Dr Raul Bescos Garcia
Profiles

Dr Raul Bescos Garcia

Lecturer/Associate Professor in Dietetics (Physiology Specialist)

School of Health Professions (Faculty of Health & 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 that was completed successfully in 2011 at the University of Barcelona. Then, I continued my academic career working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship within the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL, Victoria University, Australia) 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 (DIET111; DIET215; DIET222)
MSc in Human Nutrition (Sports Nutrition)

Research
Nutrition and Exercise Physiology

Qualifications


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 experiments within the Exercise, Nutrition and Health Laboratory are investigating the role of dietary nitrate ingestion by vegetarians and cardiovascular health. Currently, these experiments are funded by the Northcott Medical Foundation and the University of Plymouth. New experiments will also investigate the impact of exercise training on the nitrate/nitrite/nitric oxide pathway. 

  




Key publications are highlighted

Journals
Articles
Bescos R & Ashworth A 2017 'Dietary nitrate and blood pressure: evolution of a new nutrient?' Nutrition Research Reviews , DOI PEARL
Betteridge S, Bescós R, Martorell M, Pons A, Garnham AP, Stathis CC & McConell GK 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
Hultström M, Amorim de Paula C, Porcelli S, Ferguson SK, Bourdillon N, Hoon MW, Michielli DW, Faiss R, Corona BT & da Silveira ALB 2015 'Commentaries on Viewpoint: Can elite athletes benefit from dietary nitrate supplementation?Commentaries on Viewpoint: Can elite athletes benefit from dietary nitrate supplementation?Commentaries on Viewpoint: Can elite athletes benefit from dietary nitrate supplementation?Commentaries on Viewpoint: Can elite athletes benefit from dietary nitrate supplementation?Commentaries on Viewpoint: Can elite athletes benefit from dietary nitrate supplementation?Commentaries on Viewpoint: Can elite athletes benefit from dietary nitrate supplementation?Commentaries on Viewpoint: Can elite athletes benefit from dietary nitrate supplementation?Commentaries on Viewpoint: Can elite athletes benefit from dietary nitrate supplementation?Commentaries on Viewpoint: Can elite athletes benefit from dietary nitrate supplementation?Commentaries on Viewpoint: Can elite athletes benefit from dietary nitrate supplementation?Commentaries on Viewpoint: Can elite athletes benefit from dietary nitrate supplementation?Commentaries on Viewpoint: Can elite athletes benefit from dietary nitrate supplementation?Commentaries on Viewpoint: Can elite athletes benefit from dietary nitrate supplementation?Commentaries on Viewpoint: Can elite athletes benefit from dietary nitrate supplementation?Commentaries on Viewpoint: Can elite athletes benefit from dietary nitrate supplementation?Commentaries on Viewpoint: Can elite athletes benefit from dietary nitrate supplementation?Commentaries on Viewpoint: Can elite athletes benefit from dietary nitrate supplementation?' Journal of Applied Physiology 119, (6) 762-769 , DOI
Barrero A, Erola P & Bescós R 2015 'Energy Balance of Triathletes during an Ultra-Endurance Event' Nutrients 7, (1) 209-222 , DOI
Ferrer-Roca V, Bescós R, Roig A, Galilea P, Valero O & García-López J 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
Knechtle B, Rüst CA, Rosemann T, Knechtle P & Bescos R 2012 'Estimation Bias: Body Mass and Body Height in Endurance Athletes' Perceptual and Motor Skills 115, (3) 833-844 , DOI
Bescós R, Rodríguez FA, Iglesias X, Knechtle B, Benítez A, Marina M, Padullés JM, Torrado P, Vazquez J & Rosemann T 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) 3-3 , DOI
2012 'Physiological Demands of Cyclists during an Ultra-Endurance Relay Race: A Field Study Report' The Chinese Journal of Physiology , DOI
BESCÓS R, FERRER-ROCA VENTURA, GALILEA PEDROA, ROIG ANDREU, DROBNIC FRANCHEK, SUREDA ANTONI, MARTORELL MIQUEL, CORDOVA ALFREDO, TUR JOSEPA & PONS ANTONI 2012 'Sodium Nitrate Supplementation Does Not Enhance Performance of Endurance Athletes' Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 44, (12) 2400-2409 , DOI
Bescós R, Sureda A, Tur JA & Pons A 2012 'The Effect of Nitric-Oxide-Related Supplements on Human Performance' Sports Medicine 42, (2) 99-117 , DOI
Knechtle B, Wirth A, Knechtle P, Rosemann T, Rust CA & Bescos R 2011 'A comparison of fat mass and skeletal muscle mass estimation in male ultra-endurance athletes using bioelectrical impedance analysis and different anthropometric method' Nutr Hosp , DOI
BESCÓS R, RODRÍGUEZ FERRANA, IGLESIAS XAVIER, FERRER MIGUELD, IBORRA ELENA & PONS ANTONI 2011 'Acute Administration of Inorganic Nitrate Reduces V˙O2peak in Endurance Athletes' Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 43, (10) 1979-1986 , DOI
Bescós García R & Rodríguez Guisado FA 2011 'Low levels of vitamin D in professional basketball players after wintertime: relationship with dietary intake of vitamin D and calcium' Nutr Hosp 26, (5) 945-951 Author Site , DOI
García-González MA, Fernández-Chimeno M, Ferrer J, Escorihuela RM, Parrado E, Capdevila L, Benítez A, Angulo R, Rodríguez FA & Iglesias X 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
Bescós R, Gonzalez-Haro C, Pujol P, Drobnic F, Alonso E, Santolaria ML, Ruiz O, Esteve M & Galilea P 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
Bescós R, Esteve M, Porta J, Mateu M, Irurtia A & Voracek M 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
Knechtle B, Baumgartner, Knechtle, Rüst, Rosemann T & Bescos 0 'Changes in single skinfold thickness in 100 km ultramarathoners' Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine 147-147 , DOI
Chapters
Bescos Garcia R, Pons A, Sureda A & Tur JA 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