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Effect of exercise on postprandial endothelial function in adolescent boys

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posted on 2014-07-04, 14:47 authored by Matthew J. Sedgwick, John G. Morris, Mary Nevill, Keith TolfreyKeith Tolfrey, Alan Nevill, Laura BarrettLaura Barrett
The ingestion of high-fat meals induces a state of endothelial dysfunction in adults. This dysfunction is attenuated by prior exercise. The response of young people to these nutritional and physiological stressors has not been established. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to investigate if a bout of moderate-intensity exercise influenced endothelial function (as indicated by flow-mediated dilation (FMD)) following the ingestion of a high-fat breakfast and lunch in adolescent boys (aged 12·6–14·3 years). Two, 2 d main trials (control and exercise) were completed by thirteen adolescent boys in a counter-balanced, cross-over design. Participants were inactive on day 1 of the control trial, but completed 60 min of walking at 60% peak oxygen uptake in the exercise trial. On day 2, endothelial function was assessed via FMD prior to, and following, ingestion of a high-fat breakfast and lunch. There was no difference in fasting FMD between the control and exercise trial (P¼0·449). In the control trial, FMD was reduced by 32% following consumption of the high-fat breakfast and by 24% following lunch. In the exercise trial, the corresponding reductions were 6 and 10 %, respectively (main effect trial, P¼0·002). These results demonstrate that moderate-intensity exercise can attenuate the decline in FMD seen following the consumption of high-fat meals in adolescent boys.

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  • Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

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BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Volume

110

Issue

2

Pages

301 - 309 (9)

Citation

SEDGWICK, M.J. ... et al, 2013. Effect of exercise on postprandial endothelial function in adolescent boys. British Journal of Nutrition, 110 (2), pp. 301 - 309.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Nutrition Society / © The Authors

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  • VoR (Version of Record)

Publication date

2013

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This article was published in the serial, British Journal of Nutrition [Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Nutrition Society / © The Authors]. The article is also available at: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=BJN

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0007-1145

Language

  • en

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