Dietary nitrate provides sustained blood pressure lowering in hypertensive patients: a randomized, phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

This phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluated the effects of daily dietary nitrate supplementation on blood pressure in 68 hypertensive patients over four weeks. Participants received either 250 mL of nitrate-rich beetroot juice or nitrate-depleted placebo juice daily. The study found significant reductions in clinic, ambulatory, and home blood pressure