There are many health benefits of beetroot (chukandar) juice but a new study shows that it is more beneficial for the old people.
Beetroots are rich in nitrates and when we eat them our body turns the nitrate into nitrites, they are helpful in increasing blood flow in our brain. This helps the brain to work more properly.
The research was carried in Wake Forest University in United States (US) under Professor Daniel Kim Shapiro. He said this is the first research on beetroots impact on increase blood flow to frontal lobes of brain.
The co-researcher Gary Miller was also satisfied with the results and said that it was consistent and encouraging that good fruits and vegetables contribute to overall good health.
The research was done on 70 years old 14 people, for the first two days half group was given high nitrate food while the other half was given low nitrate, then after MRS and other tests the nutrition of the group was shuffled. They found one thing common in both groups, whenever nitrate was increased the blood flow to brain was increased.