- FF18, Peninsula Allied Health Centre, College of St Mark & St John
- +44 1752 587585
- raul.bescos@plymouth.ac.uk
Profiles
Dr Raul Bescos Garcia
Lecturer in Dietetics (Physiology Specialist)
School of Health Professions (Faculty of Health: Medicine, Dentistry and Human Sciences)
Role
My professional journey began as a research assistant at the High Performance Centre of Barcelona in 2004. I combined several roles in teaching and research within the higher education until I began a PhD in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition in 2008 at the University of Barcelona. I completed my PhD in 2012, and then I moved to Australia to work as a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship within the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL, Victoria University, Melbourne) until I joined the University of Plymouth in November 2014 to take a post as a Lecturer in Nutritional Physiology.
Qualifications
Teaching Administration
Module Leader:
BSc in Dietetics (DIET501; Pathophysiology)
MSc in Human Nutrition (HNUT703; Sports Nutrition)
Research
Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
Qualifications
Professional membership
Physiological Society
Teaching interests
I teach undergraduate and postgraduate students on different aspects of physiology and nutrition. This relates to my interest in research on the impact of diet and exercise training regarding nitrate metabolism and cardiovascular health.
Research interests
My current research focuses on the role of diet and physical exercise in shaping the oral microbiome with regards cardiovascular health. We are also investigating the effect of oral treatments for reshaping the composition and/or activity of the oral microbiome in order to enhance oral and cardiovascular protection.
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
2019
'Post-exercise hypotension and skeletal muscle oxygenation is regulated by nitrate-reducing activity of oral bacteria'
Free Radical Biology and Medicine
143,
252-259
, DOI
PEARL
2019
'Dietary intake of inorganic nitrate in vegetarians and omnivores and its impact on blood pressure, resting metabolic rate and the oral microbiome'
Free Radical Biology and Medicine
, DOI
PEARL
2019
'The oral nitrate-reducing capacity correlates with peak power output and peak oxygen uptake in healthy humans'
Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry
87,
43-51
, DOI
PEARL
2018
'Four days of simulated shift work reduces insulin sensitivity in humans'
Acta Physiologica
, DOI
PEARL
2017
'Dietary nitrate and blood pressure: evolution of a new nutrient?'
Nutrition Research Reviews
, DOI
PEARL
2016
'No effect of acute beetroot juice ingestion on oxygen consumption, glucose kinetics, or skeletal muscle metabolism during submaximal exercise in males'
Journal of Applied Physiology
120,
(4)
391-398
, DOI
PEARL
2015
'Commentaries on Viewpoint: Can elite athletes benefit from dietary nitrate supplementation?'
Journal of Applied Physiology
119,
(6)
762-769
, DOI
2014
'Energy Balance of Triathletes during an Ultra-Endurance Event'
Nutrients
7,
(1)
209-222
, DOI
PEARL
2014
'Acute Effects of Small Changes in Bicycle Saddle Height on Gross Efficiency and Lower Limb Kinematics'
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
28,
(3)
784-791
, DOI
2012
'Estimation Bias: Body Mass and Body Height in Endurance Athletes'
Perceptual and Motor Skills
115,
(3)
833-844
, DOI
2012
'Sodium Nitrate Supplementation Does Not Enhance Performance of Endurance Athletes'
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
44,
(12)
2400-2409
, DOI
2012
'High Energy Deficit in an Ultraendurance Athlete in a 24-Hour Ultracycling Race'
Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
25,
(2)
124-128
, DOI
2012
'Nutritional behavior of cyclists during a 24-hour team relay race: a field study report'
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
9,
(1)
, DOI
PEARL
2012
'The Effect of Nitric-Oxide-Related Supplements on Human Performance'
Sports Medicine
42,
(2)
99-117
, DOI
2012
'Physiological Demands of Cyclists during an Ultra-Endurance Relay Race: A Field Study Report'
The Chinese Journal of Physiology
, DOI
2011
'Acute Administration of Inorganic Nitrate Reduces V˙O2peak in Endurance Athletes'
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
43,
(10)
1979-1986
, DOI
2011
'New indices for quantification of the power spectrum of heart rate variability time series without the need of any frequency band definition'
Physiological Measurement
32,
(8)
995-1009
, DOI
2011
'A comparison of fat mass and skeletal muscle mass estimation in male ultra-endurance athletes using bioelectrical impedance analysis and different anthropometric methods'
NUTRICION HOSPITALARIA
26,
(6)
1420-1427
, DOI
2011
'Low levels of vitamin D in professional basketball players after wintertime: relationship with dietary intake of vitamin D and calcium'
NUTRICION HOSPITALARIA
26,
(5)
945-951
, DOI
2009
'Effects of Dietary L-Arginine Intake on Cardiorespiratory and Metabolic Adaptation in Athletes'
International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
19,
(4)
355-365
, DOI
2009
'Prenatal programming of sporting success: Associations of digit ratio (2D:4D), a putative marker for prenatal androgen action, with world rankings in female fencers'
Journal of Sports Sciences
27,
(6)
625-632
, DOI
2009
'ASSESSMENT OF BODY FAT IN PHYSICALLY ACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE: ANTHROPOMETRY VS BIOIMPEDANCE'
NUTRICION HOSPITALARIA
24,
(5)
529-534
, DOI
Chapters
2016
'Metabolic Precursors of l-Arginine Supplementation in Sports: A Focus on l-Citrulline and l-Ornithine'
in Patel VB; Preedy VR; Rajkurmar R
L-Arginine in Clinical Nutrition
London
Springer International Publishing
311-318
, DOI
Conference Papers
2012
'Analysis of muscle damage induced by a concentric exercise until volitional failure'
303-303
2010
'Acute Administration of Inorganic Nitrates Reduces VO2 peak in Endurance Athletes'
Elsevier BV
S109-S109
, DOI
2010
'Ventilatory Threshold Prediction by Spectral Analysis of Heart Rate Variability in Incremental Maximal Tests'
939-942
2008
'Effect of L-Arginine Enriched Diet on Running Economy of Elite Tennis Players'
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
S401-S401
, DOI