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In this randomized crossover study, we investigated the effect of inorganic NO3\u2212 supplementation on the changes in calf venous volume during postural change and subsequent skeletal muscle pump activity. Fifteen healthy young adults were assigned to receive beetroot juice (BRJ) or a NO3\u2212-depleted control beverage (prune juice: CON). Two hours after beverage consumption, the changes in the right calf volume during postural change from supine to upright and a subsequent right tiptoe maneuver were measured using venous occlusion plethysmography. The increase in calf volume from the supine to upright position (total venous volume [VV]) and the decrease in calf volume during the right tiptoe maneuver (venous ejection volume [Ve]) were calculated. Plasma NO3\u2212 concentration was higher in the BRJ group than in the CON group 2 h after beverage intake (p &lt; 0.05). However, VV and Ve did not differ between CON and BRJ. These results suggest that acute intake of BRJ may enhance NO activity via the NO3\u2212 \u2192 nitrite \u2192 NO pathway but does not change calf venous pooling due to a postural change or the calf venous return due to skeletal muscle pump activity in healthy young adults.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu16111621","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,27]],"date-time":"2024-05-27T05:14:02Z","timestamp":1716786842000},"page":"1621","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effect of Acute Dietary Nitrate Supplementation on the Changes in Calf Venous Volume during Postural Change and Skeletal Muscle Pump Activity in Healthy Young Adults"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Anna","family":"Oue","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences, Toyo University, 1-7-11, Akabanedai, Kita-ku, Tokyo 115-8650, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yasuhiro","family":"Iimura","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences, Toyo University, 1-7-11, Akabanedai, Kita-ku, Tokyo 115-8650, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yuichi","family":"Miyakoshi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences, Toyo University, 1-7-11, Akabanedai, Kita-ku, Tokyo 115-8650, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Masako","family":"Ota","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences, Toyo University, 1-7-11, Akabanedai, Kita-ku, Tokyo 115-8650, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"147","article-title":"Vascular nitric oxide: Formation and function","volume":"1","author":"Jin","year":"2010","journal-title":"J. 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