Digestive health Digestive System
Conditions
Interventions
Eight weeks of supplementation with 150g whole cooked beetroot every second day plus one banana OR one banana every second day as a control.
Participants were randomised online at ran
Sponsors
Newcastle University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Male or female between the ages of 60 and 80 years 2. In good health i.e. free of chronic illness 3. BMI greater than 20.0kg/m2
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Vegetarianism 2. Vitamin or other dietary supplements – will be stopped for 4 weeks previous 3. Active cancer and any diagnosis of malignant cancer in the last 5 years 4. Excessive alcohol intake 5. Allergy or intolerance to the intervention food 6. Smoking 8. Epilepsy 9. Psychoactive medication 10. Mental health issues 11. Repetitive gastric reflux 12. Use of antibiotics in the last month 13. Drugs: corticosteroids, sildenafil, aspirin, anti-hypertensives (Ca2+ channel blockers, ACE inhibitors), diuretics, beta-blockers, antacids, anticoagulants, nitrate-derived agents, and anti-cholinergics. Those on statins and hormone replacement therapy must have had a stable dose over the past 3 months and no changes to dose are to occur during the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in cognitive test scores assessed by CogTrack online cognition programme at baseline, 5 and 9 weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Functional capacity measured by timed-up-and-go, grip strength and spirometry at baseline, 5 and 9 weeks 2. Gut microbiome measured by bacterial composition and short-chain fatty acid production at baseline, 5 and 9 weeks 3. Blood pressure measured at baseline, 5 and 9 weeks | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactTess Capper
Outcome results
None listed