Blueberry anthocyanin intake attenuates the postprandial cardiometabolic effect of an energy-dense food challenge: Results from a double blind, randomized controlled trial in metabolic syndrome participants.
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SUBMITTER: Curtis PJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8757535 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan
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Blueberry anthocyanin intake attenuates the postprandial cardiometabolic effect of an energy-dense food challenge: Results from a double blind, randomized controlled trial in metabolic syndrome participants.
Curtis Peter J PJ Berends Lindsey L van der Velpen Vera V Jennings Amy A Haag Laura L Chandra Preeti P Kay Colin D CD Rimm Eric B EB Cassidy Aedín A
Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) 20211127 1
<h4>Background & aims</h4>Whilst the cardioprotective effects of blueberry intake have been shown in prospective studies and short-term randomized controlled trials (RCTs), it is unknown whether anthocyanin-rich blueberries can attenuate the postprandial, cardiometabolic dysfunction which follows energy-dense food intakes; especially in at-risk populations. We therefore examined whether adding blueberries to a high-fat/high-sugar meal affected the postprandial cardiometabolic response over 24 h. ...[more]
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