Positive Effects of Tomato Paste on Vascular Function After a Fat Meal in Male Healthy Subjects.

ABSTRACT: Tomato consumption has been recently associated with a reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The aim of this study was to test whether a seven-day period of tomato paste purèe (tomato paste, TP) supplementation could improve some haemodynamic parameters in healthy volunteers before and after a standardized fat meal (FM).

Methods and results

Nineteen healthy male volunteers participated in a randomized, single-blind (operator) crossover study. Participants maintained low fiber diets (LFD) during the study periods. They were randomized either to a LFD and TP arm (80 g of TP/day) for seven-days, or to a control arm (LFD-only) with a two-week washout period. Flow Mediated Dilatation and other morpho-functional vascular indices were measured by ultrasound. Stiffness Index an

SUBMITTER: Dalbeni A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6163719 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature