WHEATON, MINN. – Sitting in a pickup rolling up to a sugar beet field on the southern edge of the Red River Valley, farmer Jamie Beyer wants to talk MAHA. But she doesn’t know if her neighbors do. At ...

CHICAGO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - For years, sugar beets were a lifeline for American farmers. More than half of domestically produced sugar comes from the white-fleshed root crops, and robust demand from ...

New research may give you a reason to try drinking more beet juice. Drinking the juice twice daily led to lowered blood pressure in older adults in this small study. Below, experts explain the ...

There are a lot of things in life that can influence your blood pressure, including how often you work out and how much stress you’re under. But some new research suggests that you might be able to ...

It's not just health-conscious juice bar regulars who are getting their daily dose of beets. Out in the fields, farmers are consuming beet juice by the gallon, but they're not guzzling it — they're ...

Disclaimer: I am a caffeine fiend. I drink so much coffee that my local barista regularly chides me, reminding me “it's not good for your heart” to start the day with a triple-shot flat white before 6 ...

Beets are commonly grown for their bulbous roots, but their tops can also be harvested for greens, and they are an excellent source of Vitamin A as well as calcium. Beet juice is sometimes used in ...

Author Margie Sarsfield based her novel "Beta Vulgaris" on experiences she had a little more than a decade ago when she travelled to Minnesota to work on the sugar beet harvest. She said she knew ...

POWELL - The first loads of sugar beets for 2007 began arriving at the Powell beet dump off Road 10 and U.S. 14-A earlier this month. At first glance, it seems to be a pretty simple process: trucks ...

A root vegetable that was once the biggest crop in Colorado is now something many Coloradans have never even seen. Yet for most of us, Colorado-grown sugar beet is still a frequent part of our diets.

Starring in two hot novels in the past six months suggests that the Minnesota vegetable is on a hot streak. Louise Erdrich’s “The Mighty Red” was set in a town dependent on beets, with a prominent ...

When looking to increase your endurance, it’s easy to get swept up in an endless sea of trendy nutritional supplements. From protein powder to amino acids to creatine, there is no shortage of options ...