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CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
Volume 59, Issue 15, Pages 2400-2410Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2018.1453779
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Cerebral blood flow; cognitive function; inorganic nitrate; nitrite; nitric oxide
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- NIHR National Institute of Health Research/Support [16/137/62]
- NIHR Global Group: DePEC [16/137/62]
- MRC [MR/L016354/1, MR/N007921/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials examining the effect of inorganic nitrate or nitrite supplementation on cognitive function (CF) and cerebral blood flow (CBF). Two databases (PubMed, Embase) were searched for articles from inception until May 2017. Inclusion criteria were: randomized clinical trials; participants >18 years old; trials comparing a nitrate/nitrite intervention with a control. Thirteen and nine trials were included in the meta-analysis to assess CF and CBF, respectively. Random-effects models were used and the effect size described as standardized mean differences (SMDs). A total of 297 participants (median of 23 per trial) were included for CF; 163 participants (median of 16 per trial) were included for CBF. Nitrate/nitrite supplementation did not influence CF (SMD +0.06, 95% CI: -0.06, 0.18, P = 0.32) or CBF under resting (SMD +0.14, 95% CI: -0.13, 0.41, P = 0.31), or stimulated conditions (SMD + 0.23, 95% CI: -0.11, 0.56, P = 0.19). The meta-regression showed an inverse association between duration of the intervention and CBF (P = 0.02) but no influence of age, BMI or dose (P < 0.05). Nitrate and nitrite supplementation did not modify CBF or CF. Further trials employing larger samples sizes and interventions with longer duration are warranted.
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