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Dietary nitrate intake is associated with muscle function in older women

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In younger individuals, dietary nitrate supplementation has been shown to improve short‐term vascular and muscle function. The role of higher habitual nitrate intake as part of a typical diet on… Click to show full abstract

In younger individuals, dietary nitrate supplementation has been shown to improve short‐term vascular and muscle function. The role of higher habitual nitrate intake as part of a typical diet on muscle function in ageing has not been investigated. A cross‐sectional study of relationships between dietary nitrate and measures of muscle function in older community‐dwelling Australian women (n = 1420, ≥70 years) was undertaken.

Keywords: nitrate intake; muscle; function older; dietary nitrate; muscle function

Journal Title: Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Year Published: 2019

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