The Effects of the "Rice Diet" Upon the Blood Pressure of Hypertensive Individuals

Article1 April 1949THE EFFECTS OF THE "RICE DIET" UPON THE BLOOD PRESSURE OF HYPERTENSIVE INDIVIDUALSHENRY A. SCHROEDER, M.D., PALMER H. FUTCHER, M.D., MELVIN L. GOLDMAN, M.D.HENRY A. SCHROEDER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, PALMER H. FUTCHER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MELVIN L. GOLDMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-30-4-713 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSince Kempner1reported alleviation of the elevated blood pressure in cases of arterial hypertension and renal diseases by the use of a diet composed of rice, fruit juices and vitamins, controversy has arisen regarding the manner in which this diet acts. One explanation for its hypotensive effect is that it is poor in salt, as it contains less than 0.5 gm. NaCl per day.2Other possible explanations are that the diet is lacking in unknown substances which may play a part in elevating the blood pressure, or less likely, that it contains some material capable of lowering an elevated blood...Bibliography1. KEMPNER W (a) : Treatment of kidney disease and hypertensive vascular disease with rice diet, North Carolina Med. Jr., 1944, v, 125-133. (b) Ibid: Treatment of kidney disease and hypertensive vascular disease with rice diet, North Carolina Med. Jr., 1944, v, 273-274. (c) Ibid: Compensation of renal metabolic dysfunction: Treatment of kidney disease and hypertensive vascular disease with rice diet, North Carolina Med. Jr., 1945, vi, 61-87; 117-164. Google Scholar2. GROLLMANHARRISONMASONBAXTERCRAMPTONREICHSMAN ATRMFJJF: Sodium restriction in the diet for hypertension, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1945, cxxix, 533-537. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. FLIPSEFLIPSE MEMJ: Observations in treatment of hypertension with ricefruit diet, South. Med. Jr., 1947, xl, 771. Google Scholar4. VIERSMA HJ: De Behandeling van hypertensie met zoutloos dieet en met uitdrijving van keukenzout (contains summary in English), Amsterdam N. V. Moord-Hollandsche Uitgevers Maatschappij, 1945. Google Scholar5. BEHRENDTBURGESS FAM: The treatment of hypertension with rice, Rhode Island Med. Jr., 1947, xxxi, 25. Google Scholar6. BRYANTBLECHA JME: Low-sodium forced-fluid management of hypertensive vascular disease and hypertensive heart disease, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1947, lxv, 227. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. KEMPNER W: Treatment of hypertensive vascular disease with rice diet, Am. Jr. Med., 1948, iv, 545. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. SCHROEDER HA: Low salt diets and arterial hypertension, Am. Jr. Med., 1948, iv, 578. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication January 17, 1948.From the Department of Internal Medicine and the Oscar Johnson Institute, Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.This study was supported by a grant-in-aid from the U. S. Public Health Service.The assistance of Miss Dorothy Fraser, R. N., Miss Sallie Wood, R. N., Miss Marlene Hunter, Dietitian, and Miss Julia E. Finn is gratefully acknowledged.†National Institute of Health Postdoctorate Research Fellow. Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byVegetarian diet: Relevance in renal diseaseMetabolic Effects of the Rice Diet in the Treatment of HypertensionDietotherapy in hypertensive diseaseTHE RICE DIET IN THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSIONHypertension 1 April 1949Volume 30, Issue 4Page: 713-732KeywordsBlood pressureDietHospital medicineHypertensionMedical servicesRenal diseasesSaltsSodium chlorideVitamins ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1949 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright, 1949, by The American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...