and corresponding systolic blood pressure reduction, with doses of nitrate as low as 3 mmol of nitrate reducing systolic blood pressure by 3 mmHg. Moreover, the current studies provide some promising evidence on the beneficial effects of dietary nitrate on endothelial function. In vitro studies suggest a number of potential mechanisms by which dietary nitrate and its sequential reduction to NO may reduce blood pressure and improve endothelial function, such as: acting as a substrate for endothelial NO synthase; increasing vasodilation; inhibiting mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production and platelet aggregation. In conclusion, the evidence for beneficial effects of dietary nitrate on blood pressure and endothelial function is promising. Further long-term randomised controlled human intervention studies assessing the potential effects of dietary nitrate on blood pressure and endothelial function are needed, particularly in individuals with hypertension and at risk of CVD.
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This narrative review concludes that dietary nitrate acutely lowers blood pressure in healthy humans, with promising but limited evidence for improved endothelial function. It calls for further long-term randomised controlled trials, especially in hypertension and CVD-risk populations.
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- Acute dietary nitrate lowered blood pressure in healthy humans; an inverse relationship was observed between nitrate dose and systolic blood pressure reduction, with doses as low as 3 mmol nitrate reducing systolic blood pressure by 3 mmHg.
- In the dose-response analysis, systolic blood pressure reduction was significant (R² 0.45; P=0.033), while diastolic blood pressure reduction did not reach significance (R² 0.233; P=0.27).
- Individual studies reported larger effects: beetroot juice (500 ml; 23 mmol nitrate) reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure by 10 and 8 mmHg, respectively; in drug-naive grade 1 hypertensives, 3.5 mmol nitrate reduced systolic blood pressure by 12 mmHg.
- Endothelial function evidence was promising but mixed: beetroot juice protected against ischaemia-reperfusion injury and preserved flow-mediated dilatation, whereas 8 mmol potassium nitrate did not alter flow-mediated dilatation but reduced pulse wave velocity by 0.3 m/s and systolic blood pressure by 4 mmHg.
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- Narrative review of human intervention studies examining dietary nitrate effects on blood pressure and endothelial function, with emphasis on acute and chronic studies; animal and in vitro evidence was used to explore mechanisms.
- Data were extracted from randomised placebo-controlled trials summarised in Tables 2 and 3, including beetroot juice and inorganic nitrate salts, with varied doses, controls, populations, and vascular measures.
- A dose-response analysis was presented for acute effects of dietary nitrate from beetroot juice and inorganic salts on peak systolic and diastolic blood pressure changes in healthy normotensive subjects.
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“with doses of nitrate as low as 3 mmol of nitrate reducing systolic blood pressure by 3 mmHg.”
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“When evaluating the studies investigating the acute effects of dietary nitrate from beetroot juice or inorganic supplements on BP a significant inverse relationship between dose of nitrate and reduction in SBP (R 2 2 0•45; P¼0•033; Fig. 2(a)) was observed”
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“An inverse relationship was seen between dose of nitrate consumed and corresponding systolic blood pressure reduction”
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“For systolic BP, R 2 0•45 (P¼0•033); for diastolic BP, R 2 0•27 (P¼ 0•233).”
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“There is a modest but convincing body of evidence from acute and chronic human intervention studies that show BP-lowering effects of dietary nitrate, with limited but promising evidence for potential beneficial effects on endothelial function.”
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“For systolic BP, R 2 0•45 (P¼0•033); for diastolic BP, R 2 0•27 (P¼ 0•233).”
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“A few studies have found inhibitory effects of dietary nitrate on platelet aggregation, suggesting that inhibition of abnormal platelet aggregation may be partly responsible for the cardiovascular benefits of nitrate supplementation.”
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“There is a modest but convincing body of evidence from acute and chronic human intervention studies that show BP-lowering effects of dietary nitrate, with limited but promising evidence for potential beneficial effects on endothelial function.”
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“Evidence has accumulated in recent years that suggests that nitrate from the diet, particularly vegetables, is capable of producing bioactive NO in the vasculature, following bioconversion to nitrite by oral bacteria.”
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“Evidence has accumulated in recent years to suggest that NO may not be solely generated by NOS, but via a mechanism that relies on the bioconversion of nitrate to nitrite, by oral bacteria and further NO in the vasculature (7) .”
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“In a later study, the same group showed a 5 mmHg reduction in SBP in nine healthy subjects, using a lower dose of beetroot juice (250 ml; 5 mmol nitrate) (82) .”
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“In addition, lower doses of dietary nitrate (100 g, 2 mmol) were shown to reduce DBP (86) , suggesting that even relatively small doses, that are easily achievable in the diet, have BP-lowering effects.”
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“In most of the studies examined, peak reduction in BP compared with baseline occurred at 2-3 h after the consumption of dietary nitrate, which is the same time at which peak plasma nitrite concentrations have been observed (81,82,86,87,89,92) ,”
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“In addition, animal studies have provided insight into the potential physiological and molecular mechanisms of action.”
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“In 2006, Larsen et al. (95) showed an increase in plasma nitrite and DBP reduction of 4 mmHg after 3 d of supplementation with sodium nitrate (0•1 mmol/kg per d) in seventeen physically active subjects.”
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“In the study by Kenjale et al. (89) the consumption of beetroot juice (500 ml; 9 mmol nitrate) resulted in a DBP reduction of 8 mmHg, an increase in the onset of claudication pain and prolonged peak walking time (89) .”
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“Webb et al. (81) showed that beetroot juice (500 ml; 23 mmol nitrate) completely reduced endothelial dysfunction induced by ischaemicreperfusion injury to the forearm and preserved the FMD response, whereas the FMD response was reduced by 60 % in the control subjects.”
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“The study showed a significant reduction in SBP with 200 g spinach containing 3 mmol nitrate, but not when spinach and apple interventions were given simultaneously (92) .”
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“In vitro studies suggest a number of potential mechanisms by which dietary nitrate and its sequential reduction to NO may reduce blood pressure and improve endothelial function, such as: acting as a substrate for endothelial NO synthase; increasing vasodilation; inhibiting mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production and platelet aggregation.”
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“The study by Hobbs et al. (86) demonstrated that the ingestion of three doses of beetroot juice (100, 250 and 500 g containing 2, 6 and 11 mmol nitrate, respectively) dosedependently reduced SBP over a period of 24 h, with dose-dependent effects being less apparent for DBP.”
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“However, Bahra et al. (87) did not find a significant effect of 8 mmol potassium nitrate on FMD, but reported a significant reduction (0•3 m/s) in pulse wave velocity and SBP (4 mmHg) at 3 h compared with the potassium chloride control in fourteen healthy subjects.”
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“This suggests that although inorganic nitrate is not able to alter endothelial function, it does appear to increase blood flow in combination with reductions in BP.”
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“The peak effect in BP occurred at 3 h after ingestion and in association with an increase in plasma nitrite concentration, supporting the hypothesis that the delayed appearance of nitrite is due to the sequential bioconversion of nitrate to nitrite and further to NO in vivo.”
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“suggesting that dietary nitrate present in the beetroot was responsible for the BP-lowering effects, whereas betalains had minimal effect.”
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“Indeed, both platelets and endothelial cells produce and secrete chemicals that directly inhibit platelet aggregation, for example NO.”
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“Indeed, earlier studies by Arnold et al. (104) and Gruetter et al. (105) showed that nitrite concentrations above physiological levels activated sGC and vasodilated vascular smooth muscle preparations, thus suggesting a role of nitrite in vasodilation.”
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“Some of the salivary nitrite enters the acidic environment of the stomach once swallowed (b), where NO is produced non-enzymically from nitrite after formation of nitrous acid (HNO 2 ) and then NO and other nitrogen oxides.”
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“A proportion of ingested nitrate (NO 32 , ---Q) is converted directly to nitrite (NO 2 2 , ! ) by facultative anaerobic bacteria, that reside on the dorsum of the tongue, during mastication in the mouth (a); the remainder is swallowed and is rapidly absorbed from the upper gastrointestinal tract.”
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“Approximately 60 % of ingested nitrate is excreted in urine within 48 h.”
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“The NO generated kills pathogenic bacteria and stimulates mucosal blood flow and mucus generation.”
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“The remaining nitrite is absorbed into the circulation; in blood vessels (c) nitrite forms vasodilatory NO after a reaction with deoxygenated Hb (deoxy-Hb).”
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The studies included in the review are of sufficient methodological quality and comparability to allow synthesis of their findings.
“When evaluating the studies investigating the acute effects of dietary nitrate from beetroot juice or inorganic supplements on BP a significant inverse relationship between dose of nitrate and reduction in SBP (R 2 2 0•45; P¼0•033; Fig. 2(a)) was observed”
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The mechanisms observed in in vitro and animal studies are relevant to humans.
“In vitro studies suggest a number of potential mechanisms by which dietary nitrate and its sequential reduction to NO may reduce blood pressure and improve endothelial function, such as: acting as a substrate for endothelial NO synthase; increasing vasodilation; inhibiting mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production and platelet aggregation.”
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The inverse relationship between nitrate dose and SBP reduction reflects a causal effect of nitrate.
“When evaluating the studies investigating the acute effects of dietary nitrate from beetroot juice or inorganic supplements on BP a significant inverse relationship between dose of nitrate and reduction in SBP (R 2 2 0•45; P¼0•033; Fig. 2(a)) was observed”
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The human intervention studies included in the review provide valid estimates of the effect of dietary nitrate on blood pressure and endothelial function.
“There is a modest but convincing body of evidence from acute and chronic human intervention studies that show BP-lowering effects of dietary nitrate, with limited but promising evidence for potential beneficial effects on endothelial function.”
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“and that antimicrobial mouthwash abolishes this beneficial effect both acutely and chronically (reviewed in:[108,109]).”
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“the global dependency of enterosalivary nitrate reduction on living oral microbiota to enact its biologic activity[73,99,109].”
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“A number of publications have demonstrated that dietary nitrate reduces blood pressure in humans [87,88,89].”
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“In 2006, Larsen et al. (95) showed an increase in plasma nitrite”
§ The effects of dietary nitrate on blood pressure and endothelial function: a review of human intervention studies > Conclusion
“| Larsen et al. | Healthy and physically | Chronic, double-blind, | 0•1 mmol/kg per d | 0•01 mmol sodium | SBP | NS | | (1996) (95) | active; n 17 (15 M/2 F); | cross-over, 3 d sup- | sodium nitrate | chloride/kg per d | DBP | Mean reduction of 4 mmHg for |”
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§ The effects of dietary nitrate on blood pressure and endothelial function: a review of human intervention studies > Dietary nitrate and blood pressure
“(R 2 0•233; P¼0•27; Fig. 2(b))”
§ The effects of dietary nitrate on blood pressure and endothelial function: a review of human intervention studies > Dietary nitrate and blood pressure
“for diastolic BP, R 2 0•27 (P¼ 0•233).”
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“| Cabbage | 1198 | 4 | 5 | 0•8 -2 |”
§ The effects of dietary nitrate on blood pressure and endothelial function: a review of human intervention studies > Conclusion
“| | Sample | | | (5th and 95th | | Vegetable | size (n) | Median | Mean | percentiles) |”
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§ The effects of dietary nitrate on blood pressure and endothelial function: a review of human intervention studies > Dietary nitrate and blood pressure
“a lower dose of beetroot juice (250 ml; 5 mmol nitrate) (82)”
§ The effects of dietary nitrate on blood pressure and endothelial function: a review of human intervention studies > Conclusion
“| Kapil et al. | Healthy; n 9; mean age 25 | Acute, single-blind, | 6 mmol £ 1, | Low-nitrate mineral water | SBP | Peak change at 3 h with 5 mmHg |”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Hobbs, D. A., George, T. W., & Lovegrove, J. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Reading (GB)
- Northumbria University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Lovegrove, Julie A.
- Venue
- Nutrition Research Reviews
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2013-10-18
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 210-222
- ISSN
- 0954-4224 (ISSN-L)
- 1475-2700
- OpenAlex
- W2168363136
- Semantic Scholar
- 506a952435a185558a3a7b63147c067d9a1f3c03
- Cited by
- 114
- References
- 110
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 3
- FWCI
- 0.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Nutrition Research Reviews (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
- Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Sodium Intake and Health
- Keywords
- dietary nitrate, blood pressure, endothelial function, nitric oxide, oral bacteria, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, endothelial nitric oxide synthase, vasodilation, platelet aggregation, reactive oxygen species
- MeSH terms
- Blood Pressure, Diet, Endothelium, Vascular, Humans, Hypertension, Mitochondria, Nitrates, Nitric Oxide, Platelet Aggregation, Vasodilation, Reactive Oxygen Species, Nitric Oxide Synthase
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