Beetroot juice benefits for sports performance - Fact or fad?

Does taking beetroot juice benefit sports performance? Sports physio Maryke Louw takes a look at one of the latest supplements to be sold to athletes and what the research says about it.

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📚Chapters in this video:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:42 Why might beetroot juice help performance?
00:01:46 Research on athletes
00:03:03 Negative side effects of beetroot juice
00:05:02 Dosage and timing
00:07:44 How we can help

References:
1. Leal, L. D. dos S., Guimarães, M. P., Campos, Y. de A. C., Abreu, W. C., & Fernandes da Silva, S. (2022) "Effect of acute and chronic nitrate supplementation on the performance of endurance athletes: a systematic review" Multidisciplinary Reviews, 5(2), 2022009
2. H. Zamani, M. E. J. R. de Joode, I. J. Hossein, N. F. T. Henckens, M. A. Guggeis, J. E. Berends, T. M. C. M. de Kok & S. G. J. van Breda (2021) "The benefits and risks of beetroot juice consumption: a systematic review" Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 61:5, 788-804
3. Rothschild, J.A., Bishop, D.J. (2020) "Effects of Dietary Supplements on Adaptations to Endurance Training" Sports Med 50, 25–53
4. Wong, Tak Hiong, Alexiaa Sim, and Stephen F. Burns. (2021 "The Effect of Beetroot Ingestion on High-Intensity Interval Training: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" Nutrients 13, no. 11: 3674
5. Daniel Rojas-Valverde, Jaqueline Montoya-Rodríguez, Christian Azofeifa-Mora & Braulio Sanchez-Urena (2021) "Effectiveness of beetroot juice derived nitrates supplementation on fatigue resistance during repeated-sprints: a systematic review" Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 61:20, 3395-3406
6. Australian Institute of Sport (2021) "AIS SPORTS SUPPLEMENT FRAMEWORK: DIETARY NITRATE / BEETROOT JUICE"
7. Lee J. Wylie, James Kelly, Stephen J. Bailey, Jamie R. Blackwell, Philip F. Skiba, Paul G. Winyard, Asker E. Jeukendrup, Anni Vanhatalo, and Andrew M. Jones (2013) "Beetroot juice and exercise: pharmacodynamic and dose-response relationships" Journal of Applied Physiology 2013 115:3, 325-336

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