Although over 100 studies and reviews have examined the ergogenic effects of dietary
nitrate (NO 3−) supplementation in young, healthy men and women, it is unclear if …

Athletes use nutritional supplementation to enhance the effects of training and achieve
improvements in their athletic performance. Beetroot juice increases levels of nitric oxide …

Background Recent research into the use of dietary nitrates and their role in vascular
function has led to it becoming progressively more popular amongst athletes attempting to …

Background Caffeine is a widely used ergogenic aid with most research suggesting it
confers the greatest effects during endurance activities. Despite the growing body of …

Beetroot juice contains high levels of inorganic nitrate (NO 3−) and its intake has proved
effective at increasing blood nitric oxide (NO) concentrations. Given the effects of NO in …

Many athletes supplement with antioxidants in the belief this will reduce muscle damage,
immune dysfunction and fatigue, and will thus improve performance, while some evidence …

Lutein is one of the few xanthophyll carotenoids that is found in high concentration in the
macula of human retina. As de novo synthesis of lutein within the human body is impossible …

Over the last decade, there has been a growing interest in the utility of nitrate (NO3−)
supplementation to improve exercise-related performance. After consumption, dietary NO3 …

To identify how variables such as exercise condition, supplementation strategy, participant
characteristics and demographics, and practices that control oral microbiota diversity could …

Objectives: This study sought to determine whether a relatively low single dose or a week-
long dosage of dietary inorganic nitrate could improve exercise tolerance in patients with …