Beetroot 'may cut blood pressure'

From the Department of Impractical "Solutions."

"Drinking 500ml of beetroot juice a day can significantly reduce blood pressure, UK research suggests...

Victoria Taylor, of the British Heart Foundation, said: "Whilst beetroot juice was used in this study, it is unlikely that people will be able to - or wish to - consume it in the quantities used in the research."

Not to mention that:

"'This shows that beetroot juice lowers blood pressure in the short term in volunteers with normal blood pressure.

'What we need now is research to see whether it has an effect on people with high blood pressure over a much longer period of time.'"

Ain't gonna happen.

Lose the weight, lower the blood pressure, be done with it and move on.