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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.

The Journal of nutrition2025The record ↗

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  • “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.”
    Study
    crossover
    Duration
    1 day
    Dose studied
    single 200 mL serving containing 711 mg anthocyanins (744 mg polyphenols), taken with a high-fat breakfast
    Population
    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

Study record

Design
crossover trial
Species
human
Population
healthy non-smoking adults aged 30-55 y; single 200 mL anthocyanin-rich blackcurrant beverage (711 mg anthocyanins, spray-dried Ribes nigrum powder) or matched placebo beverage with a high-fat breakfast (52.3 g fat) and lunch (30 g fat) at 3 h
Participants
23
Comparator
placebo
Duration
not reported
Endpoints measured
42