[HangThemHigh]

"A University of Exeter team found nitrate contained in the vegetable leads to a reduction in oxygen uptake - making exercise less tiring."

Decreased oxygen uptake equals less tiring?

Fail.

Holding your breath decreases your oxygen uptake, try it sometime.

[Hostage]

Uptake into the muscles....depletes O2 elsewhere in the body thereby causing fatigue.

[whershey]

“A University of Exeter team found nitrate contained in the vegetable leads to a reduction in oxygen uptake - making exercise less tiring.”

This being the case, just take Viagra.

[Paradox]

Decreased oxygen uptake equals less tiring?

Another sterling example of the scientific geniuses who write news items.