Article ; Online: Effects of L-citrulline supplementation and watermelon consumption on longer-term and postprandial vascular function and cardiometabolic risk markers: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in adults.
The British journal of nutrition
2021 , Page(s) 1–34
Abstract: L-citrulline may improve non-invasive vascular function and cardiometabolic risk markers ... through increases in L-arginine bioavailability and nitric oxide synthesis. A meta-analysis ... of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was performed to examine longer-term and postprandial effects of L-citrulline ...
Abstract | L-citrulline may improve non-invasive vascular function and cardiometabolic risk markers through increases in L-arginine bioavailability and nitric oxide synthesis. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was performed to examine longer-term and postprandial effects of L-citrulline supplementation and watermelon consumption on these markers for cardiovascular disease in adults. Summary estimates of weighted mean differences (WMDs) in vascular function and cardiometabolic risk markers with accompanying 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using random or fixed-effect meta-analyses. Seventeen RCTs were included involving an L-citrulline intervention, of which six studied postprandial and twelve longer-term effects. Five studies investigated longer-term effects of watermelon consumption and five assessed effects during the postprandial phase. Longer-term L-citrulline supplementation improved brachial artery flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) by 0.9 %-point (95 % CI: 0.7 to 1.1, P < 0.001). Longer-term watermelon consumption improved pulse wave velocity by 0.9 m/s (95% CI: 0.1 to 1.5, P < 0.001), while effects on FMD were not studied. No postprandial effects on vascular function markers were found. Postprandial glucose concentrations decreased by 0.6 mmol/L (95% CI: 0.4 to 0.7, P < 0.001) following watermelon consumption, but no other longer-term or postprandial effects were observed on cardiometabolic risk markers. To conclude, longer-term L-citrulline supplementation and watermelon consumption may improve vascular function, suggesting a potential mechanism by which increased L-citrulline intake beneficially affects cardiovascular health outcomes in adults. No effects on postprandial vascular function markers were found, while more research is needed to investigate effects of L-citrulline and watermelon on risk markers related to cardiometabolic health. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2021-12-06 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 280396-3 |
ISSN | 1475-2662 ; 0007-1145 |
ISSN (online) | 1475-2662 |
ISSN | 0007-1145 |
DOI | 10.1017/S0007114521004803 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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