Acute effects of whey protein isolate on blood pressure, vascular function and inflammatory markers in overweight postmenopausal women.

Previous evidence indicates that chronic consumption of dairy whey proteins has beneficial effects on CVD risk factors. The present study investigated the postprandial effects of whey protein isolate on blood pressure, vascular function and inflammatory markers in overweight and obese postmenopausal...

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Main Authors: Pal, Sebely, Ellis, Vanessa
Format: Journal Article
Published: Cambridge University Press 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41652
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description Previous evidence indicates that chronic consumption of dairy whey proteins has beneficial effects on CVD risk factors. The present study investigated the postprandial effects of whey protein isolate on blood pressure, vascular function and inflammatory markers in overweight and obese postmenopausal women. This was a randomised, three-way cross-over design study where twenty overweight and obese postmenopausal women consumed a breakfast meal in conjunction with one of three supplements: 45 g whey protein isolate, 45 g sodium caseinate or 45 g of a glucose control. Fasting and postprandial blood samples, blood pressure and pulse wave analysis readings were taken for up to 6 h. After consumption of the meal, both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and augmentation index (AI) decreased initially for all interventions and gradually returned to baseline levels by 6 h. However, there were no significant differences in AI, systolic or diastolic blood pressure within or between the glucose control, casein or whey groups. There were also no significant group effects on plasma inflammatory markers (IL-6, TNF-a and C-reactive protein). The health effects previously seen with chronic whey protein ingestion were not seen in the acute 6 h postprandial period in relation to blood pressure, vascular function or inflammatory markers when compared with casein and a glucose control. This suggests that such effects are better observed from the long-term consumption of whey proteins.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-416522017-09-13T15:59:40Z Acute effects of whey protein isolate on blood pressure, vascular function and inflammatory markers in overweight postmenopausal women. Pal, Sebely Ellis, Vanessa Previous evidence indicates that chronic consumption of dairy whey proteins has beneficial effects on CVD risk factors. The present study investigated the postprandial effects of whey protein isolate on blood pressure, vascular function and inflammatory markers in overweight and obese postmenopausal women. This was a randomised, three-way cross-over design study where twenty overweight and obese postmenopausal women consumed a breakfast meal in conjunction with one of three supplements: 45 g whey protein isolate, 45 g sodium caseinate or 45 g of a glucose control. Fasting and postprandial blood samples, blood pressure and pulse wave analysis readings were taken for up to 6 h. After consumption of the meal, both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and augmentation index (AI) decreased initially for all interventions and gradually returned to baseline levels by 6 h. However, there were no significant differences in AI, systolic or diastolic blood pressure within or between the glucose control, casein or whey groups. There were also no significant group effects on plasma inflammatory markers (IL-6, TNF-a and C-reactive protein). The health effects previously seen with chronic whey protein ingestion were not seen in the acute 6 h postprandial period in relation to blood pressure, vascular function or inflammatory markers when compared with casein and a glucose control. This suggests that such effects are better observed from the long-term consumption of whey proteins. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41652 10.1017/S0007114510005313 Cambridge University Press fulltext
spellingShingle Pal, Sebely
Ellis, Vanessa
Acute effects of whey protein isolate on blood pressure, vascular function and inflammatory markers in overweight postmenopausal women.
title Acute effects of whey protein isolate on blood pressure, vascular function and inflammatory markers in overweight postmenopausal women.
title_full Acute effects of whey protein isolate on blood pressure, vascular function and inflammatory markers in overweight postmenopausal women.
title_fullStr Acute effects of whey protein isolate on blood pressure, vascular function and inflammatory markers in overweight postmenopausal women.
title_full_unstemmed Acute effects of whey protein isolate on blood pressure, vascular function and inflammatory markers in overweight postmenopausal women.
title_short Acute effects of whey protein isolate on blood pressure, vascular function and inflammatory markers in overweight postmenopausal women.
title_sort acute effects of whey protein isolate on blood pressure, vascular function and inflammatory markers in overweight postmenopausal women.
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41652