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Project

Non pharmacollogical interventions to attenuate vascular disfunctions in patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Code
01D05017
Duration
16 October 2017 → 15 October 2021
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Cardiac and vascular medicine
    • Orthopaedics
    • Physiology
    • Cardiac and vascular medicine
    • Orthopaedics
    • Physiology
    • Human movement and sports sciences
    • Rehabilitation sciences
    • Cardiac and vascular medicine
    • Orthopaedics
    • Physiology
Keywords
Exercise Nutrition Type 2 Diabetes Vascular function
 
Project description
 

The aim of this research project is to investigate the effects of an exercise training intervention (i) combined with a flavanol rich supplement, (ii) combined with nitrate rich supplement, or (iii) combined with a flavanol and nitrate rich diet on peripheral and cerebral vascular function, markers of oxidative stress and inflammation and cognitive functions in patients with diabetes type 2.