Blood pressure control in chronic hypertensive pregnant women with beet juice supplementation from the 2nd trimester (BEET_CH)

• Grant number: 23/07589-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: July 01, 2023
• End date: June 30, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Maternal and Child Health
• Principal Investigator: Ricardo de Carvalho Cavalli
• Grantee: Priscila Oliveira Barbosa
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 21/12010-7 - Endothelial dysfunction in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, AP.TEM

Abstract

The pathophysiological process of chronic arterial hypertension during pregnancy demonstrates the need for adequate control of blood pressure in the prenatal period, then the dietary supplementation of nitrate, from beetroot juice, instituted early in the second trimester (16th week) and maintained for a long period during pregnancy (12 weeks) can show promising results in the control of blood pressure, in the increase of uteroplacental flow, in adequate fetal growth and in the preservation of fetal vitality assessed through Doppler and maternal flows and fetal benefiting maternal and perinatal obstetric outcomes.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DOS SANTOS, CAMILA MACIEL; GONCALVES, PALOMA LETICIA; DE OLIVEIRA, TAMARA ANASTACIO; TEIXEIRA, CLECIA DIAS; BARBOSA, PRISCILA OLIVEIRA; DA SILVA, RAFAELA ROSA; PEDRO, CAROL CONSTANTINO; BREGUEZ, GUSTAVO SILVEIRA; DE SOUZA, MELINA OLIVEIRA. Daily supplementation with guarana powder (Paullinia cupana) modifies short-chain fatty acid concentration and reduces total cholesterol and serum glucose in young rats. NUTRIRE, v. 50, n. 1, p. 10-pg., 2025-04-04. (23/07589-1, 21/12010-7)