Healthy male volunteers
Conditions
Interventions
Consume 70 mL of beetroot juice every day during 4-week intervention period.
Sponsors
Hokkaido University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 18-30 years Healthy volunteers who does no need regular medical visits Those who has no objection to the taste of the beetroot juice and can participate in this study for about 5 weeks Those who be able to give written informed consent to participate in this study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those who with extremely irregular sleeping or eating habits Those who run for 3 hours or more per day, 6 days or more per week, or have an equivalent or greater exercise habit BMI more than 30, or SBP more than 140 mmHg, or DBP more than 90 mmHg Those who habitually consume food or drink containing beetroot Those who the principal investigator or co-investigator deems inappropriate to be study participants
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Metabolic response during mild cold exposure test before and after the long-term beetroot juice intake | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Skin blood flow during hand cold immersion test before and after the long-term beetroot juice intake | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHitoshi Wakabayashi
Hokkaido University Faculty of Engineering
Outcome results
None listed