High levels of dietary nitrate might in part explain the vascular benefits of diets rich in leafy greens
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 22:30
in Health & Medicine
Nitric oxide (NO) helps maintain the health of vasculature. NO is synthesized by an enzyme called nitric oxide synthase (NOS). In a new study, researchers determined that after vessel injury, the NOS pathway is disrupted, but a secondary pathway that generates NO from nitrate is activated. This suggests that high levels of dietary nitrate might in part explain the vascular benefits of diets rich in leafy greens.