Effect of vitamin D supplementation on cardiovascular disease risk factors and exercise performance in healthy participants: a randomized placebo-controlled preliminary study
Effect of vitamin D supplementation on cardiovascular disease risk factors and exercise performance in healthy participants: a randomized placebo-controlled preliminary study
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DOI:
10.1177/2042018816653357
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发表时间:
2016-08-01
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3.8
通讯作者:
Iniesta, Raquel Revuelta
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Al-Dujaili, Emad A. S.;Munir, Nimrah;Iniesta, Raquel Revuelta
Background and objectives: Evidence suggests associations between vitamin D deficiency and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, including hypertension and excessive cortisol levels. Also, vitamin D levels may impact exercise performance. Thus, we aimed to investigate the effects of vitamin D intake on cardiovascular risk factors, free urinary cortisol and exercise performance.Methods: A randomized placebo-controlled single-blinded parallel trial was conducted in healthy participants (n = 15). They received 2000 IU (50 mu g) vitamin D3 per day (n = 9) or placebo (lactose) (n = 6) for 14 days. Body composition, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and arterial elasticity (as measured by pulse wave velocity, PWV) were recorded at baseline, day 7 and day 14 of intervention. A total of two 24-hour urine samples were collected to estimate free cortisol and cortisone levels. Exercise performance was assessed at the baseline and day 14 of the intervention using a bike ergometer in which BP and PWV were measured before and after exercise. The distance cycled in 20 minutes and the Borg Scale rate of perceived exertion (RPE) were recorded.Results: In the intervention arm, at day 14, vitamin D supplementation significantly reduced SBP and DBP from 115.8 17.1 and 75.4 +/- 10.3 at baseline to 106.3 +/- 10.9 (p = 0.022) and 68.5 +/- 10.1 mmHg (p = 0.012) respectively. Also arterial stiffness was markedly reduced in the vitamin D group (from 7.45 +/- 1.55 to 6.11 +/- 1.89, p = 0.049). Urinary free cortisol levels and cortisol/cortisone ratio were significantly reduced from 162.65 +/- 58.9 nmol/day and 2.22 +/- 0.7 to 96.4 +/- 37.2 (p = 0.029) and 1.04 +/- 0.4 (p = 0.017) respectively. Exercise-induced SBP and DBP were significantly reduced post vitamin D intake from 130.7 +/- 12.2 to 116.1 +/- 8.1 (p = 0.012) and from 76.2 +/- 8.4 to 70.5 +/- 7.7 mmHg (p = 0.042) respectively. The distance cycled in 20 minutes significantly increased from 4.98 +/- 2.65 to 6.51 +/- 2.28km (p = 0.020), while the Borg Scale RPE reduced from 5.13 +/- 1.36 to 4.25 +/- 0.71 RPE (p = 0.021). In the placebo arm, no significant effects on CVD risk factors and exercise performance were observed.Conclusion: These results suggest that daily vitamin D supplementation may ameliorate CVD risk factors including a decrease in 11-HSD1 activity, as evidenced by the decrease in the cortisol/cortisone ratio, and improve exercise performance in healthy individuals. However, large scale studies are required to verify our findings.