Beetroot juice
Intervention1 paper2 findings
- Human trial1
Outcomes
2Mitochondrial biogenesis (PGC-1α)
no changein humans1Low certainty
1 study
Mitochondrial biogenesis (PGC-1α)
no changein humans1Low certainty
Beetroot juice has no effect on mitochondrial biogenesis (PGC-1α) in humans.
Human trialwith resistance trainingvastus lateralis~ 13 mmol12 weeksn = 27
The effects of chronic beetroot juice supplementation with resistance training on skeletal muscle mitochondrial and redox markers in middle-aged and older adults · European journal of applied physiology · 3 Oct 2026
Leg extensor performance
no changein humans1Low certainty
1 study
Leg extensor performance
no changein humans1Low certainty
Beetroot juice has no effect on leg extensor performance in humans.
Human trialwith resistance training~ 13 mmol12 weeksn = 27
The effects of chronic beetroot juice supplementation with resistance training on skeletal muscle mitochondrial and redox markers in middle-aged and older adults · European journal of applied physiology · 3 Oct 2026