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Have you ever considered taking this unique and beautifully-shaped plant that looks like onion for juice or in your salad? Then beetroot is the answer for you this morning.
Must_Try_Beet_RecipesBeetroot, also known as Beta Vulgaris, is a root vegetable known for red beet, table beet, garden beet or just beet packed with essential nutrients. Beetroots are great sources of fiber, folate (vitamin B9) magnesium, potassium, iron and vitamin C.
Beetroots and Beetroot juice have been associated with numerous health benefits including improved blood flow, lower blood pressure, and increased exercise performance. Many of these benefits are due to their high content of inorganic nitrate.
Beetroots, commonly known in many parts of Ghana another the countries, are popular root vegetables used in many food recipes around the world. Beets are packed with essential vitamins, minerals, and plant compounds, some of which have medicinal properties. What’s more, they are delicious and easy to add to your diet.
Beetroots boast an impressive nutritional profile. They are low in calories, yet high in valuable vitamins and minerals. In fact, they contain a bit of almost all the vitamins and minerals that you need.
The Nutrients found in a 3.5-ounce(100grm) Serving of cooked beetroot beets also contains pigment of which is plant compounds that have a number of health benefits to the human body. 
Beetroots help keep blood pressure in check: Heart disease, including heart attack, heart failure and stroke is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. And high blood pressure is one of the leading risk factors for development to these conditions. Researches have shown that Beetroots can significantly lower blood pressure tremendously by up to 4to 10mmg over a period of only a few hours. The effect appears to be greater for systolic pressure or pressure when your heart contracts, rather than diastolic blood pressure or pressure when your heart is relaxed. The effect may also be stronger for raw Beetroots than the cooked Beets. These blood pressure-lowering effects are likely due to the high concentration of nitrates in beets.
In the human body, dietary nitrates are converted into nitric oxide, a molecule that dilates blood vessels causing blood pressure to drop. Blood nitrate levels remain elevated for about six hours after eating dietary nitrate. Therefore, Beetroots only have a temporary effect on blood pressure, and regular consumption is required to experience a long-term reduction in the blood pressure.
It is not only for blood pressure, it also helps fight against chronic inflammation, which is associated with a number of diseases, such as obesity, liver disease and heart disease as well. It is therefore advisable to maintain a healthy nutritious eating habit for health and well-being for your life.
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