the Secret behind the grönbladiga grönsakernas protective effect of nitrate, a salt that the body can convert to nitric oxide. The researchers therefore recommend that grönbladiga vegetables, for example, regular salad, ends up on our plate every day. The highest nitrate content has spinach and arugula.
”It also doesn’t require any large quantities to get a protective effect, only about 200 grams per day. But unfortunately, there are many who completely opt out of the vegetables in the day”, says Mattias Carlström, one of the researchers behind the study, in a press release.
on a western diet with a lot of fat and sugar. In the mice that received nitrate in the diet, the scientists saw a lower proportion of fat in the liver. The results was then confirmed in studies on human liver cells. The researchers also found that mice with type 2 diabetes had lower blood pressure and improved insulin sensitivity.
”No one has yet focused on nitrate, which we believe is the key. Now we want to conduct a clinical study to see if the nitrate reduces the risk to develop severe steatosis. The results can lead to the development of new drugs or complementary findings about dietary supplements,” says Carlström.
the Study has been published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
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