Effect of dietary nitrate on human muscle power: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis

• Published in: Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition Vol. 18; no. 1; p. 66
• Main Authors: Coggan, Andrew R., Baranauskas, Marissa N., Hinrichs, Rachel J., Liu, Ziyue, Carter, Stephen J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States BioMed Central Ltd 09.10.2021; Taylor & Francis Ltd; BioMed Central; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: athletic performance; Athletic Performance - physiology; confidence interval; dietary nitrate; Dietary Supplements; Double-Blind Method; Exercise; experimental design; Humans; individual participant data; Information sources; Keywords; librarians; Meta-analysis; muscle power; Muscle Strength; muscle tissues; muscles; Musculoskeletal system; Nitrates; Nitrates - administration & dosage; nitric oxide; Physical fitness; Physiological aspects; Physiological research; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Review; Subject heading schemes; Systematic review; Velocity; United States; Dietary nitrate; Muscle power; Individual participant data; Humans; Nitric oxide

Previous narrative reviews have concluded that dietary nitrate (NO ) improves maximal neuromuscular power in humans. This conclusion, however, was based on a limited number of studies, and no attempt has been made to quantify the exact magnitude of this beneficial effect. Such information would help...