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We thank Lisa Gilder for her assistance during the trial. The corresponding author (MS) is the guarantor for the manuscript and had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. All authors read and approved the final version of the paper. The funding was provided by the Core Budget. This trial has been registered under the Trial registration number: ISRCTN85926713.
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Ashor, A., Jajja, A., Sutyarjoko, A. et al. Effects of beetroot juice supplementation on microvascular blood flow in older overweight and obese subjects: a pilot randomised controlled study. J Hum Hypertens 29, 511–513 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/jhh.2014.114
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