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Randomized Trial of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation in CKD Pregnancy (ORCHARD-BEET).

Article B Peer reviewed Small trial

Key takeaways

A small trial is testing beetroot juice (400 mg of dietary nitrate) in pregnant women with moderate-to-severe kidney disease to see if it helps protect their kidneys — the study plans 100 people and will run for up to 12 months after delivery, but results are not yet available.

Who did this work

Smith P · Ashworth D · Hung R · Wang Y · Webb AJ · Dalrymple K · Clark K · Chappell LC · Wiles K · Bramham K · ORCHARD Consortium6 · ORCHARD Consortium

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD nutrition RCTs · 2026 Jul 17
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42662908/