Sugary Chewing Gum May Temporarily Enhance Beetroot's Blood Pressure Benefits

Chewing sugary gum after beetroot could lower blood pressure: Study

Researchers found that chewing sugary gum after drinking beetroot juice increased nitrite production and modestly lowered blood pressure, offering fresh insights into how oral bacteria influence heart health.

Sugary chewing gum may temporarily enhance beetroot's blood pressure benefits

For the first time, researchers at King's College London have discovered a link between chewing sugary gum after consuming vegetables high in nitrate, such as beetroot, spinach and kale, on lowering blood pressure.

Chewing sugary gum may enhance the cardiovascular benefits of nitrate-rich vegetables

For the first time, researchers at King's College London have discovered a link between chewing sugary gum after consuming vegetables high in nitrate, such as beetroot, spinach and kale, and lowering blood pressure. The study is published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

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Chewing Sugary Gum After Eating Beetroot Lowers Blood Pressure

Chewing sugar-containing gum enhances the cardiovascular benefits of nitrate-rich vegetables.

Chewing Sugary Gum After a Beetroot Shot Pushes Blood Pressure Down

On the tongue of every person reading this sits a small chemical factory, staffed by bacteria, that turns the nitrate in your dinner into something your blood vessels can actually use. Those microbes need the right conditions to work. And a team at King’s College London has now shown that one of the cheapest, oddest ways to nudge them along is to chew a wad of strawberry Hubba Bubba. Sugary gum, of all things, made the conversion run faster and …