Supplementation with riceberry rice bran and germ oil may decrease blood pressure and cardiovascular risk factors and increase cardiac autonomic function better than supplementation with rice bran and Antioxidants Autonomic nervous system Blood pressure, Cardiovascular diseases Rice
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Male or female 2. Age 60-80 years 3. Living in Mueang district, Chonburi province, Thailand 4. Having systolic blood pressure 120-139 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure 80-89 mmHg 5. Irregular physical exercise (<3 times/week)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Being obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, or thyroid disease that may affect cardiac autonomic function 2. Being liver disease or kidney disease that impair substance excretion 3. Regular smoking or alcohol drinking 4. Allergy to riceberry rice or cannot consumption of riceberry rice
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blood pressure before and after supplementations of rice bran oil Automatic blood pressure monitor | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cardiac autonomic function before and after supplementations of rice bran oil Heart rate variability measurement,Cardiovascular risk factors before and after supplementations of rice bran oil Standard automated laboratory method and blood glucose meter | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Burapha University