Effect of preexercise soup ingestion on water intake and fluid balance during exercise in the heat.

Purpose: To determine whether chicken noodle soup before exercise increases ad libitum water intake, fluid balance, and physical and cognitive performance compared with water.

Methods: Nine trained men (age 25 ± 3 yr, VO2peak 54.2 ± 5.

Impact of vitamin C on endothelial function and exercise capacity in patients with a Fontan circulation.

Objective:   To evaluate the impact of antioxidant therapy on functional health status in Fontan-palliated patients. Design.  Prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Usefulness of peripheral vascular function to predict functional health status in patients with Fontan circulation.

After the Fontan operation, patients are at a substantial risk of the development of impaired functional health status. Few early markers of suboptimal outcomes have been identified. We sought to assess the association between peripheral vascular function and functional health status in Fontan-palliated patients.