Why the study?
Does an energy-restricted diet reduce sympathetic muscle nerve activity and blood pressure in obese women with borderline hypertension?
Population
20 obese women aged 45-65 years with borderline hypertension
Comparison
Energy-restricted diet vs Control group (no changes in diet)
Design
RCT, Allocated randomly
Follow-up
After 3 days of semistarvation and after a body weight…
Authors
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Supports energy-restricted diets for BP lowering in obese women with borderline hypertension; confirms sympathetic activity reduction as mediator.
Does an energy-restricted diet reduce sympathetic muscle nerve activity and blood pressure in obese women with borderline hypertension?
Weight loss from an energy-restricted diet reduces blood pressure in obese women, likely mediated by decreased sympathetic vasoconstrictor activity.
Andersson et al. (1991) studied this question.
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