> You can also eat a diet high in nitrates like spinach and beets, to boost nitric oxide levels. The sibling comment explained why it's not a good idea. If yo

> You can also eat a diet high in nitrates like spinach and beets, to boost nitric oxide levels. The sibling comment explained why it's not a good idea. If you want to restore your nitric oxide levels (boost doesn't mean anything in a vacuum), quit eating tons of sugar, especially fructose. Its obesogenic effect on the liver is direct cause for the reduction of nitric oxide synthesis seen in metabolic syndrome, which presents as hypertension. In other words, go low carb and/or fix your diet-related hypertension, which is most likely caused by low nitric oxide levels. Eating a ton of spinach will probably just result in the formation of kidney stones and mineral deficiencies. -- First result on Kagi on fructose/NOS for further reading: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4947541/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4947541/