NCT01706718

Beetroot Enriched Bread, Blood Pressure and Vascular Function

The Effects of Beetroot Enriched Bread on Postprandial Vascular Function, Arterial Stiffness and Blood Pressure in Healthy Men

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Reading · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Dietary nitrate is known to lower blood pressure. Beetroot is a rich source of nitrate and could therefore be an important dietary component in the management of hypertension and cardiovascular disease, however consumption is relatively low. We evaluated the effects of beetroot enriched bread ingestion on acute microvascular reactivity, arterial stiffness and blood pressure response in healthy men.

Conditions

• Hypertension

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Bread

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-06-01
• Primary completion: 2010-10-01
• Completion: 2010-10-01
• First posted: 2012-10-15
• Last updated: 2012-10-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom