Study shows that this juice can lower the blood pressure of people with lung conditions 

A recent study published in the European Respiratory Journal stated that beetroot juice supplements lower blood pressure and improves fitness in people with serious lung conditions.

Researchers at Imperial College London, found that people who suffer from Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), consumed a daily beetroot juice supplement for 12 weeks which reduced their blood pressure and increased the distance they could walk in 6 minutes.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, affects around 400 million people worldwide.

“COPD cannot be cured so there is a pressing need to help patients live as well as they can with the condition and to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease,” said Apostolos Bossios, head of the European Respiratory Society’s airway disease assembly.

The inflammatory lung condition results in breathing challenges, significantly restricts individuals' ability for physical exertion, and raises the likelihood of heart attacks and strokes.

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