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The purpose of this study is to determine if beetroot juice consumption can improve cognitive performance and brain vascular function in individuals with metabolic syndrome


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Metabolic syndrome is a preclinical state that is related to increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disease. The purpose of this study is to determine if beetroot juice consumption can improve cognitive performance and brain vascular function in individuals with metabolic syndrome. The first part of this study will aim to determine if people with metabolic syndrome present with poorer brain vascular function and cognitive performance relative to older adults without metabolic syndrome. The second part of this study aims to determine whether brain vascular functions and cognitive function can be improved with beetroot juice. Cognitive function is highly related to the ability of the brain to deliver blood to specific regions of the brain. The brain has many blood vessels and relies on a healthy and intact vascular system to optimally perform. With aging and disease risk factors that relate to metabolic syndrome, cognition and brain function and structure decline at a more rapid pace. These changes may directly impact quality of life, financial burden, and independence. Therefore, determining the cognitive and brain functional changes that occur due to metabolic syndrome is an important clinical and scientific question. This research study will assess whether dietary nitrate, in the form of beetroot juice, can improve brain blood vessel function and cognition in adults with metabolic syndrome. Beetroot juice has a high content of dietary nitrate, which has known beneficial effects on blood vessel function and blood pressure. With aging and disease risk factors, you lose the ability to dilate the blood vessels, reducing how much blood can get to the brain. Providing dietary nitrate in the form of beetroot juice may help improve blood vessel dilation and cognitive function in individuals with metabolic disease risk factors. Additionally, intervening during metabolic syndrome, before disease progresses to cardiovascular disease and diabetes, is optimal to minimize the long-term effects on cognition and brain health. ;


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NCT number NCT05532423
Study type Interventional
Source Penn State University
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Status Active, not recruiting
Phase Early Phase 1
Start date December 1, 2022
Completion date August 2024

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