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Acute Effects of Anthocyanin-Rich Blackcurrant Extract on Individual Cardiovascular and Metabolic Responses During Supine Rest and Moderate-Intensity Walking in Healthy Men.

Nutrients2026The record ↗

  1. Finding, limited evidencelowersSystemic vascular resistance

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  • “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).”
    Study
    crossover
    Duration
    1 day
    Interests
    Industry funded
    Dose studied
    two capsules of NZBC extract (600 mg, 210 mg anthocyanins) taken 2 h before testing, single dose
    Population
    healthy recreationally active men, at supine rest, acute single dose versus a no-supplement control condition (exploratory randomised crossover)

Study record

Design
crossover trial
Species
human
Population
Healthy recreationally active men, non-smokers, no known allergy to anthocyanin-containing foods
Participants
15
Comparator
no treatment
Duration
not reported
Endpoints measured
34