In: European Journal of Nutrition, 2014, vol. 53, no. 7, p. 1561-1571
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In: British Journal of Nutrition, 2014, vol. 112, no. 2, p. 183-192
Overconsumption of sugar-sweetened beverages has been implicated in the pathogenesis of CVD. The objective of the present study was to elucidate acute haemodynamic and microcirculatory responses to the ingestion of sugary drinks made from sucrose, glucose or fructose at concentrations similar to those often found in commercial soft drinks. In a randomised cross-over study design, twelve young...
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In: British Journal of Nutrition, 2014, vol. 112, no. 2, p. 183-192
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In: European Journal of Nutrition, 2014, p. 1–11
Purpose: Energy drinks are beverages containing vasoactive metabolites, usually a combination of caffeine, taurine, glucuronolactone and sugars. There are concerns about the safety of energy drinks with some countries banning their sales. We determined the acute effects of a popular energy drink, Red Bull, on cardiovascular and hemodynamic variables, cerebrovascular parameters and...
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In: Advances in Physiology Education, 2019, vol. 43, no. 4, p. 557–560
More than 50 million scientific articles were published between 1665 and 2009 (4), with millions more expected every year (6). This incomprehensible number accounts for scientific articles alone and does not encompass various “pseudo-scientific” information and articles that are spread, without any peer review process, by social media and blogs, thereby generating a potential source of...
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In: Advances in Nutrition, 2016, vol. 7, no. 5, p. 950-960
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In: Acta Physiologica, 2014, p. -
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In: Clinical Nutrition, 2015, vol. 34, no. 5, p. 885–891
Background & aimsAn important consequence of ageing is a tendency for postprandial blood pressure to decline, which can lead to fainting. As a possible countermeasure, we investigated in healthy older adults the impact of drinking water before a breakfast meal on postprandial cardiovascular and autonomic functions.MethodsAfter a stable cardiovascular baseline recording for at least 20 min,...
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In: Frontiers in Physiology, 2016, vol. 7, p. -
Obesity is associated with development and progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Recent evidence demonstrates that enhanced levels of the L- arginine:ureahydrolase, including the two isoenzymes arginase-I (Arg-I) and arginase- II (Arg-II) in vascular endothelial cells promote uncoupling of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), leading to increased superoxide radical anion and...
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In: International Journal of Obesity, 2016, vol. 40, no. 12, p. 1906–1914
Global estimates of overweight and obesity prevalence are based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) body mass index (BMI) cut-off values of 25 and 30 kg m⁻², respectively. To validate these BMI cut-offs for adiposity in the island population of Mauritius, we assessed the relationship between BMI and measured body fat mass in this population according to gender and...
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