Effects of Lentil Protein Hydrolysate on Blood Pressure Control, Vascular Function and Exercise Performance

Exclusion Criteria11

• Subjects having a known allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients in the investigational products.
• Subjects with a history of alcohol and/or other drug abuse in the past year.
• Has performed strenuous exercise (rating of perceived exertion ≥ 13) ≤ 48 hours before laboratory visit (Borg, 1982).
• Consuming >14 alcoholic drinks per week or > 2 drinks/day in the 48 hours preceding a clinic visit.
• Active smokers, nicotine use or vaping
• Subjects suffering from a sleep disorder and/or who have a known history of (or was being treated for) clinical depression, eating disorder(s) or any other psychiatric condition(s) that might put the subject at risk and/or confounded the results of the study.
• Subjects with a history of being diagnosed with phenylketonuria or another disease affecting amino acid metabolism (i.e., maple syrup urine disease, etc.).
• Subjects with an elevated resting heart rate (>100 bpm) or blood pressure (systolic BP >140 mmHg or diastolic BP >90 mmHg).
• Pregnant or lactating women
• Presentation of orthostatic hypotension during the screening and familiarisation study visit
• Any condition which in the opinion of the investigator makes the participant unsuitable for inclusion.