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Estimation of Dietary Nitrate Intake in a Representative UK cohort_V1

NCT05178875 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 2444

Last updated 2022-01-05

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Summary

Dietary nitrate has been shown to have health benefits including lowering blood pressure and improving the health and elasticity of blood vessels. The main source of dietary nitrate in the human diet is vegetables. Drinking water is another important contributor to nitrate intake but the nitrate level of drinking water varies on a daily basis and between different water authorities in the UK. Furthermore, the data available on dietary analysis software on the levels of nitrate in vegetables and vegetable-based foods is very limited. Therefore, there is an urgent need to more accurately estimate the levels of dietary nitrate intake in the UK population, and determine how the level of intake from all dietary sources (vegetables and drinking water) relate to risk factors for developing heart disease.

This project aims to analyse biobanked urine samples collected during Years 1 to 8 of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS), which is conducted in a representative sample of the UK population. We will measure the levels of nitrate and its break down products (metabolites) in urine by using HPLC to estimate the levels of intake of dietary nitrate in the study participants. In addition, we will determine the level of intake from the diet diaries of the study participants using our database of nitrate levels in vegetables and drinking water to estimate the dietary intake, and compare this data with the urine analysis as a potential biomarker of dietary intake.

The NDNS study participants have previously consented for their urine samples to be used for future tests relating to nutrition and health as long as these tests have been approved by a NHS ethics committee. We have been granted permission to analyse the urine samples by the NDNS Bioresource Panel but must first gain ethical approval before the samples can be released to us for

Conditions

  • Nitrate Vasodilator Adverse Reaction

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Reading

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-11-15
Primary Completion
2020-07-15
Completion
2020-12-15

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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