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Ribes nigrum decreases systemic vascular resistance

lowersLimited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“For total peripheral resistance, a decrease with moderate effect size (d = −0.40) was observed with acute intake of NZBC extract (control: 95%CI [14.09, 17.25 mmHg·min·L−1], range: 11.96–22.41 mmHg·min·L−1; NZBC extract: 95%CI [12.77, 16.14 mmHg·min·L−1], range: 10.04–22.90 mmHg·min·L−1).”
Quoted verbatim from Acute Effects of Anthocyanin-Rich Blackcurrant Extract on Individual Cardiovascular and Metabolic Responses During Supine Rest and Moderate-Intensity Walking in Healthy Men.
This finding among the 3 findings on its endpoint

Ribes nigrum

Systemic vascular resistance

lowers

Who
healthy recreationally active men, at supine rest, acute single dose versus a no-supplement control condition (exploratory randomised crossover)
Dose studied
two capsules of NZBC extract (600 mg, 210 mg anthocyanins) taken 2 h before testing, single dose

Limited evidencePMID 42197091 · 2026

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/01M71D6XXTANQ5F6B8ZAG5GSFH