
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exerts a severe toll on human health and the economy, with high prevalence and mortality rates. The search for bioactive components effective in the treatment of COPD has become a focal point of research. Beetroot juice, readily accessible and cost-effective, is noted for its ability to enhance athletic performance and for its preventive and therapeutic impact on hypertension. Beetroot juice is a rich source of dietary nitrates and modulates physiological processes via the nitrate-nitrite- nitric oxide pathway, exerting multiple beneficial effects such as antihypertensive, bronchodilatory, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, hypoglycemic, and lipid-lowering actions. This paper provides a review of the existing research on the effects of beetroot juice on COPD, summarizing its potential in enhancing exercise capacity, lowering blood pressure, improving vascular function, and ameliorating sleep quality among patients with COPD. The review serves as a reference for the prospective use of beetroot juice in the symptomatic improvement of COPD, as well as in the prevention of exacerbations and associated comorbidities.
Exercise Tolerance, Nitrates, exercise, RC705-779, nitrates, Review, Recovery of Function, Plant Roots, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, vascular function, Fruit and Vegetable Juices, Diseases of the respiratory system, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Treatment Outcome, nitric oxide, beetroot, Humans, Animals, Beta vulgaris, Sleep, Lung
Exercise Tolerance, Nitrates, exercise, RC705-779, nitrates, Review, Recovery of Function, Plant Roots, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, vascular function, Fruit and Vegetable Juices, Diseases of the respiratory system, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Treatment Outcome, nitric oxide, beetroot, Humans, Animals, Beta vulgaris, Sleep, Lung
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