Why the study?
Does a short-term low-calorie diet reduce blood pressure in overweight women with essential hypertension?
Population
51 overweight women with essential hypertension admitted to a metabolic ward.
Comparison
Low-calorie diet for 2 weeks, with constant… vs Standard diet for 4 weeks, with constant…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4 weeks
Authors
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Age and weight loss may predict BP response to calorie restriction in overweight hypertensive women; hypothesis-generating, needs prospective validation.
Does a short-term low-calorie diet reduce blood pressure in overweight women with essential hypertension?
Age and weight loss are significant predictors of blood pressure reduction in response to short-term calorie restriction in overweight hypertensive women.
Kawamura et al. (1996) studied this question.
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