Effects of Exercise With or Without Blueberries on Cardiovascular Risk Markers

About 32 healthy subjects are subjected to 4 weeks of exercise, 4 weeks of washout and 4 weeks of sedentary life style, randomization decides whether they start with exercise or with being "couch potatoes". All participants are also randomized to also consume 150 g of blueberries on exercise days or not. The exercise is constituted of 5 km running 5 days a week during the 4 week period. The exercise period and the "couch" period are started and ended with a 5 km run at maximal speed and the fasting blood samples for cardiovascular risk factors are measured before and after this run, ie 8 times in total.

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Key information

Conditions

Risk Factors Cardiovascular Disease Behavior Exercise Inflammation Motor Activity Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sedentary Life

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Linköping, Sweden

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

healthy subjects

Exclusion criteria

significant disease and disabilities that hinder running

Treatment and study plan

Blueberries

Biological

150 grams of frozen blueberries on the same day as exercise

Primary outcomes

markers for cardiovascular disease

Time frame: 3 months

Insulin levels, glucose levels, lipids, hs-CRP, troponin T

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Linkoeping

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2010
Primary completion: 2010
Study completion: 2011
First posted: Jan 11, 2011
Registry last updated: Jul 27, 2012

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