Key result
Warm-temperament meals reduce arterial stiffness more than cold-temperament meals in healthy men.
Why the study?
In Persian Medicine, cardiovascular function may differ between warm and cold temperaments, and foods of different temperaments may produce varying effects on the body.
Do Persian Medicine-based warm and cold test meals differentially affect arterial stiffness indices in healthy men with warm and cold temperaments?
RCT (n=21)
cross-over
Do Persian Medicine-based warm and cold test meals differentially affect arterial stiffness indices in healthy men with warm and cold temperaments?
In healthy men, arterial stiffness indices may respond differently to meals classified as warm or cold by Persian Medicine, depending on the individual's baseline temperament.
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May support temperament-matched meals to improve arterial stiffness in warm individuals; extends Persian Medicine concepts with RCT vascular data.
BACKGROUND: According to the Persian Medicine (PM) point of view, the function of the cardiovascular system and the risk of cardiovascular events would be different between subjects having warm and cold temperaments. Moreover, different foods in terms of temperament may lead to different acute and chronic effects on the body. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the postprandial effects of PM-based warm and cold test meals on arterial stiffness indices in healthy men with warm and cold temperaments. METHODS: Twenty-one eligible warm or cold temperament subjects with a similar range of age, weight, and heights were enrolled in this pilot cross-over randomized controlled trial study during February- October 2020. Two test meals (cold and warm PM-based temperament foods) were designed as different interventions. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) and pulse wave analysis (PWA) was obtained at the baseline state (following 12 hours fasting), 0.5, 2, and 4 hours after the test meal consumption during each test day. RESULTS: Warm temperament participants had higher values of lean body mass, total body water, and protein content (P = 0.03, 0.02, and 0.02, respectively). Cold temperament individuals had higher aortic heart rate (HR) following 12 hours of fasting (P <0.001). On the other hand, the augmentation pressure (AP) of warm temperament individuals was higher than the colds ( P = < 0.001). CONCLUSION: According to the results of the present study, although warm temperament individuals could have higher arterial stiffness at the fasting state, arterial stiffness indices had a greater reduction following warm-temperament meal intake compared to cold-temperament meal.
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Zakerian et al. (2023) conducted an RCT in Healthy (n=21). Warm-temperament test meal vs. Cold-temperament test meal was evaluated on Arterial stiffness indices (pulse wave velocity and pulse wave analysis). Warm-temperament meals produced a greater reduction in arterial stiffness indices compared to cold-temperament meals in healthy men, despite higher fasting augmentation pressure in warm temperaments (P<0.001).
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