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Nutrition and Exercise Interventions on Vascular Function and Adaptation
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Nutrition and Exercise Interventions on Vascular Function and Adaptation

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 May 2024 | Viewed by 2469

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Catarina Rendeiro

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School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Interests: physical exercise; vascular function; cerebrovascular brain health; nutrition

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Nutrition and exercise are inextricably linked to vascular health, morbidity and mortality.  Dietary practices can have significant acute and chronic effects on the vascular tree and can lay the groundwork for future vascular disease or for the prevention of vascular disease.

The purpose of this Special Issue, “The Effects of Nutrition and Exercise Intervention on Vascular Function and Adaptation,” is to address significant gaps in our knowledge of the effects of exercise and diet on improving peripheral vascular function, cerebrovascular function and mental health across different populations and throughout the lifespan.

Dr. Catarina Rendeiro
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • nutrition
  • exercise
  • vascular function
  • diet
  • sports nutrition

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Fat Consumption Attenuates Cortical Oxygenation during Mental Stress in Young Healthy Adults
by Rosalind Baynham, Samuel J. E. Lucas, Samuel R. C. Weaver, Jet J. C. S. Veldhuijzen van Zanten and Catarina Rendeiro
Nutrients 2023, 15(18), 3969; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/nu15183969 - 14 Sep 2023
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Mental stress has been associated with cardiovascular events and stroke, and has also been linked with poorer brain function, likely due to its impact on cerebral vasculature. During periods of stress, individuals often increase their consumption of unhealthy foods, especially high-fat foods. Both [...] Read more.
Mental stress has been associated with cardiovascular events and stroke, and has also been linked with poorer brain function, likely due to its impact on cerebral vasculature. During periods of stress, individuals often increase their consumption of unhealthy foods, especially high-fat foods. Both high-fat intake and mental stress are known to impair endothelial function, yet few studies have investigated the effects of fat consumption on cerebrovascular outcomes during periods of mental stress. Therefore, this study examined whether a high-fat breakfast prior to a mental stress task would alter cortical oxygenation and carotid blood flow in young healthy adults. In a randomised, counterbalanced, cross-over, postprandial intervention study, 21 healthy males and females ingested a high-fat (56.5 g fat) or a low-fat (11.4 g fat) breakfast 1.5 h before an 8-min mental stress task. Common carotid artery (CCA) diameter and blood flow were assessed at pre-meal baseline, 1 h 15 min post-meal at rest, and 10, 30, and 90 min following stress. Pre-frontal cortex (PFC) tissue oxygenation (near-infrared spectroscopy, NIRS) and cardiovascular activity were assessed post-meal at rest and during stress. Mental stress increased heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and PFC tissue oxygenation. Importantly, the high-fat breakfast reduced the stress-induced increase in PFC tissue oxygenation, despite no differences in cardiovascular responses between high- and low-fat meals. Fat and stress had no effect on resting CCA blood flow, whilst CCA diameter increased following consumption of both meals. This is the first study to show that fat consumption may impair PFC perfusion during episodes of stress in young healthy adults. Given the prevalence of consuming high-fat foods during stressful periods, these findings have important implications for future research to explore the relationship between food choices and cerebral haemodynamics during mental stress. Full article
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