Health benefits of beetroot News

Beetroots contain many helpful plant compounds that reduce inflammation and protect against cell damage. This red vegetable is full of nutritional content and can be consumed raw or in vegetable curries. Here are some uses, benefits and side effects of this root vegetable.

Beetroot is a root vegetable which can be eaten raw and cooked. As good as it is for the body, it is even better for the skin. We have some beetroot skin nourishing for a spotless skin this winter.

Researchers at University of Guelph in Canada found that dietary nitrate, a compound found in beetroot juice that dilates blood vessels to decrease blood pressure, may reduce overstimulation of the sympathetic nervous system that occurs with heart disease.