Fish Consumption and Cardiovascular Response During Mental Stress

Overview

Journal BMC Res Notes

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialties Biology
General Medicine

Date 2012 Jun 15

PMID 22695000

Citations 3

Authors

Kenta Matsumura

Takehiro Yamakoshi

Hiroko Noguchi

Peter Rolfe

Yutaka Matsuoka

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Abstract

Background: Frequent fish consumption is related to a lower risk of coronary heart disease. However, the physiological mechanisms underlying this cardioprotective effect are as yet unknown. We therefore examined certain cardiovascular physiological variables of fish eaters during rest, whilst conducting mental arithmetic, and during recovery.

Findings: The participants were 12 fish eaters (eating baked fish more than 3-4 times/week) and 13 controls (eating fish less than 1-2 times/week). Analysis of the collected data revealed that heart rate, blood pressure, and pulse wave velocity were significantly lower and pre-ejection period and baroreflex sensitivity were significantly higher in the fish eaters than in the controls during both rest and mental arithmetic, and that systolic and mean blood pressure recovery from mental arithmetic were faster in the fish eaters than in the controls.

Conclusions: These findings suggest a possible physiological mechanism that may explain why frequent fish consumption reduces coronary heart disease risk.

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