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  1. Hearts Shouldn’t Skip a Beet Hearts Shouldn’t Skip a Beet February 21, 2012

    The nitrate in vegetables, which the body can turn into the vasodilator nitric oxide, may help explain the role dark green leafy vegetables play in the prevention and treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure) and heart disease.

  2. The Power of NO The Power of NO January 30, 2012

    Antioxidants protect NO synthase, the enzyme that produces the artery-relaxing signal, nitric oxide. This may explain why those who eat especially antioxidant-rich plant foods have improved flow-mediated dilation of the brachial arteries.