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Effect of Acute Red Raspberry Consumption on Post-prandial Oxidative Stress

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Oxidative Stress
Antioxidants
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: red raspberries
Dietary Supplement: bread controls
Registration Number
NCT01242033
Lead Sponsor
University of Toronto
Brief Summary

Eight healthy adult subjects will be given a meal of one, two or four cups red raspberries, or two slices white bread with or without 200 mg vitamin C, after an overnight fast and consumption of a low polyphenol diet for two days. Blood samples will be taken at various time points over an eight hour period to measure oxidative stress and antioxidant levels in the blood. Each subject will attend 5 study visits with one week intervals and be given each meal in a random order. It is hypothesized that raspberry consumption at higher doses will greater protect against meal-induced oxidative stress compared to bread controls.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
8
Inclusion Criteria
  • healthy adults
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Exclusion Criteria
  • blood pressure greater than 120/80 mm Hg
  • body mass index greater than 24.9 kg/m^2
  • history of any chronic disease
  • currently taking medications
  • allergy to fruit
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
one cup red raspberriesred raspberriestreatment meal consists of one cup red raspberries
two cups red raspberriesred raspberriestreatment meal consists of two cups red raspberries
four cups red raspberriesred raspberriestreatment meal consists of four cups red raspberries
breadbread controlstreatment meal consists of two slices white bread
vitamin Cbread controlstreatment meal consists of two slices white bread and 200 mg vitamin C in the form of supplemental ascorbic acid
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
change in antioxidant capacity from baseline (-0.25 h)-0.25, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4 hours post-intake

plasma antioxidant capacity measured using the 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) radical cation assay and expressed in Trolox Equivalents (TE)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
change in lipid peroxidation from baseline (-0.25 h)-0.25, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4 hours post-intake

serum thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) measured as an indicator of the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA)

change in thiols compared to baseline (-0.25 h)-025, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4 hours post-intake

plasma thiols quantified by 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB) assay as an indicator of the level of protection against protein oxidation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Centre; St. Michael's Hospital

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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