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A Hidden Gut Reaction May Explain Why Vegetables Are So Good for You
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- Gut bacteria may turn dietary nitrate and iron into molecules that support cardiovascular and metabolic health
- Vegetables such as beets and leafy greens provide nitrate and iron, but part of their biological effect may depend on what happens after those nutrients reach the gut
- Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have found that gut bacteria can transform [
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Gut bacteria may turn dietary nitrate and iron into molecules that support cardiovascular and metabolic health. Vegetables such as beets and leafy greens provide nitrate and iron, but part of their biological effect may depend on what happens after those nutrients reach the gut. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have found that gut bacteria can transform [...]
