None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Healthy (see exclusion criteria below) - 18 - 40 years of age - 18.5 4.5 W/kg
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Diagnosed or on medication for: Cardiovascular disease; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); Rheumatoid arthritis (RA); Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); Morbus Crohn and colitis ulcerosa; Irritable bowel syndrome; Inflammatory systemical diseases; Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Insipidus; Hypo- or hyperthyreoidism; Kidney failure; Donation of blood within the last 3 months; Cancer, Alcohol use of > 5 units per day; Drugs abuse; Use of regular medication; Oversensitive for sucrose; Phenol Keton Uria (PKU); Acute porphyria in the past. - Smoking - Currently supplementing diet with nitrate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intestinal damage: plasma intestinal fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • Splanchnic perfusion, measured by gastrotonometry and arterial blood sampling • Plasma nitrate and nitrite concentrations • Plasma glucose • Resting blood pressure | — |