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Individual responses in VO2 (L/min) during exercise at 75W 2.5 hours post ingestion of 140ml beetroot juice (12.9 mmol nitrate) or nitrate-free placebo in young, healthy females (n=9). * Beetroot juice reduced average VO2 (L/min) by ~4% (P = 0.048).