Chronic aerobic exercise prevents high-fructose diet-induced impairment in blood pressure in healthy young adults: a double-blind, randomised clinical trial

The purpose of the study was to verify the effect of 4 weeks of a high-fructose diet (HFD) associated with aerobic training on the risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases. Twenty-one young adults were randomised into three groups: HFD (HFD: 1 g/kg body weight of fructose/day), high-glucose diet (HGD: 1 g/kg body weight of glucose/day) and high-fructose diet and exercise (HFDE: 1 g/kg body weight of fructose/day + 3 weekly 60-minute sessions of aerobic exercise). Before and after the 4 weeks of the intervention, blood samples were taken and flow-mediated dilatation, insulin resistance index, pancreatic beta cell functional capacity index, insulin sensitivity index and 24-h blood pressure were evaluated. HFD showed an increase in uric acid concentrations (P = 0 center dot 040), and HGD and HFDE groups showed no changes in this outcome between pre- and post-intervention; however, the HFDE group showed increased uric acid concentrations from the middle to the end of the intervention (P = 0 center dot 013). In addition, the HFD group showed increases in nocturnal systolic blood pressure (SBP) (P = 0 center dot 022) and nocturnal diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (P = 0 center dot 009). The HGD group exhibited decreases in nocturnal SBP (P = 0 center dot 028) and nocturnal DBP (P = 0 center dot 031), and the HFDE group showed a decrease in 24-h SBP (P = 0 center dot 018). The consumption of 1 g/kg of fructose per day may increase uric acid concentrations and blood pressure in adults. Additionally, aerobic exercises along with fructose consumption attenuate changes in uric acid concentrations and prevent impairment in nocturnal blood pressure.

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The study found that consuming 1 g/kg of fructose per day may lead to increases in uric acid concentrations and blood pressure. However, engaging in aerobic exercise can attenuate changes in uric acid concentrations and prevent impairment in nocturnal blood pressure.