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No, beetroot isn’t vegetable Viagra. But here’s what else it can do
The Conversation
12/04/2024
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Abstract
Beetroot has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Supply issues in recent months have seen a shortage of tinned beetroot on Australian supermarket shelves. At one point, a tin was reportedly selling on eBay for more than A$65.
But as supplies increase, we turn our attention to beetroot’s apparent health benefits.
Is beetroot really vegetable Viagra, as UK TV doctor Michael Mosley suggests? What about beetroot’s other apparent health benefits – from reducing your blood pressure to improving your daily workout? Here’s what the science says.
Details
- Title
- No, beetroot isn’t vegetable Viagra. But here’s what else it can do
- Creators
- Lauren Ball - The University of QueenslandEmily Burch - Southern Cross University, Faculty of Health
- Publication Details
- The Conversation
- Publisher
- The Conversation Media Group Ltd
- Identifiers
- 991013180413402368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Magazine article