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Ribes nigrum increases flow-mediated dilation

raisesLimited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Notably, the iAUC was significantly greater for the blackcurrant group than the placebo (Table 4), suggesting that the blackcurrant beverage led to a cumulative improvement in FMD over the 6 h postprandial period.”
Quoted verbatim from Acute Effects of an Anthocyanin-Rich Blackcurrant Beverage on Markers of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Healthy Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Trial.
This finding among the 32 findings on its endpoint

Ribes nigrum

Flow-mediated dilation

raises

Who
healthy non-smoking adults aged 30-55 y, single dose of the beverage given with a standardised high-fat breakfast and a medium-fat lunch in both arms, FMD followed over 6 h
Dose studied
single 200 mL serving containing 711 mg anthocyanins (744 mg polyphenols), taken with a high-fat breakfast

Limited evidencePMID 40414296 · 2025

02 · The study

Study
crossover
Duration
1 day

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limitedthis finding
  • very limited
  • insufficient

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71D6WFXPP5H0YKNXWVA9MAB