The Truth About Beet Juice
Only the last few weeks have I saw Beet Juice in the stores, but maybe I haven't paid attention.
Beet Juice seems to be a new drink that's caused a lot of stir in the natural juices community. I recently changed my grocery store. Now I frequent a smaller store with lots of "organic" produce, organic coffees and an endless supply of organic yogurt with brands I never heard of. I always thought milk was milk, except for Soy Milk, but now there are a dozen brands of milk and none of them come from a cow.
I have to admit that I drink the Almond Milk but I've been tempted to try the Coconut Milk. And like most everyone trying to lose weight, I eat Greek Yogurt. But getting back to juices, the store must have a hundred different kind of natural juices all in small bottles. Every kind of fruit or vegetable that you can possibly squeeze juice from. Beet Juice is the new health drink that's good for your blood pressure.
But will it help you lose weight? No, but it is good for your health regardless of your blood pressure.
By Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD
Reviewed by Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD
Most lists of "super foods" don't include beetroot juice, but maybe they should.
Beet juice may boost stamina to help you exercise longer, improve blood flow, and help lower blood pressure, some research shows. So if you can improve stamina and you can workout longer, will you lose more weight? Maybe if your a runner.
Why? Beets are rich in natural chemicals called nitrates. Through a chain reaction, your body changes nitrates into nitric oxide, which helps with blood flow and blood pressure.
Beet Juice Benefits
In some studies, drinking about 2 cups of beet juice daily or taking nitrate capsules lowered blood pressure in healthy adults.
Beet juice may also help your stamina when you exercise. In one study, people who drank beet juice for 6 days had better stamina during intense exercise.
Beet Juice Nutrition
One cup of raw beets has 58 calories and 13 grams of carbohydrates. A cup of beet juice is usually around 100 calories and 25 grams of carbohydrates, because of the way it is processed.
Beets are good sources of folate, potassium, vitamin C, fiber, and antioxidants, as well as nitrates.
Other good food sources of nitrates include spinach, radishes, lettuce, celery, and Chinese cabbage.
Eating beets won’t give you the same quantity of nitrates, because cooking hampers some of the nitrates, but it certainly is good for your health, says Marjorie Nolan, RD.
If you start drinking beet juice, you should know that it may make your urine and stools look reddish. That's normal.
Beet Juice seems to be a new drink that's caused a lot of stir in the natural juices community. I recently changed my grocery store. Now I frequent a smaller store with lots of "organic" produce, organic coffees and an endless supply of organic yogurt with brands I never heard of. I always thought milk was milk, except for Soy Milk, but now there are a dozen brands of milk and none of them come from a cow.
I have to admit that I drink the Almond Milk but I've been tempted to try the Coconut Milk. And like most everyone trying to lose weight, I eat Greek Yogurt. But getting back to juices, the store must have a hundred different kind of natural juices all in small bottles. Every kind of fruit or vegetable that you can possibly squeeze juice from. Beet Juice is the new health drink that's good for your blood pressure.
But will it help you lose weight? No, but it is good for your health regardless of your blood pressure.
By Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD
Reviewed by Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD
Most lists of "super foods" don't include beetroot juice, but maybe they should.
Beet juice may boost stamina to help you exercise longer, improve blood flow, and help lower blood pressure, some research shows. So if you can improve stamina and you can workout longer, will you lose more weight? Maybe if your a runner.
Why? Beets are rich in natural chemicals called nitrates. Through a chain reaction, your body changes nitrates into nitric oxide, which helps with blood flow and blood pressure.
Beet Juice Benefits
In some studies, drinking about 2 cups of beet juice daily or taking nitrate capsules lowered blood pressure in healthy adults.
Beet juice may also help your stamina when you exercise. In one study, people who drank beet juice for 6 days had better stamina during intense exercise.
Beet Juice Nutrition
One cup of raw beets has 58 calories and 13 grams of carbohydrates. A cup of beet juice is usually around 100 calories and 25 grams of carbohydrates, because of the way it is processed.
Beets are good sources of folate, potassium, vitamin C, fiber, and antioxidants, as well as nitrates.
Other good food sources of nitrates include spinach, radishes, lettuce, celery, and Chinese cabbage.
Eating beets won’t give you the same quantity of nitrates, because cooking hampers some of the nitrates, but it certainly is good for your health, says Marjorie Nolan, RD.
If you start drinking beet juice, you should know that it may make your urine and stools look reddish. That's normal.
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