Healthy young men Virgin coconut oil, Peak forearm blood flow, Vascular function, Saturated fatty acid, Medium chain triglyceride
Conditions
Interventions
The participants were asked to rest in the experimental room with 25c room temperature and waited for measurements of forearm blood flow, blood pressure and blood sample collection at baseline, at 2-
Control,Coco
Sponsors
Research affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
The ninetieth anniversary of Chulalongkorn University Fund
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria were being healthy and physically inactive. Being healthy in the present study was defined as non-smoking, normotensive with a blood pressure below 120 over 80 mmHg, normal resting electrocardiogram (EKG), normal body mass index (BMI)below 23 kg/m2, normolipidemic with a fasting triglycerides of less than 150 mg/dL, cholesterol of less than 200 mg/dL, and a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol of less than 130 mg/dL, and non-diabetic with a fasting blood glucose of less than 100 mg/dL. Physically inactive was defined as engaging in sports or regular physical exercise at moderate intensity such as jogging, cycling, or recreational sports of no longer than 30 minutes per session, less than three sessions per week for the past three months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were open wound on upper extremities, musculoskeletal or nervous system abnormalities, unable to ingest coconut oil, and taking antioxidants or vitamins supplements within one week prior to the experiments
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Peak forearm blood flow baseline, 2 hr. and 4 hr. after the experiment (ml/100 ml tissue.minute)/An automatic venous occlusion strain gauge plethysmography (EC6, D.E. Hokanson Inc., USA) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Vascular resistance baseline, 2 hr. and 4 hr. after the experiment Arbitrary unit (u)/An automatic blood pressure measurement cuff (BSM 6000 series, Nikon Kohden),Triglyceride baseline, 2 hr. and 4 hr. after the experiment (mg/dl)/Colorimetry technique using the Architect C system (Abbott Diagnosis) ,Free fatty acids baseline, 2 hr. and 4 hr. after the experiment (uEq/l)/ NEFA C quantification kit (Wako, Osaka, Japan) ,Malondialdehyde baseline, 2 hr. and 4 hr. after the experiment (umol/dl)/ Thiobarbituric acid-reactivesubstances reaction and the colorimetric absorbance technique | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactKamin Naothaworn
Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
Outcome results
None listed