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In a group of 500 people, Maria and her team are investigating whether there is a difference between those who have experienced covid-19 and those who have not. In another study, they look at the effects of vegetable protein compared to animal protein.
The first study is based on the Nijmegen Exercise Study, a large study with 25,000 people, which has been running since 2011. This week, 500 people from that group will come to the Radboudumc research centre. With them, all kinds of measurements will be done in the field of: muscle strength, risk factors and vascular walls. In addition, all participants are given an exercise sensor. Of this group of 500 people, 100 have had covid-19. Maria Hopman investigates whether there is a difference between these two groups, and if so, what. Because this database has been in existence for 10 years, more and more information is available about the differences between the participants.
The second study is with 60 other participants and is about food, and the effects of vegetable protein compared to animal protein and a placebo (the group of participants is thus divided into three). These people have been followed for 2 weeks. Today, these groups are going to run 20/30 kilometres. Later in the week blood will be taken. The aim is to find out more about muscle pain and muscle damage and the effects of plant and animal proteins on this. The question is whether the group with proteins has less muscle damage, and whether there is a difference between vegetable and animal proteins. The results will be included in a follow-up study.
