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About 32 healthy subjects are subjected to 4 weeks of exercise, 4 weeks of washout and 4 weeks of sedentary life style, randomization decides whether they start with exercise or with being "couch potatoes". All participants are also randomized to also consume 150 g of blueberries on exercise days or not. The exercise is constituted of 5 km running 5 days a week during the 4 week period. The exercise period and the "couch" period are started and ended with a 5 km run at maximal speed and the fasting blood samples for cardiovascular risk factors are measured before and after this run, ie 8 times in total.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| conventional food | No Intervention | Regular eating habits during exercise period | |
| Blueberries | Active Comparator | Intervention: Addition of blueberries (150g/day) to regular food during the exercise period on days with exercise |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | Biological | 150 grams of frozen blueberries on the same day as exercise |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| markers for cardiovascular disease | Insulin levels, glucose levels, lipids, hs-CRP, troponin T | 3 months |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linköping | Sweden |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D007249 | Inflammation |
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| ID | Term |
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| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| C000721609 | blueberry extract |
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